There are 8 ways to get from Irvine to Bellingham by plane, train, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or shuttle
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Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Vancouver International Airport, train
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SNA - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
6h 26m$237–1,266Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Paine Field County Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Tustin to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane LAX - PAE
- Take a shuttle bus from Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
8h 53m$123–480Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stopbus
33h 34m$190–378Train
- Take the train from Tustin to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
39h 8m$436–922Drive 1,265.8 mi
- Drive from Irvine to Bellinghamcar 1,265.8 mi
21h 31m$231–334Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SNA - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
6h 21m$148–617Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Paine Field County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane SNA - PAE
- Take a shuttle bus from Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
6h 1m$141–596Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Bellingham International Airport
- Take the train from Tustin to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI)plane BUR - BLI
7h 38m$136–623
Irvine to Bellingham by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Irvine to Bellingham is to bus which costs $190 - $380 and takes 33h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Irvine to Bellingham is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 1m and costs $140 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Irvine to Bellingham. However, there are services departing from University-Ent 3773 Mariposa Villa and arriving at Bellingham Bus Stop via Santa Ana Bus Stop, Sacramento Bus Station and Seattle Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Irvine to Bellingham station. However, there are services departing from Tustin and arriving at Bellingham Amtrak Station via Los Angeles and Seattle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 8m.
The distance between Irvine and Bellingham is 1184 miles. The road distance is 1273.2 miles.
The best way to get from Irvine to Bellingham without a car is to bus which takes 33h 34m and costs $190 - $380.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Irvine to Bellingham, including transfers.
Irvine to Bellingham bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Santa Ana Bus Stop station.
Irvine to Bellingham train services, operated by Metrolink Trains, depart from Tustin station.
The best way to get from Irvine to Bellingham is to bus which takes 33h 34m and costs $190 - $380. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $430 - $950 and takes 39h 8m.
What companies run services between Irvine, CA, USA and Bellingham, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from University-Ent 3773 Mariposa Villa to Bellingham Bus Stop via Santa Ana Bus Stop, Sacramento Bus Station, and Seattle Bus Station in around 33h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tustin to Bellingham Amtrak Station via L.A. Union Station, Los Angeles, and Seattle in around 39h 8m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Vancouver International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Paine Field County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Paine Field County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Vancouver International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bellingham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Tustin to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
Shuttle from Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
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More Questions & Answers
Irvine to Bellingham bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Irvine to Bellingham train services, operated by Metrolink Trains, arrive at L.A. Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Irvine to Bellingham is 1273 miles. It takes approximately 21h 31m to drive from Irvine to Bellingham.
There are 81+ hotels available in Bellingham.









