Silverdale airport and black car service
Private transfers to Sea-Tac, the Seattle cruise piers and both ferry terminals from every part of Silverdale. Bangor base runs at whatever hour the orders say, plus hospital and hotel pickups across the county's commercial centre.
- Door to door across Silverdale
- Three ferries, honest advice on each
- Flights tracked in real time
- Dispatch answers 24/7
Airport transfers and car service in Silverdale
Silverdale sits at the head of Dyes Inlet and is the commercial centre of the Kitsap Peninsula, home to Kitsap Mall, St. Michael Medical Center and the county's main hotel cluster. It is roughly 55 miles and 80 to 100 minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, from $205 one way in a premium sedan. The road route runs south on SR-3 through the SR-16 junction at Gorst, over the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and up I-5. Pickups are door to door across Old Town, the Ridgetop and Kitsap Mall corridor, Chico, Tracyton, Island Lake, Central Valley and out toward Seabeck and Keyport.
Silverdale is the one place in Kitsap with a genuine choice of three ferries: the Bremerton fast ferry about twelve miles south, the Bainbridge Island crossing about fifteen miles east, and the Bremerton car ferry. None of them shortens a run to Sea-Tac, because they all land you in downtown Seattle still 30 to 45 minutes from the airport. For downtown Seattle they are a different story and we will tell you which one to take. Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor is about six miles north, and pre-dawn base runs are routine here rather than exceptional. Arrivals include flight tracking and 30 minutes of complimentary wait. Call 253-333-0265.
Three ferries, and when each is worth it
Most Kitsap towns have one water option. Silverdale sits roughly equidistant between two terminals and has a third route in reach, which sounds like an advantage and mostly just makes the decision harder. Here is what we would actually do for each destination, including the cases where the answer is that you should not book a car for the whole trip.
| Where you are going | What we would do | Why | Our part, from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea-Tac Airport | Drive around via Gorst | All three crossings land you downtown, still 30 to 45 minutes short of the airport, after driving to a terminal first | $205 |
| Downtown Seattle, daytime | Run you to Bremerton for the fast ferry | About 28 minutes on the water and a couple of dollars walking on. Twelve miles south and worth the drive | $75 |
| Downtown Seattle, off-peak | Run you to Bainbridge instead | The fast ferry runs a commuter-weighted schedule; Bainbridge sails more consistently through the day | $75 |
| Seattle cruise piers | Either, depending on bags | Pier 66 is a short run from Colman Dock, but a week of luggage is not a walk-on trip | $75 plus $95, or $265 |
| Seattle event at night | Drive around | Last sailings are earlier than most people assume, and a missed boat at 11pm from here is a very long night | $260 |
| Tacoma, JBLM, Puyallup | Drive, no ferry involved | All of it is south over the Narrows Bridge and the water is the wrong direction entirely | $160 |
The Kitsap Transit fast ferry from Bremerton is passenger only, so no vehicle and no large luggage trolleys, and it runs a commuter-weighted schedule rather than an all-day one. Washington State Ferries carries vehicles from Bremerton in about 60 minutes and from Bainbridge in about 35. All three change schedules and fares seasonally, so check Kitsap Transit and Washington State Ferries rather than relying on this page.
The short version
Going to the airport, we drive you. Going to Seattle in daylight with light luggage, take a boat and let us handle the twelve or fifteen miles to the terminal for around $75. Going to Seattle at night, or with a week of cruise luggage, let us drive the whole thing.
A car from Silverdale to downtown Seattle is 77 miles round the water and about $260. There are days that is the right booking. Most days it is not, and we would rather have the smaller job and the repeat customer.
Base runs, six miles up the road
Bangor has been the Pacific homeport for the Trident submarine fleet since the late 1970s, and it is the single biggest reason Silverdale grew from a quiet inlet town into the commercial centre of the peninsula. Naval Base Kitsap is the largest employer in Kitsap County, and Silverdale is where most of its families actually live.
The transport pattern that comes with that is specific. Crews rotate rather than commute, which means a lot of people flying in and out of Sea-Tac in blocks rather than one at a time, often at hours set by an aircraft or a boat rather than by anyone's preference. Add PCS moves at both ends of a tour, families arriving for a change of command or a homecoming, and civilians and contractors on recurring runs, and you have a town that needs a car at 0300 more often than most towns its size.
Dispatch is staffed around the clock and vehicles stage locally, so a pre-dawn pickup is a normal booking rather than a favour. On base access we are straightforward: unless it has been arranged in advance, the vehicle drops at the gate or the visitor centre rather than driving on. Chauffeur names can be supplied ahead where a sponsor or pass is needed. Tell us at booking and we will say honestly what is possible.
- Bangor gate about 10 minutes away
- Seabags and hold luggage, no problem
- Group runs for crew rotations
- Account billing for contractors
What time to leave from the north end
Silverdale is about ten miles further from the Narrows than Bremerton, and every one of those miles is on the approach to Gorst, where SR-3 meets SR-16 on roads laid out in 1964. The congestion there is directional: WSDOT records the northbound side as the problem in the morning peak and the southbound in the afternoon. An airport run from Silverdale goes southbound, so the morning is on your side and the late afternoon is not.
| Flight departs | At the curb by | Pickup in Silverdale | Gorst at that hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 4:00 am | 2:05 am | Empty in both directions |
| 9:00 am | 7:00 am | 5:05 am | Southbound clear, the queue is coming the other way |
| Noon | 10:00 am | 8:05 am | Southbound usually fine, northbound at its worst |
| 4:00 pm | 2:00 pm | 12:05 pm | Ahead of the southbound build-up |
| 8:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 4:05 pm | Straight into the southbound peak, so we pad it |
Pickup times already carry a buffer, and dispatch will move one earlier if the corridor looks wrong on the morning. Coming home, a northbound run back through Gorst between about 6 and 9am is the slow one, which is worth knowing if you are landing on a red-eye. Send us the flight number and we will confirm a time for your address rather than for the centre of town.
Coming home
Your inbound is tracked from the moment it pushes back at the origin gate, so a delay or an early landing moves the pickup automatically and nobody sits on a meter. Airport arrivals include 30 minutes of complimentary wait time from touchdown, and you get a text with the exact door and island when you land. Meet and greet at baggage claim with a name board is a $50 add-on.
Early and late
A 2am pickup for an 0600 departure is routine here, and so is a late collection when a flight slips or a boat comes in behind schedule. Dispatch is staffed overnight and vehicles stage locally, so the earliest and latest slots on the board are the ones we are used to filling.
The county's centre of gravity
The mall, the hospital, the hotels and the base are all within a few miles of each other here, which makes Silverdale the easiest place in Kitsap to be collected from and the hardest to describe in one sentence.
Where we go from Silverdale
Transfers are quoted point to point rather than by the hour, so a fifteen-minute run to a ferry terminal is not billed against a two-hour minimum. Distances are measured from central Silverdale and vary by your exact address.
| Destination | Distance | Typical drive | One way from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea-Tac International Airport | 55 mi | 80–100 min | $205 |
| Seattle cruise piers, 66 and 91 | 79 mi | 105–135 min | $265 |
| Downtown Seattle, drive-around | 77 mi | 100–130 min | $260 |
| Joint Base Lewis-McChord | 59 mi | 75–95 min | $225 |
| Tacoma | 43 mi | 60–75 min | $160 |
| Gig Harbor | 33 mi | 45–60 min | $130 |
| Bainbridge Island ferry terminal | 15 mi | 25–35 min | $75 |
| Bremerton Transportation Center | 12 mi | 15–25 min | $75 |
| Poulsbo | 9 mi | 15–20 min | $65 |
| Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor | 6 mi | 10–15 min | $60 |
Fares are one way for one or two passengers and include fuel, taxes, tolls and the Narrows Bridge crossing. A luxury SUV adds roughly $35 and a ten-passenger Sprinter van roughly $75. Casino trips, tasting tours and nights out are booked hourly rather than point to point, because the chauffeur waits on site. Pickups before 5am and peak travel dates may carry a surcharge, shown before you confirm. See the full fleet and rates.
Pickups anywhere in Silverdale
Door to door across the whole of central Kitsap. Silverdale is compact in the middle and spreads out fast at the edges, so a Ridgetop pickup and a Seabeck pickup are very different jobs even though both say Silverdale on the envelope.
Old Town and the waterfront
Dyes InletThe original village along the inlet, with the marina, the boardwalk and the waterfront park. Narrow streets and limited kerb space, so drop points are agreed rather than assumed on event days.
- Old Town Silverdale
- Silverdale Waterfront Park
- Silverdale marina
- Dyes Inlet
- Clear Creek Trail
- Bucklin Hill
Ridgetop and the mall corridor
Hotels and hospitalWhere most of the county's hotel rooms are, along with Kitsap Mall and St. Michael Medical Center. Hotel and hospital pickups are a large share of what we do here, and the entrances matter more than the postcode.
- Kitsap Mall
- Silverdale Way
- NW Randall Way
- Ridgetop
- St. Michael Medical Center
- Silverdale hotels
- Central Kitsap High School
Around the inlet and north
10–30 minChico and Tracyton on either shore, Island Lake and Central Valley inland, and out west toward Seabeck or north to Keyport and the Bangor gate. Wooded lanes and long drives at the far edges.
- Chico
- Tracyton
- Island Lake
- Central Valley
- Newberry Hill
- Anderson Hill
- Seabeck
- Keyport
- Naval Undersea Museum
- Anderson Landing Preserve
Neighbourhoods and landmarks are listed to show the areas we cover and do not imply an affiliation with any of them. Nearby Bremerton, Poulsbo, Port Orchard and Belfair are all regular coverage. If your address is on an unmarked or steep lane, send the location when you book and we will confirm access, particularly for a Sprinter or a stretch vehicle.
Other Silverdale bookings
Because the hospital, the hotels, the mall and the base all sit within a few miles of each other, Silverdale generates a wider mix of bookings than anywhere else in Kitsap.
Hospital and appointment runs
To and from St. Michael Medical Center and the clinics around it, including discharges and specialist appointments in Seattle. We are a chauffeur service rather than a medical transport provider, so no stretchers and no clinical care, but a folding wheelchair and a companion are no problem.
Hotel pickups
Silverdale holds most of the county's hotel rooms, so a lot of what we do here is collecting people who flew into Sea-Tac yesterday and are here for a wedding, a conference, a graduation or a homecoming. Flight-tracked arrivals both ways.
Taproom and casino trips
Silver City in Silverdale, the Poulsbo breweries a few minutes north, Der Blokken down in Manette, or across to Suquamish Clearwater. Booked hourly, chauffeur waits at every stop, 21 and over. Casino and tasting trips.
Weddings and formals
Guest shuttles between the Silverdale hotels and venues around the peninsula, plus the October run of Navy formals. Wedding transport and nights out.
What Kitsap clients say
★★★★★Five o'clock pickup from Ridgetop and we were at the curb at Sea-Tac before seven. Driver knew exactly which way Gorst would be going and said so before we left. No drama at all.
★★★★★Asked for a car into Seattle and they suggested running me to Bremerton for the fast ferry instead. Cost me a third of what I expected and got me there quicker. Have used them four times since.
★★★★★Booked them to collect my father-in-law after a procedure at St. Michael and take him home. Patient, careful with the wheelchair, and the driver waited without being asked. Thank you.
Silverdale transfer questions
How far is Silverdale from Sea-Tac Airport
About 55 miles and 80 to 100 minutes. The route runs south on SR-3 through the SR-16 junction at Gorst, over the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and up I-5. None of the three ferry routes within reach shortens the journey, because each one requires driving to a terminal first and then lands you in downtown Seattle still 30 to 45 minutes from the airport.
How much is a car from Silverdale to Sea-Tac
From $205 one way in a premium sedan for one or two passengers, quoted point to point rather than against an hourly minimum. A luxury SUV adds roughly $35 and a ten-passenger Sprinter van roughly $75. The fare includes fuel, taxes, tolls and the Narrows Bridge crossing. Pickups before 5am and peak travel dates may carry a surcharge, which is shown before you confirm.
Which ferry should I use from Silverdale
Depends where you are going and when. For Sea-Tac, none of them, we drive you. For downtown Seattle in the daytime, the Bremerton fast ferry is about 28 minutes on the water and a couple of dollars walking on, and we run you the twelve miles south for around $75. Off-peak or at weekends, Bainbridge often sails more consistently, and it is about fifteen miles east for around $75. For a Seattle event at night, or with cruise luggage, we drive the whole way instead.
What time should I be picked up for a morning flight
For a 9am domestic departure from a Silverdale address, 5:05 am, working back from a 7am curb arrival with a buffer for SR-3, Gorst and the Narrows. A 6am flight means a pickup around 2:05 am, which is a routine booking here. Add an hour for an international departure. Send us the flight number and we will confirm a time for your actual address.
How bad is Gorst from up here
It is the whole first half of the journey, and it is directional. WSDOT records the northbound approach as the problem in the morning peak and the southbound in the afternoon. An airport run from Silverdale goes southbound, so a morning departure runs against the queue and a late-afternoon one runs into it. Coming home northbound between about 6 and 9am is the slow direction. Pickup times account for this and dispatch checks the live map on the morning.
Do you do base runs to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor
Yes, and they are a large share of what we do here. The Bangor gate is about six miles and ten minutes from central Silverdale. Pre-dawn pickups for Sea-Tac, group runs when crews rotate, PCS moves and families arriving for a homecoming or change of command are all routine. Unless it has been arranged in advance the vehicle drops at the gate or visitor centre rather than driving on, and chauffeur names can be supplied ahead where a sponsor or pass is required.
Can you collect from St. Michael Medical Center
Yes, for appointments, discharges and specialist trips into Seattle. To be clear about what we are: a chauffeur service rather than a medical transport provider. We cannot carry stretchers or provide any clinical care or supervision. A folding wheelchair, a walking frame and a companion travelling with the patient are all straightforward, and the chauffeur will wait rather than being sent away. If a patient needs clinical support in transit, that is an ambulance or a licensed medical transport service instead.
Do you pick up from the Silverdale hotels
Yes, and it is one of our more common bookings here, since Silverdale holds most of the county's hotel rooms. Guests flying into Sea-Tac for a wedding, a conference, a graduation or a homecoming are collected at the airport with the flight tracked, then run to the hotel; the reverse works the same way. Groups of ten or more usually take a Sprinter van, which has real luggage space.
Which parts of Silverdale do you serve
All of it, door to door: Old Town and the waterfront, the Ridgetop and Kitsap Mall corridor, Chico and Tracyton on either shore of Dyes Inlet, Island Lake, Central Valley, and out toward Seabeck, Keyport and the Bangor gate. Bremerton, Poulsbo, Port Orchard and Belfair are all regular coverage too.
Can you take a group to the Poulsbo breweries or a casino
Yes. Silver City is on your doorstep, the Poulsbo taprooms are about fifteen minutes north, Der Blokken is down in Manette, and Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort is roughly half an hour away. These are booked hourly rather than point to point, because the chauffeur parks and waits at every stop. Every passenger must be 21 or over. See casino and tasting trips.
Do you handle contractor and company accounts
Yes. Recurring runs for visiting engineers, contractors and management are set up on a company account, charged to the company rather than a personal card, with itemised receipts and one monthly invoice carrying purchase order or cost codes. Rates are fixed at booking and never surge. See corporate service.
How far in advance should I book
Forty-eight hours is usually enough for a sedan or SUV transfer, and longer for a Sprinter, a group booking or a holiday weekend. October and December are the tightest months here because of formals and company parties. Same-day is often possible since dispatch runs around the clock, so call 253-333-0265 even at short notice.
Book your Silverdale transfer
Send the flight number and your address and we will confirm a pickup time and a fare. If one of the ferries would serve you better than a car, we will say that instead. Dispatch answers 24 hours a day.