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
21h 47m$826–1,326Fly Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to King County International Airport (BFI)plane MEL - BFI
24h 47m$573–2,023Train 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$817–3,019Fly Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane MEL - PAE
22h 56m$576–2,035Fly 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 2m$723–2,533
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 21h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Seattle is to fly which takes 21h 47m and costs $800 - $1,400.
The distance between Melbourne and Seattle is 8264 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 47m to get from Melbourne to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 17h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:17 PM in Melbourne and 11:17 PM in Seattle.
There are 817+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Seattle, WA, USA?
Qantas, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via San Francisco, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
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
- $550–2,100
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
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via San Francisco, Eugene, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- 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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