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The '''Bellingham Cruise Terminal''' is a transportion hub located in [[Bellingham, Washington]] State. Within the [[Fairhaven, Washington|Fairhaven District]], a historic neighborhood and commercial area, the Bellingham Cruise Terminal was completed in 1989<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.portofbellingham.com/193/Bellingham-Cruise-Terminal|title=Bellingham Cruise Terminal &#124; Port of Bellingham, WA – Official Website|website=www.portofbellingham.com}}</ref> and provides easy interchange between various modes of transportation. Operated by the [[Port of Bellingham]] the facility serves over 200,000 passangers a year.<ref name="auto"/>
The '''Bellingham Cruise Terminal''' is a transportation hub located in [[Bellingham, Washington]] State. Within the [[Fairhaven, Washington|Fairhaven District]], a historic neighborhood and commercial area, the Bellingham Cruise Terminal was completed in 1989<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.portofbellingham.com/193/Bellingham-Cruise-Terminal|title=Bellingham Cruise Terminal &#124; Port of Bellingham, WA – Official Website|website=www.portofbellingham.com}}</ref> and provides easy interchange between various modes of transportation. Operated by the [[Port of Bellingham]] the facility serves over 200,000 passengers a year.<ref name="auto"/>


==Services and associated facilities==
==Services and associated facilities==


Ferry services include weekly Friday departures and arrivals on the state run [[Alaska Marine Highway System]] ferries<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/|title=Alaska State Ferry &#124; Alaska Marine Highway System|website=www.dot.state.ak.us}}</ref>. There is also an additional summer ferry on alternate Saturdays. Alaska bound ferries also stop in [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia]] so the Bellingham terminal also links Northern British Colummbia to the [[Lower 48 States]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/comm/prince_rupert.shtml|title=Prince Rupert British Columbia &#124; Alaska Ferry Community|website=www.dot.state.ak.us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bellingham.org/insider-blogs/cruise-to-alaska-like-a-local-on-the-ferry/|title=Cruise to Alaska Like a Local – On the Ferry|date=February 1, 2019|website=Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism}}</ref>
Ferry services include weekly Friday departures and arrivals on the state run [[Alaska Marine Highway System]] ferries<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/|title=Alaska State Ferry &#124; Alaska Marine Highway System|website=www.dot.state.ak.us}}</ref>. There is also an additional summer ferry on alternate Saturdays. Alaska bound ferries also stop in [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia]] so the Bellingham terminal also links Northern British Columbia to the [[Lower 48 States]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/comm/prince_rupert.shtml|title=Prince Rupert British Columbia &#124; Alaska Ferry Community|website=www.dot.state.ak.us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bellingham.org/insider-blogs/cruise-to-alaska-like-a-local-on-the-ferry/|title=Cruise to Alaska Like a Local – On the Ferry|date=February 1, 2019|website=Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism}}</ref>


The terminal offers regular passenger ferry access to the nearby [[San Juan Islands]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitsanjuans.com/transportation/all-san-juan-islands/passenger-ferries|title=Passenger Ferries & Water Taxis|date=November 29, 2011|website=San Juan Islands Washington Visitors Bureau &#124; Orcas Island &#124; Lopez Island &#124; Friday Harbor &#124; San Juan Island}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Choices/ferries.htm|title=Travel by Ferry &#124; WSDOT|website=www.wsdot.wa.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fridayharbor.com/learn|title=About the Island|website=Friday Harbor Travel Guide &#124; San Juan Island – Washington}}</ref> It is home port for small cruise ships, whale watching boats and charter vessels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.portofbellingham.com/206/Passenger-Ferries-Charters|title=Passenger Ferries & Charters &#124; Port of Bellingham, WA – Official Website|website=www.portofbellingham.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bellingham.org/insider-blogs/discover-the-san-juan-islands-on-a-small-ship-cruise-out-of-bellingham/|title=Discover the San Juan Islands on a Small Ship Cruise out of Bellingham|date=February 1, 2019|website=Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism}}</ref>
The terminal offers regular passenger ferry access to the nearby [[San Juan Islands]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitsanjuans.com/transportation/all-san-juan-islands/passenger-ferries|title=Passenger Ferries & Water Taxis|date=November 29, 2011|website=San Juan Islands Washington Visitors Bureau &#124; Orcas Island &#124; Lopez Island &#124; Friday Harbor &#124; San Juan Island}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Choices/ferries.htm|title=Travel by Ferry &#124; WSDOT|website=www.wsdot.wa.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fridayharbor.com/learn|title=About the Island|website=Friday Harbor Travel Guide &#124; San Juan Island – Washington}}</ref> It is home port for small cruise ships, whale watching boats and charter vessels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.portofbellingham.com/206/Passenger-Ferries-Charters|title=Passenger Ferries & Charters &#124; Port of Bellingham, WA – Official Website|website=www.portofbellingham.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bellingham.org/insider-blogs/discover-the-san-juan-islands-on-a-small-ship-cruise-out-of-bellingham/|title=Discover the San Juan Islands on a Small Ship Cruise out of Bellingham|date=February 1, 2019|website=Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism}}</ref>
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Bellingham's [[Amtrak]] [[Fairhaven Station|Passenger Train station]] is adjacent to Bellingham Cruise Terminal. Bellingham is the last US stop before [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], and the first American stop on route to Seattle and Portland, Oregon. The building also acts as the Greyhound bus terminal. Local city buses also serve the Bellingham Cruise Terminal area.
Bellingham's [[Amtrak]] [[Fairhaven Station|Passenger Train station]] is adjacent to Bellingham Cruise Terminal. Bellingham is the last US stop before [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], and the first American stop on route to Seattle and Portland, Oregon. The building also acts as the Greyhound bus terminal. Local city buses also serve the Bellingham Cruise Terminal area.


A visitor information center is nearby on Harris Street. The Cruise Terminal includes a restaurant,<ref name="auto"/> Short and long term parking and RV sewer pump-out<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parks.state.wa.us/754/Port-of-Bellingham|title=Port of Bellingham &#124; Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission|website=parks.state.wa.us}}</ref> are amenities on site.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.portofbellingham.com/203/Parking|title=Parking &#124; Port of Bellingham, WA – Official Website|website=www.portofbellingham.com}}</ref> Road accessis is from [[Interstate 5]] through Fairhaven.
A visitor information center is nearby on Harris Street. The Cruise Terminal includes a restaurant,<ref name="auto"/> Short and long term parking and RV sewer pump-out<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parks.state.wa.us/754/Port-of-Bellingham|title=Port of Bellingham &#124; Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission|website=parks.state.wa.us}}</ref> are amenities on site.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.portofbellingham.com/203/Parking|title=Parking &#124; Port of Bellingham, WA – Official Website|website=www.portofbellingham.com}}</ref> Road access is from [[Interstate 5]] through Fairhaven.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:01, 8 April 2019

The Bellingham Cruise Terminal is a transportation hub located in Bellingham, Washington State. Within the Fairhaven District, a historic neighborhood and commercial area, the Bellingham Cruise Terminal was completed in 1989[1] and provides easy interchange between various modes of transportation. Operated by the Port of Bellingham the facility serves over 200,000 passengers a year.[1]

Services and associated facilities

Ferry services include weekly Friday departures and arrivals on the state run Alaska Marine Highway System ferries[2]. There is also an additional summer ferry on alternate Saturdays. Alaska bound ferries also stop in Prince Rupert, British Columbia so the Bellingham terminal also links Northern British Columbia to the Lower 48 States[3][4]

The terminal offers regular passenger ferry access to the nearby San Juan Islands[5][6][7] It is home port for small cruise ships, whale watching boats and charter vessels.[8][9]

Bellingham's Amtrak Passenger Train station is adjacent to Bellingham Cruise Terminal. Bellingham is the last US stop before Vancouver, British Columbia, and the first American stop on route to Seattle and Portland, Oregon. The building also acts as the Greyhound bus terminal. Local city buses also serve the Bellingham Cruise Terminal area.

A visitor information center is nearby on Harris Street. The Cruise Terminal includes a restaurant,[1] Short and long term parking and RV sewer pump-out[10] are amenities on site.[11] Road access is from Interstate 5 through Fairhaven.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bellingham Cruise Terminal | Port of Bellingham, WA – Official Website". www.portofbellingham.com.
  2. ^ "Alaska State Ferry | Alaska Marine Highway System". www.dot.state.ak.us.
  3. ^ "Prince Rupert British Columbia | Alaska Ferry Community". www.dot.state.ak.us.
  4. ^ "Cruise to Alaska Like a Local – On the Ferry". Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism. February 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Passenger Ferries & Water Taxis". San Juan Islands Washington Visitors Bureau | Orcas Island | Lopez Island | Friday Harbor | San Juan Island. November 29, 2011.
  6. ^ "Travel by Ferry | WSDOT". www.wsdot.wa.gov.
  7. ^ "About the Island". Friday Harbor Travel Guide | San Juan Island – Washington.
  8. ^ "Passenger Ferries & Charters | Port of Bellingham, WA – Official Website". www.portofbellingham.com.
  9. ^ "Discover the San Juan Islands on a Small Ship Cruise out of Bellingham". Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism. February 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "Port of Bellingham | Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission". parks.state.wa.us.
  11. ^ "Parking | Port of Bellingham, WA – Official Website". www.portofbellingham.com.
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