Edmonds

Edmonds is a city in the Puget Sound region of Washington (state).

Get in

By train

See also: Rail travel in the United States

By ferry

By bus

  • Travel Washington Dungeness Line (Operated by Greyhound Connect), (bus stops) pick-up at Edmonds Amtrak Station for going towards Sea-Tac via Downtown Seattle and at the Ferry Terminal for going towards Port Angeles, +1 360 417-0700. Connects Seattle and SeaTac Airport to Port Townsend, Sequim and Port Angeles. The bus goes across the Puget Sound on the Edmonds-Kingston ferry. They also pick-up and drop off at the major Seattle hospitals, west of downtown, with an advance 24 hour reservation (Arnold Medical Pavilion, Harborview, Poly-Clinic Madison, VA, Swedish First Hill and Virginia Mason Buck Pavillion). One way: $39 from downtown, $49 from airport; Round trip: $69 from downtown, $79 from airport.

Get around

See

Do

  • Scuba dive, although the colder waters of Puget Sound are not for everyone, the Edmonds Underwater Park for scuba divers is one of the most popular shore dives in the State. Visitors can rent or buy dive gear, or even get a guided tour, from nearby Underwater Sports.
  • 🌍 Edmonds Underwater Park. The park is relatively shallow with a maximum depth of about 45 feet. There is a network of anchored ropes that lead to a variety of submerged features. Shipwrecks include the large tugboat Triumph and the Lopez Pontoon . The site is known for large ling cod, cabezon, octopus, surf perch and rockfish, and a lot of invertebrates. Grey whales have also been seen by divers.
  • A Taste of Edmonds, Civic Playfields, +1 425 776-6711, . Held over a weekend, mid-August each year. Free.

Eat

  • 🌍 Epulo Bistro, 190 Sunset Ave Suite B (Salish Crossing next to Cascadia Art Museum), +1 425 678-8680. M-Th 4PM-8:30PM; F-Sa 3PM-9:30PM. $10-$25.
  • 🌍 Fire and the Feast, 526 Main St (5 blocks up the hill from the ferry), +1 425 549-2852. Tu-Th 4PM-9PM; F 4PM-9:30PM; Sa-Su 10AM-2PM & 3PM-9PM. $10-$25.
  • 🌍 Demitris Woodstone Taverna, 101 Main St (next to the ferry terminal and Brackett's Landing), +1 425-744-9999. M-W 11AM-10PM; Th-F 11AM-11PM; Sa 9AM-11PM; Su 9AM-10PM. A nice spot with an outdoor balcony affording a lovely view of Puget Sound. It has a nice offering of Mediterranean and Northwest seafood, with friendly bartenders and wait staff.

Drink

Sleep

Connect

The area code for Edmonds, Snohomish County and the Eastside is 425.

By mail

  • 🌍 Edmonds Post Office (US Postal Service), 130 2nd Ave N, +1 425 771-9173. M-F 8:30AM-5PM, Sa 9:30AM-1PM. Serving zip code 98020. A centrally located place to mail gifts to someone or mail your purchases back home after shopping.
  • 🌍 Perrinville Post Office (US Postal Service), 7601 Olympic View Dr, +1 425 771-9173. M-F 9:30AM-4PM, Sa 9:30AM-2PM. Serving zip codes 98026.

Go next

Routes through Edmonds
Vancouver Everett  N  S  Seattle Portland
END Seattle  W  E  Everett Spokane
Everett Lynnwood  N  S  Shoreline Seattle
Ends at N S Kingston ← Car ferry  W  E  Shoreline Mountlake Terrace


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