King County Ferry District

Ferryboat at King County Ferry District

King County Ferry District carried 515,207 ferryboat boardings in FY2015 at $10.63 per ride. Ten years of National Transit Database figures for this service, with safety, reliability and the national comparison.

Ferryboat Seattle, WA
FY2015 boardings
515.2K
vs FY2014
Cost per ride
$10.63
nationwide $8.97
Subsidy per ride
$6.79
operating cost less fares
Fare recovery
36.2%
nationwide 30.4%
Passenger miles
2.65M
average trip 5.13 miles
Operating cost
$5.48M
Vehicles in service
2
at maximum service
Rides per revenue hour
102.98
5K hours operated

Ridership

Monthly data through December 2015.

This year against the last five

Same months on one axis, so seasonality does not read as a trend

Annual boardings

Ten-year series

Cost

This service against every ferryboat operator in the country.

Cost per ride

This agency against the national figure for the same mode

Fare recovery

Share of operating cost covered by fares

Directly operated and purchased service, FY2015

NTD reports these separately. An agency that contracts a service out reports the contract price, which bundles costs a directly operating agency reports line by line.

Service Boardings Passenger miles Revenue hours Operating cost Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery Vehicles
Directly operated 515,207 2,645,294 5,003 $5,478,705 $10.63 $6.79 36.2% 2

Safety and reliability

For this service alone.

Events by year

Complete calendar years only

Full series

Every year King County Ferry District reported this service.

Year Boardings Passenger miles Revenue miles Revenue hours Operating cost Fares Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery
2015 515,207 2,645,294 50,868 5,003 $5,478,705 $1,982,612 $10.63 $6.79 36.2%