There are 5 ways to get from Cairns to Seattle by plane, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane CNS - SEA
23h 47m$866–1,878Fly to Seattle Lake Union SPB
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE)plane CNS - LKE
25h 14m$536–1,907Fly to Bellingham International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI)plane CNS - BLI
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham Airport to Seattle, WA - Convention Center
30h 3m$564–1,974Fly to King County International Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to King County International Airport (BFI)plane CNS - BFI
24h 29m$548–1,944Fly to Paine Field County Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane CNS - PAE
- Take the bus from Everett Station Bay C1 to Stewart St & 9th Avebus
29h 25m$650–1,511
Cairns (CNS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Seattle is to fly and bus which costs $650 - $1,600 and takes 29h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Seattle is to fly which takes 23h 47m and costs $850 - $1,900.
The distance between Cairns and Seattle is 7223 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 47m to get from Cairns to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 18h behind Cairns. It is currently 5:41 PM in Cairns and 11:41 PM in Seattle.
There are 1367+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Seattle, WA, USA?
Jetstar, Japan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 41m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 41m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,800
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Tokyo Narita, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Cairns to King County International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,800
Flights from Cairns to King County International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Cairns to King County International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Cairns to King County International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Brisbane, Vancouver, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,900
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Bellingham Airport to Seattle, WA - Convention Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from Everett Station Bay C1 to Stewart St & 9th Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
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