PORT TOWNSEND — Get ready to pay more to cross Puget Sound — ferry fares will cost an additional 12.5 percent starting May 12.
Rates for the Seattle- Bainbridge, Edmonds- Kingston and Seattle- Bremerton routes will cost $5.10 for round-trip walk-on and $11.25 for one-way car-and-driver passengers during the peak-season.
The current fare is $10 for car-and-driver and $4.50 for walk-on passengers.
The increases were approved Thursday by the state Transportation Commission in Olympia.
Passengers on the Port Townsend-Keystone route across Admiralty Inlet will be spared most of the increase — Transportation Commission members determined passengers were being slightly overcharged on that route.
The cost for a car and driver on the Port Townsend-Keystone route will remain $8.75 and walk-on passengers will continue to pay a one-way fare of $2 during peak-season.
Only frequent user books will cost more — they will increase from $28 to $30.
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