Bainbridge Ferry Parking Paystation — Attraction in Bainbridge Island

Switching to paying by app exclusively is a bad idea!! Not everyone has: 1) a smartphone 2) good cell service 3) space on their phone for a new app 4) the tech savvy to set up a new account. I don't take the ferry often so needing to keep an app on my phone for the MAYBE twice a year I'll need it sucks. An app must be cheaper than maintaining the machines, which if I was reviewing them on their own would be a solid two stars because they could be slow to work and often at least one machine would be down. But they always did work in the end. I found out about the switch over from the passive aggressive "adapt now" notice that gave a four month warning (this was in November). How many people are going to show up and have to spend time fiddling with a new app to pay? Especially when ferry radar can be disruptive to reception.

Why is everything an app!? I remember when you'd shove dollar bills in a parking spot slot...

I've been using the online pay system with good success. I transitioned to the online system because the kiosks became unreliable and the vendor posted the attached sign at the kiosks instructing everyone to transition. Today I parked my vehicle and boarded the ferry. I just discovered that online payment is no longer accepted. It's now kiosk only!? I can't pay for my parking and will be gone for 4 days. What happened? Why was this sign ever posted? I will try calling UPark directly but am not feeling...

If you’re in the area and looking for an awesome way to get views of the city, and a new experience-this is the way to do it!

I visited Seattle from Michigan and here we love our water. Being on the water is a way of life here. So when we heard we could get to the city via ferry it was a no brainer! We have ferries to get to our islands all over here but this was a huge ferry and a long ride. It was really nice, but we went on a beautiful day also. It was only $8 round trip also....