Bainbridge or San Juan as a day trip from Seattle?

Answer 1

depends on how you want to get there. Driving to San Juan takes A LOT longer and the ferry ride is more expensive with longer wait times (but it's gorgeous). Going to Bainbridge takes 35 min by ferries which run much more frequently and you could get there much more easily from anywhere in Seattle and the ride is still quite nice. If you want to hop on a seaplane, Kenmore Air will fly you up to San Jaun in no time (30 min max) and it's great fun, but will cost at least $100 per person. I lived on Bainbridge for 15 yearsand worked in the San Juans for 6 summers. I would recommend an overnight on San Juan as a reward for the work to get there and a day trip to Bainbridge.