There are 8 ways to get from Riverside, CA to Seattle by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
best- Take the bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane LAX - SEA
7h 12m$86–383Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Paine Field County Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane LAX - PAE
8h 57m$81–362Bus
- Take the bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
27h 40m$163–374Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Downtownbus FlixBus 2015 / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Seattletrain Coast Starlight
36h 37m$338–764Drive 1,188.9 mi
- Drive from Riverside, CA to Seattlecar 1,188.9 mi
20h 6m$217–314Line 1 bus, bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, tram
- Take the bus from University Ave. + University Village to Vine St. Mobility Hubbus
- Take the bus from Riverside to Ontario Amtrakbus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane ONT - SEA
- Take the tram from SeaTac/Airport to Symphonytram
7h 15m$113–570Bus to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Take the bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane BUR - SEA
7h 51m$95–440Train, line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, tram
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullertontrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SNA - SEA
- Take the tram from SeaTac/Airport to Symphonytram
9h 56m$103–464
Riverside, CA to Seattle by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riverside, CA to Seattle is to bus and fly which costs $80 - $370 and takes 8h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Riverside, CA to Seattle is to bus and fly which takes 7h 12m and costs $85 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Riverside, CA to Seattle station. However, there are services departing from Riverside and arriving at Seattle Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 40m.
The distance between Riverside, CA and Seattle is 1061 miles. The road distance is 1195.9 miles.
The best way to get from Riverside, CA to Seattle without a car is to bus which takes 27h 40m and costs $160 - $380.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Riverside, CA to Seattle, including transfers.
Riverside, CA to Seattle bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Riverside station.
Riverside, CA to Seattle bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Downtown station.
Seattle is 3h behind Riverside, CA. It is currently 1:35 AM in Riverside, CA and 10:35 PM in Seattle.
Yes, the driving distance between Riverside, CA to Seattle is 1196 miles. It takes approximately 20h 6m to drive from Riverside, CA to Seattle.
What companies run services between Riverside, CA, USA and Seattle, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from Riverside to Seattle Bus Station via Los Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles Union Station, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 27h 40m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from SeaTac/Airport to Symphony
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Riverside to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (951) 565-5002
- Website
- riversidetransit.com
Bus from University Ave. + University Village to Vine St. Mobility Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- http://www.riversidetransit.com
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–2
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Riverside to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
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