There are 5 ways to get from Port Douglas to Seattle by bus, plane, or shuttle
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Bus to Cairns, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
best- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane CNS - SEA
25h 34m$1,129–2,038Bus to Cairns, fly to Seattle Lake Union SPB
cheapest- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE)plane CNS - LKE
26h 31m$579–2,138Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Take the bus from Mossman to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane CTN - SEA
30h 7m$673–3,258Bus to Cairns, fly to Paine Field County Airport
- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane CNS - PAE
30h 4m$682–1,541Bus to Cairns, fly to Bellingham International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI)plane CNS - BLI
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham Airport to Seattle, WA - Convention Center
31h 12m$608–2,203
Cairns (CNS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Port Douglas to Seattle is to bus and fly which costs $650 - $1,600 and takes 30h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Port Douglas to Seattle is to bus and fly which takes 25h 34m and costs $1,100 - $2,100.
The distance between Port Douglas and Seattle is 7268 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 34m to get from Port Douglas to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 17h behind Port Douglas. It is currently 1:32 PM in Port Douglas and 8:32 PM in Seattle.
There are 1492+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Port Douglas, QLD, Australia and Seattle, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Port Douglas to Seattle. However, you can take the taxi to Port Douglas, take the bus to Cairns, walk to Cairns Central Shopping Complex, take the shuttle to Cairns Airport, walk to Cairns (CNS) airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), walk to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, take the line 560 bus to SeaTac Station, walk to SeaTac/Airport, then take the vehicle to Symphony. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Port Douglas, take the bus to Cairns, walk to Cairns Central Shopping Complex, take the shuttle to Cairns Airport, walk to Cairns (CNS) airport, fly to Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE), walk to Fairview Ave E & E Nelson Pl, then take the line 70 bus to Stewart St & 9th Ave.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Tokyo Narita, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Cairns, Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Tokyo Narita, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Brisbane, Vancouver, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Sydney, Vancouver, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,200
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Cairns, Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,100
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Port Douglas to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Bus from Mossman to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Bellingham Airport to Seattle, WA - Convention Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
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