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Why the West Seattle Water Taxi Should Be On Your Summer List

  • Writer: Carrie Watt
    Carrie Watt
  • Jul 29
  • 2 min read
We took the water taxi over from West Seattle for a Seahawks game at Lumen Field the other night, and the whole ride back we kept saying, why don't we do this all the time. Twelve minutes across the water, no bridge traffic, no parking hunt, just a breeze and a skyline view that never gets old.


We took the West Seattle water taxi over to a game at Lumen Field the other night, and about halfway across the water we looked at each other and said, why don't we do this all the time. It's one of those things you know exists but somehow never get around to actually doing until you do it once and immediately regret every time you didn't.


Here's the trip: you walk on at Seacrest Park, you're across the water in about twelve minutes, and you step off a few blocks from downtown with the skyline right there in front of you. No parking search, no bridge backup, no sitting in traffic wondering why you didn't just leave earlier. You get a breeze off the Sound and a view most people pay for on a dinner cruise, and it costs about as much as a coffee.


We used it for a game night, but this works for concerts, dinner reservations, a morning downtown, really anything where you'd normally be dreading the drive. And if you're weighing what life in West Seattle actually feels like day to day, this ride is a pretty honest preview. Easy access to downtown, a slower pace once you're back on this side of the water, and a walk to tacos or the beach at Alki once you're off the boat.


It's a small thing, but it's the kind of small thing that ends up shaping how much you actually enjoy living somewhere. West Seattle can feel a little removed from the rest of the city if you're only thinking about it in terms of the bridge. The water taxi is proof that it doesn't have to.


If you're considering a move to West Seattle, I'd love to talk through what neighborhoods might fit what you're looking for. Grab my free West Seattle Neighborhood Guide here: https://rootednorthwest.myflodesk.com/westseattle


I'm Carrie Watt, a Seattle local and real estate agent/founder with Rooted Northwest. I help people find their place here in Seattle and I'd love to help you, too.



 
 
 

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