Island Transit is a zero-fare transit system in Island County, Washington

Island County, Washington

Island County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. In 2010 census, its population was 78,506. Its county seat is Coupeville, while its largest city is Oak Harbor....

 serving Whidbey Island

Whidbey Island

Whidbey Island is one of nine islands located in Island County, Washington, in the United States. Whidbey is located about north of Seattle, and lies between the Olympic Peninsula and the I-5 corridor of western Washington...

, Camano Island

Camano Island

Camano Island is a large island in the Possession Sound portion of Puget Sound, located in Island County, Washington, between Whidbey Island and the mainland. The body of water separating Whidbey Island and Camano Island is called Saratoga Passage. Camano Island is separated from mainland...

, and the cities of Mount Vernon, Washington

Mount Vernon, Washington

Mount Vernon is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 31,743 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the county seat of Skagit County...

, Stanwood, Washington

Stanwood, Washington

Stanwood is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,231 at the 2010 census.-History:Stanwood was first settled in 1866 by Robert Fulton. Stanwood's Post Office was established as Centerville in 1870, and the name was changed to Stanwood in 1877 by D.O. Pearson...

, and Everett, Washington

Everett, Washington

Everett is the county seat of and the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. Named for Everett Colby, son of founder Charles L. Colby, it lies north of Seattle. The city had a total population of 103,019 at the 2010 census, making it the 6th largest in the state and...

. The system consists of fixed-route service, paratransit, and vanpool

Carpool

Carpooling , is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car....

. It is funded by 9/10th of 1% sales tax in Island County. Prior to 2009, funding was 6/10th of 1%, which prior to 2000 was 3/10th of 1%, with additional funds coming from the Washington State Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, which was reduced to a flat $30 per vehicle by the passage of Initiative 695 in 1999. The increase from 3/10th to 6/10th of 1% was to makeup for the shortfall of funds, created by the passage of I-695. The further increase of 9/10th of 1% was passed in 2009 to make up for budget shortfalls caused by high fuel prices and increased healthcare costs. Island Transit operates from 3:45am

12-hour clock

The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...

 to 8:30pm

12-hour clock

The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...

, Monday through Friday, and from 7am to 7pm on Saturday. The buses do not operate on Sundays, except for special service the operates during major Island events, when contracted or funds allow, like the Island County Fair.

Weekdays

• Route 1
  • Route 1 "Southbound" - Oak Harbor to Clinton, via Coupeville, Greenbank, South Whidbey State Park
    South Whidbey State Park
    South Whidbey State Park in Island County, Washington is one of the Washington State Parks. It consists of of old-growth forest and tidelands with of shoreline on Admiralty Inlet. Available activities include hiking, camping, crabbing, clamming, recreational fishing, swimming, beachcombing,...
    
    , Freeland, and Bayview.
  • Route 1 "Northbound" - Clinton to Oak Harbor, via Bayview, Freeland, South Whidbey State Park, Greenbank, and Coupeville.
    • Route 1 "Northbound Express" - Clinton to Oak Harbor, via Bayview, Freeland, Greenbank, and Coupeville. (Reduces travel time to 1 hour).
• Route 2 "West Oak Harbor" - Loop around west and north Oak Harbor, serves NAS Whidbey
  Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
  Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is a naval air station located in two sections around Oak Harbor, Washington, USA. It was commissioned as an active U.S. Navy installation on 21 September 1942....
  
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• Route 3 "East Oak Harbor" - Loop around east Oak Harbor, and Whidbey Island NAS enlisted housing.
• Route 4 "Deception Pass" - Oak Harbor to Deception Pass.
  • Route 411W "County Connector" - Oak Harbor to Mt. Vernon.
• Route 5 "Saratoga Loop" - Langley to Freeland and the Honeymoon Bay community, via Saratoga Rd.
• Route 6 "West Beach and Keystone" - Oak Harbor to Keystone Ferry Terminal, via the West Beach community and Coupeville.
• Route 7 "Freeland/Clinton via Langley" (or "Langley Loop") - Clinton to Freeland, via Langley and Bayview.
• Route 8 "Scatchet Head" - Clinton to Bayview, via the Scatchet Head community and Langley.
• Route 9 "City Shuttle" - West Oak Harbor.
• Route 10 "City Shuttle" - East Oak Harbor.

Saturday

• Route 1
  • Route 1 "Southbound" - Oak Harbor to Clinton, via Coupeville, Greenbank, South Whidbey State Park
    South Whidbey State Park
    South Whidbey State Park in Island County, Washington is one of the Washington State Parks. It consists of of old-growth forest and tidelands with of shoreline on Admiralty Inlet. Available activities include hiking, camping, crabbing, clamming, recreational fishing, swimming, beachcombing,...
    
    , Freeland, Bayview, and Langley.
  • Route 1 "Northbound" - Clinton to Oak Harbor, via Langley, Bayview, Freeland, South Whidbey State Park, Greenbank, and Coupeville.
• Route 4 "Deception Pass" - Oak Harbor to Deception Pass.
  • Route 411W "County Connector" - Oak Harbor to Mt. Vernon.
• Route 10 "City Shuttle" - Oak Harbor (Encompasses sections of Routes 2,3, and 9).

Weekdays

• Route 1 "West" - West Side Loop
• Route 2 "East" - East Side Loop
• Route 3 "East" - East Side Loop
• Route 4
  • Route 4AM "Commuter AM" - Access from Park and Ride to Stanwood.
  • Route 4PM "Commuter PM" - Access from Stanwood to Park and Ride.
  • Route 411C "County Connector" - Camano to Mt. Vernon.
  • Route 412 "Everett Express" - Camano to Everett.

Saturday

• Route 4
  • Route 411C "County Connector" - Camano to Mt. Vernon.
• Route 5 "Camano Loop"

Cities/Communities Served

• On Whidbey Island
  • Oak Harbor
    Oak Harbor, Washington
    Oak Harbor is a city located on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington. The population was 22,075 at the 2010 census.Oak Harbor was incorporated on May 14, 1915.-History:Oak Harbor is Whidbey Island's largest incorporated city...
    
    
  • Coupleville
    Coupeville, Washington
    As of the census of 2000, there were 1,723 people, 737 households, and 426 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,346.7 people per square mile . There were 814 housing units at an average density of 636.2 per square mile...
    
    
  • Keystone
    Keystone, Island County, Washington
    Keystone is a small unincorporated community on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington, in the northwestern United States. It is near the Keystone Ferry Landing, a dock for the Washington State Ferries route to Port Townsend that provides a maritime link for State Route 20 across Admiralty Inlet...
    
    
  • Greenbank
    Greenbank, Washington
    Greenbank is an unincorporated community on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington, USA.Greenbank, which was named by Calvin Philips after his homestead in Delaware, has a population around 250...
    
    
  • Freeland
    Freeland, Washington
    Freeland is a town and census-designated place in Island County, Washington, United States. At the time of the 2010 census the population was 2,035. The town received its name based on its origins as a socialist commune in the early 1900s—. Literally, in the eyes of its founders, the land of...
    
    
  • Bayview
  • Langley
    Langley, Washington
    Langley is a town in Island County, Washington, United States near the eastern end of the north shore of the south end of Whidbey Island. It is the third largest incorporated area on Whidbey. The population was 1,035 at the 2010 census, while the ZCTA for Langley's post office had a population of...
    
    
  • Clinton
    Clinton, Washington
    Clinton is a community and census-designated place located on southern Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington, United States. The town was named after Clinton, Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the village was 928. However, the post office serves at least 2,500 people.Clinton is the western...
    
    
• On the Mainland
  • Everett
    Everett, Washington
    Everett is the county seat of and the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. Named for Everett Colby, son of founder Charles L. Colby, it lies north of Seattle. The city had a total population of 103,019 at the 2010 census, making it the 6th largest in the state and...
    
    
  • La Conner
    La Conner, Washington
    La Conner is a town in Skagit County, Washington, United States with a population of 891 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the month of April, the town annually hosts the majority of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival...
    
    
  • Mt. Vernon
  • Stanwood
    Stanwood, Washington
    Stanwood is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,231 at the 2010 census.-History:Stanwood was first settled in 1866 by Robert Fulton. Stanwood's Post Office was established as Centerville in 1870, and the name was changed to Stanwood in 1877 by D.O. Pearson...
    
    
• On Fidalgo Island
  • Anacortes
    Anacortes, Washington
    Anacortes is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The name "Anacortes" is a consolidation of the name Anna Curtis, who was the wife of early Fidalgo Island settler Amos Bowman. Anacortes' population was 15,778 at the time of the 2010 census...
    
    
• Camano Island

Adjoining Systems

• Skagit Transit
  Skagit Transit
  Skagit Transit is the municipal transit provider in Skagit County, Washington. It operates 11 fixed-route bus routes, as well as providing vanpools for commuters and Dial-a-Ride transit for disabled riders.-Skagit Station:...
  
  
• Community Transit
• Everett Transit
  Everett Transit
  Everett Transit is the public transit authority of Everett, Washington, the only city in Snohomish County not to belong to Community Transit. As of 2010, Everett Transit operates 49 buses within Everett on 18 routes...
  
  
• Jefferson Transit
• Sound Transit
  Sound Transit
  Sound Transit has been the popular name of Washington state's Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority since September 19, 1999. It was formed in 1996 by the Snohomish, King, and Pierce County Councils...
  
  
• Whatcom Transit
• Washington State Ferries
  Washington State Ferries
  Washington State Ferries is a passenger and automobile ferry service owned and operated by the Washington State Department of Transportation that serves communities on Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands. It is the most used ferry system in the world and the largest passenger and automobile...
  
  
• Amtrak
  Amtrak
  The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
  
  
• Whidbey-SeaTac
  Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
  The Seattle–Tacoma International Airport , also known as Sea–Tac Airport or Sea–Tac , is an American airport located in SeaTac, Washington, at the intersections of State Routes 99 and 509 and 518, about west of Interstate 5...
  
  Shuttle
• Bellair Charters