There are 10 ways to get from Seattle to Altadena by tram, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
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Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, tram
best- Take the tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SEA - LAX
- Take the tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Lake Stationtram
6h 40m$156–443Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train, tram
cheapest- Take the tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SEA - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to Pomona - Northtrain
- Take the tram from Pomona North Station to Lake Stationtram
7h 52m$62–311Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0500
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0810 / ...
27h 14m$184–353Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
36h 30m$451–900Drive 1,135.8 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Altadenacar 1,135.8 mi
19h 12m$208–300Fly Paine Field County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, tram
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PAE - LAX
- Take the tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Lake Stationtram
6h 36m$128–595Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, tram
- Take the tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SEA - BUR
- Take the tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Lake Stationtram
7h 14m$325–470Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Long Beach Airport, tram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane SEA - LGB
- Take the tram from Del Amo Station to Lake Stationtram
8h 8m$93–394Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 76 bus, line 43 bus, train, tram
- Take the tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane SEA - SNA
- Take the bus from Airport-Arrival Terminal to Macarthur-Harborbus
- Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2bus
- Take the train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Lake Stationtram
10h 2m$140–435Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SEA - SBA
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
10h 1m$236–538
Seattle to Altadena by bus and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Altadena is to tram and fly and train which costs $60 - $320 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Altadena is to fly and tram which takes 6h 36m and costs $120 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Altadena. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at Altadena / Lake via Sacramento Bus Station and Raymond / Del Mar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Seattle to Altadena station. However, there are services departing from Seattle and arriving at Del Mar Station via Union Station - Metro A-Line. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 30m.
The distance between Seattle and Altadena is 1005 miles. The road distance is 1142.4 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Altadena without a car is to bus which takes 27h 14m and costs $180 - $360.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Seattle to Altadena, including transfers.
Seattle to Altadena bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to Altadena train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Altadena is to bus which takes 27h 14m and costs $180 - $360. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $450 - $900 and takes 36h 30m.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Altadena, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to Altadena / Lake via Sacramento Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Union Station - Metro A-Line, Del Mar Station, and Raymond / Del Mar in around 27h 14m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Seattle to Los Angeles once daily. Tickets cost $440–900 and the journey takes 35h 16m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–430
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Long Beach Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–250
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
Tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
Tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
Tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Lake Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Lake Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Lake Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Del Amo Station to Lake Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Pomona North Station to Lake Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Lake Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to Pomona - North
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Airport-Arrival Terminal to Macarthur-Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $70–80
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More Questions & Answers
Seattle to Altadena bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Seattle to Altadena train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Altadena is 1142 miles. It takes approximately 19h 12m to drive from Seattle to Altadena.
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