There are 7 ways to get from Idaho to Seattle by plane, bus, car, tram, train, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Spokane Felts Field to King County International Airport
best- Fly from Spokane Felts Field (SFF) to King County International Airport (BFI)plane SFF - BFI
2h 20m$775–1,097Drive 489.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Boise to Seattlecar 489.8 mi
8h 9m$90–130Bus
- Take the bus from Boise, ID - Airport to Spokane International Airportbus Boise
- Take the bus from Spokane Airport Bus Stop to Seattle Amtrak Stationbus Spokane
17h 15m$231–281Fly Boise Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, tram
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane BOI - SEA
- Take the tram from SeaTac/Airport to Symphonytram
3h 50m$92–557Fly Spokane International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, tram
- Fly from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane GEG - SEA
- Take the tram from SeaTac/Airport to Symphonytram
4h 18m$160–731Bus, train
- Take the bus from Boise, ID - Airport to Spokanebus Boise
- Take the train from Spokane to Seattletrain Empire Builder
19h 30m$136–331Bus via Ellensburg
- Take the bus from Boise, ID - Airport to U of I, Moscow, IDbus
- Take the bus from Moscow, ID - U of I to Ellensburg, WA - Starbucksbus
- Take the bus from Ellensburg to Seattlebus
19h 40m$147–252
Idaho to Seattle by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Idaho to Seattle is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 8h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Idaho to Seattle is to fly which takes 2h 20m and costs $750 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Idaho to Seattle station. However, there are services departing from S St 9th & W Myrtle St NWC and arriving at Seattle Amtrak Station via Boise, ID - Airport and Spokane Airport Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 15m.
The distance between Idaho and Seattle is 258 miles. The road distance is 492.6 miles.
The best way to get from Idaho to Seattle without a car is to bus which takes 17h 15m and costs $230 - $290.
It takes approximately 2h 20m to get from Idaho to Seattle, including transfers.
Idaho to Seattle bus services, operated by Northwestern Stages, depart from Boise, ID - Airport station.
The best way to get from Idaho to Seattle is to fly which takes 2h 20m and costs $750 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $290 and takes 17h 15m.
Idaho to Seattle bus services, operated by Northwestern Stages, arrive at Spokane International Airport station.
Seattle is 1h behind Idaho. It is currently 6:45 AM in Idaho and 5:45 AM in Seattle.
What companies run services between Idaho, USA and Seattle, WA, USA?
Air Excursion flies from Spokane Felts Field (SFF) to King County International Airport (BFI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from S St 9th & W Myrtle St NWC to Seattle Amtrak Station via Boise Airport, Boise, ID - Airport, Spokane International Airport, and Spokane Airport Bus Stop in around 17h 15m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Boise Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Boise Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–650
Flights from Spokane Felts Field to King County International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–950
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from SeaTac/Airport to Symphony
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Spokane to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Boise, ID - Airport to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $130–160
Bus from Spokane Airport Bus Stop to Seattle Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $100–120
Bus from Boise, ID - Airport to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $130–160
Bus from Boise, ID - Airport to U of I, Moscow, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $100–130
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Boise, ID - Airport to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Boise, ID - Airport to U of I, Moscow, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Moscow, ID - U of I to Ellensburg, WA - Starbucks
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Schedules at
- starlinecollection.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ellensburg to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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