There are 3 ways to get from Edinburgh to Seattle by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane EDI - SEA
14h 4m$296–1,216Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane GLA - SEA
15h 46m$278–949Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane NCL - SEA
16h 25m$365–1,316
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Seattle is to train and fly which costs $270 - $950 and takes 15h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Seattle is to fly which takes 14h 4m and costs $290 - $1,300.
The distance between Edinburgh and Seattle is 4519 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 4m to get from Edinburgh to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 8h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 8:46 AM in Edinburgh and 12:46 AM in Seattle.
There are 1395+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Seattle, WA, USA?
WestJet, Aer Lingus, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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