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 21m$1,134–2,744Bus 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$531–1,941Bus 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 14m$584–2,053Bus 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 9m$722–3,763Bus 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
30h 9m$557–2,003
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 $500 - $2,000 and takes 26h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Port Douglas to Seattle is to bus and fly which takes 25h 21m and costs $1,100 - $2,800.
The distance between Port Douglas and Seattle is 7268 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 21m to get from Port Douglas to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 17h behind Port Douglas. It is currently 12:00 AM in Port Douglas and 7:00 AM in Seattle.
There are 1588+ 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 Paine Field County Airport (PAE), walk to Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb, take the bus to Everett Station - D4, walk to Everett Station Bay C1, take the bus to Lynnwood City Center Station Bay D2, walk to Lynnwood City Center, then take the vehicle to Westlake.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Brisbane, Vancouver, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,600
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Cairns, Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,600
- 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
- $16–24
- 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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