There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Seattle by plane or train
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MEL - SEA
22h 10m$825–1,325Fly Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to King County International Airport (BFI)plane MEL - BFI
24h 47m$572–1,922Fly Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane MEL - PAE
27h 23m$575–1,934Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane AVV - SEA
26h 1m$866–2,918Fly Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane MEL - PDX
- Take the train from Portland to Seattletrain
26h$722–2,332
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Seattle is to fly which costs $800 - $1,400 and takes 22h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Seattle is to fly which takes 22h 10m and costs $800 - $1,400.
The distance between Melbourne and Seattle is 8264 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 10m to get from Melbourne to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 17h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:48 PM in Melbourne and 4:48 AM in Seattle.
There are 1538+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Seattle, WA, USA?
United Airlines, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,400
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via San Francisco, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via Los Angeles, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via San Francisco, Redmond, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,400
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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