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 47m$876–1,326Fly Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to King County International Airport (BFI)plane MEL - BFI
22h 17m$523–1,923Bus 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
25h 11m$826–2,926Fly Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane MEL - PAE
22h 56m$526–1,935Fly 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
25h 15m$718–2,533
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 $850 - $1,400 and takes 21h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Seattle is to fly which takes 21h 47m and costs $850 - $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 7:50 AM in Melbourne and 2:50 PM in Seattle.
There are 1613+ 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) 4 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, Friday, 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
- $550–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
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
- $550–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via San Francisco, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via Los Angeles, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via San Francisco, Eugene, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- 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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