There are 6 ways to get from Dubuque to Seattle by car, plane, bus, or train
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Drive to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly
best- Drive from Dubuque to Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CIDcar
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane CID - SEA
8h 58m$151–627Bus, train via Spokane
- Take the bus from Dubuque, IA to Madisonbus 121
- Take the bus from Madison to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
45h 1m$238–649Drive 1,835.1 mi
- Drive from Dubuque to Seattlecar 1,835.1 mi
29h 51m$335–484Bus to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly
- Take the bus from Dubuque, IA to Madisonbus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MSN - SEA
12h 2m$213–918Bus, bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Dubuque, IA to Madisonbus
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MKE - SEA
12h 2m$260–1,120Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dubuque, IA to Madisonbus 121
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Seattletrain
2d 2h$301–2,314
Dubuque to Seattle by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubuque to Seattle is to drive and fly which costs $150 - $650 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Dubuque to Seattle is to drive and fly which takes 8h 58m and costs $150 - $650.
The distance between Dubuque and Seattle is 1648 miles. The road distance is 1845.8 miles.
The best way to get from Dubuque to Seattle without a car is to bus and train via Spokane which takes 45h 1m and costs $230 - $650.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Dubuque to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 2h behind Dubuque. It is currently 10:30 AM in Dubuque and 8:30 AM in Seattle.
Yes, the driving distance between Dubuque to Seattle is 1846 miles. It takes approximately 29h 51m to drive from Dubuque to Seattle.
There are 1083+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Dubuque, IA, USA and Seattle, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Dubuque to Seattle. However, you can drive to Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID 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 bus from Dubuque, IA to Seattle Bus Station via Madison, Saint Paul Union Depot, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Spokane, and Spokane Station in around 45h 1m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–2,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Dubuque, IA to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Spokane Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Spokane Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Spokane Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $100–120
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
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