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 5m$935–1,444Bus to Cairns, fly to Paine Field County Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane CNS - PAE
28h 44m$585–2,053Bus to Cairns, fly to Seattle Lake Union SPB
- Take the bus from Port Douglas to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE)plane CNS - LKE
26h 32m$682–2,341Bus 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
29h 42m$779–4,765Bus 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
32h 8m$659–2,098
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 $550 - $2,100 and takes 28h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Port Douglas to Seattle is to bus and fly which takes 25h 5m and costs $900 - $1,500.
The distance between Port Douglas and Seattle is 7268 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 5m to get from Port Douglas to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 17h behind Port Douglas. It is currently 11:28 AM in Port Douglas and 6:28 PM in Seattle.
There are 1460+ 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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Cairns, Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,600
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–5,000
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Tokyo Narita, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Paine Field County Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 31m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Bellingham International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Cairns, Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,600
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Cairns to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Brisbane, Vancouver, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Sydney, Vancouver, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Phone
- (07) 3036 2070
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Port Douglas to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Port Douglas to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Mossman to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Port Douglas to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Port Douglas to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
Shuttle from Bellingham Airport to Seattle, WA - Convention Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
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