There are 4 ways to get from Ann Arbor to Seattle by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Detroit, fly
best- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)DTW - SEA
7h 32m$150–620Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor to Milwaukee Intermodal StationFlixBus 2550
- Take the train from Milwaukee to SeattleEmpire Builder
2d 4h$299–1,042Drive 2,254.5 mi
- Drive from Ann Arbor to Seattle2,254.5 mi
35h 57m$412–595Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly
- Drive from Ann Arbor to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)LAN - SEA
9h 4m$226–921
Ann Arbor to Seattle by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ann Arbor to Seattle is to bus and fly which costs $150 - $650 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Ann Arbor to Seattle is to bus and fly which takes 7h 32m and costs $150 - $650.
The distance between Ann Arbor and Seattle is 1977 miles. The road distance is 2267.7 miles.
The best way to get from Ann Arbor to Seattle without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 4h and costs $290 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Ann Arbor to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 3h behind Ann Arbor. It is currently 2:08 AM in Ann Arbor and 11:08 PM in Seattle.
Yes, the driving distance between Ann Arbor to Seattle is 2268 miles. It takes approximately 35h 57m to drive from Ann Arbor to Seattle.
There are 1387+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Ann Arbor, MI, USA and Seattle, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Ann Arbor to Seattle. However, you can take the bus to Detroit Metro Airport, walk to North Terminal, take the bus to McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), walk to SeaTac/Airport, then take the vehicle to Symphony. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ann Arbor to Seattle via Milwaukee Intermodal Station and Milwaukee in around 2d 4h.
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- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Detroit to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Bozeman
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Detroit to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Detroit to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Detroit to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $10–15
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ann Arbor to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $35–95
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