There are 5 ways to get from Cairns to Seattle by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)CNS - SEA
23h 43m$850–2,000Fly to Paine Field County Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)CNS - PAE
28h 6m$581–2,000Fly to Seattle Lake Union SPB
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE)CNS - LKE
25h 14m$624–2,146Fly to Wenatchee, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Wenatchee (EAT)CNS - EAT
- Take the train from Wenatchee Amtrak to Seattle
34h 23m$607–2,288Fly to Bellingham International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI)CNS - BLI
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham Airport to Seattle, WA - Convention Center
29h 56m$596–2,022
Cairns (CNS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Seattle is to fly which costs $850 - $2,000 and takes 23h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Seattle is to fly which takes 23h 43m and costs $850 - $2,000.
The distance between Cairns and Seattle is 7223 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 43m to get from Cairns to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 18h behind Cairns. It is currently 5:58 AM in Cairns and 11:58 AM in Seattle.
There are 1523+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Seattle, WA, USA?
Jetstar, Japan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) once daily.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Wenatchee via Brisbane, Vancouver, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Wenatchee via Brisbane, San Francisco, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Wenatchee via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Cairns to Wenatchee via Nadi, Vancouver, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,200
Flights from Cairns to Wenatchee via Nadi, San Francisco, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Wenatchee via Brisbane, Vancouver, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Wenatchee via Brisbane, San Francisco, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,500
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- 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
- $600–2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Wenatchee Amtrak to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
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