There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Seattle by plane, bus, 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 10m$926–2,126Fly Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to King County International Airport (BFI)plane MEL - BFI
24h 43m$473–1,623Bus to Avalon Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminalbus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane AVV - SEA
24h 40m$776–2,826Fly Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane MEL - PAE
23h 16m$476–1,635Fly 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 21m$763–2,718
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 $470 - $1,700 and takes 24h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Seattle is to fly which takes 21h 10m and costs $900 - $2,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Seattle is 8263 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 10m to get from Melbourne to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 18h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:03 PM in Melbourne and 3:03 AM in Seattle.
There are 1588+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Seattle, WA, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Los Angeles, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via San Francisco, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via Los Angeles, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via San Francisco, Medford, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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