There are 5 ways to get from Cairns to Seattle by plane or shuttle
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Fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane CNS - SEA
22h 52m$646–3,368Fly to Seattle Lake Union SPB
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE)plane CNS - LKE
24h 15m$672–2,305Fly to Paine Field County Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane CNS - PAE
27h 32m$696–2,384Fly to King County International Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to King County International Airport (BFI)plane CNS - BFI
23h 43m$691–2,366Fly 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$706–2,382
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 $650 - $2,400 and takes 24h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Seattle is to fly which takes 22h 52m and costs $600 - $3,400.
The distance between Cairns and Seattle is 7223 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 52m to get from Cairns to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 17h behind Cairns. It is currently 1:40 AM in Cairns and 8:40 AM in Seattle.
There are 990+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Seattle, WA, USA?
Fiji Airways, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 53m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 51m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 51m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to King County International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to King County International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
Flights from Cairns to King County International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to King County International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Brisbane, Vancouver, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Sydney, Vancouver, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Bus operators
- 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
- $30–60
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
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