There are 5 ways to get from Seattle to Alberta by tram, plane, train, bus, or car
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Tram, fly to Calgary International Airport
best- Take the tram from Int'l Dist/Chinatown to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane SEA - YYC
5h 11m$123–799Fly to Glacier Park International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane SEA - FCA
- Drive from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Lethbridgecar
6h 52m$119–504Train, bus
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain Amtrak Cascades
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mallbus Vancouver
18h 58m$234–351Drive 1,076.4 km
- Drive from Seattle to Calgarycar 1,076.4 km
12h 23m$213–307Tram, fly to Edmonton International Airport
- Take the tram from Int'l Dist/Chinatown to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane SEA - YEG
- Take the tram from Century Park Station to Stadium Stationtram
5h 50m$187–717
Seattle to Alberta by train, bus, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Alberta is to drive which costs $210 - $310 and takes 12h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Alberta is to tram and fly which takes 5h 11m and costs $120 - $800.
The distance between Seattle and Alberta is 772 km. The road distance is 1076.4 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Alberta without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 58m and costs $230 - $360.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Seattle to Alberta, including transfers.
Alberta is 1h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 10:14 AM in Seattle and 11:14 AM in Alberta.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Alberta is 1076 km. It takes approximately 12h 23m to drive from Seattle to Alberta.
There are 862+ hotels available in Alberta.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Alberta, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Seattle to Alberta. However, you can take the vehicle to SeaTac/Airport, walk to SeaTac Station, take the line 574 bus to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, walk to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, take the bus to Calgary, AB - Marriott Downtown Hotel, walk to Nb 1 St Sw @ 8 Av Sw, then take the line 66 bus to WB 6 AV SW @ 9 ST SW farside. Alternatively, you can take a train from Seattle to EB Downtown West-Kerby Station via Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall, and EB Westbrook CTrain Station in around 18h 58m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Int'l Dist/Chinatown to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $5
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 780-442-5311
- Website
- edmonton.ca
Tram from Century Park Station to Stadium Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.edmonton.ca/edmonton-transit-system-ets.aspx
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–230
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $180–230
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