There are 7 ways to get from Crested Butte to Seattle by bus, plane, car, or train
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Bus to Gunnison County Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Crested Butte 4-Way Stop to Gunnison Rec. Centerbus
- Fly from Gunnison County Airport (GUC) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane GUC - SEA
8h 41m$117–570Drive to Eagle County Regional Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from Crested Butte to Eagle-Airport-EGEcar
- Fly from Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane EGE - SEA
7h 20m$111–498Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Crested Butte to Avon Stationcar
- Take the bus from Avon Station to Federal Center Station Gate Lbus
- Take the train from Denver to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Seattletrain
2d 11h$239–1,805Drive 1,220.2 mi
- Drive from Crested Butte to Seattlecar 1,220.2 mi
20h 47m$223–322Drive to Montrose Regional Airport, fly
- Drive from Crested Butte to Montrose-Airport-MTJcar
- Fly from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MTJ - SEA
8h 57m$123–581Drive to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, fly
- Drive from Crested Butte to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE)car
- Fly from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane ASE - SEA
9h 37m$120–576Drive to Yampa Valley Airport, fly
- Drive from Crested Butte to Yampa Valley Airport (HDN)car
- Fly from Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane HDN - SEA
8h 56m$125–514
Gunnison County Airport (GUC) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crested Butte to Seattle is to drive which costs $220 - $330 and takes 20h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Crested Butte to Seattle is to drive and fly which takes 7h 20m and costs $110 - $500.
The distance between Crested Butte and Seattle is 1041 miles. The road distance is 1227.3 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Crested Butte to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 1h behind Crested Butte. It is currently 6:12 AM in Crested Butte and 5:12 AM in Seattle.
Yes, the driving distance between Crested Butte to Seattle is 1227 miles. It takes approximately 20h 47m to drive from Crested Butte to Seattle.
There are 1083+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Crested Butte, CO, USA and Seattle, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Crested Butte to Seattle. However, you can take the bus to Gunnison Rec. Center, take the taxi to Gunnison County Airport (GUC) airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), walk to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, take the line 560 bus to SeaTac Station, walk to SeaTac/Airport, then take the vehicle to Symphony. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Crested Butte to Seattle via Avon Station, Federal Center Station Gate L, Federal Center Station, Union Station Light Rail Plaza, Denver, and Sacramento in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gunnison County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Gunnison County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Gunnison County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Yampa Valley Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gunnison County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Montrose Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Yampa Valley Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Yampa Valley Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 970-641-4111
- Website
- gunnisonvalleyrta.com
Bus from Crested Butte 4-Way Stop to Gunnison Rec. Center
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.gunnisonvalleyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.gunnisonvalleyrta.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Avon Station to Federal Center Station Gate L
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
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