There are 5 ways to get from Seattle to Athabasca by plane, bus, train, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane SEA - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Athabasca - 50 Avebus
9h 7m$269–879Train, bus to Abbotsford International Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Scott Road Skytrain Station to Abbotsford International Airportbus
- Fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane YXX - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Athabasca - 50 Avebus
13h 9m$217–630Bus, train
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Jaspertrain
- Take the bus from Jasper Townsite to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NWbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Athabasca - 50 Avebus
32h$269–431Drive 1,376.3 km
- Drive from Seattle to Athabascacar 1,376.3 km
15h 54m$272–392Ferry to Victoria International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane YYJ - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Athabasca - 50 Avebus
12h 27m$363–966
Seattle to Athabasca by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Athabasca is to bus and train which costs $260 - $440 and takes 32h.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Athabasca is to fly and bus which takes 9h 7m and costs $260 - $900.
The distance between Seattle and Athabasca is 1101 km. The road distance is 1376.3 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Athabasca without a car is to bus and train which takes 32h and costs $260 - $440.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Seattle to Athabasca, including transfers.
Athabasca is 1h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 5:52 AM in Seattle and 6:52 AM in Athabasca.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Athabasca is 1376 km. It takes approximately 15h 54m to drive from Seattle to Athabasca.
There are three+ hotels available in Athabasca.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Athabasca, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Seattle to Athabasca. 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 Edmonton International Airport (YEG), walk to Edmonton Intl Airport, take the bus to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW, then take the bus to Athabasca - 50 Ave. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to Athabasca - 50 Ave via Vancouver, Vancouver, Jasper, Jasper Townsite, and Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW in around 32h.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–350
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Vancouver to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $120–180
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $120–160
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $100–130
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 587-557-7719
- support@coldshot.ca
- Website
- coldshot.ca
Bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Athabasca - 50 Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://www.coldshot.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.coldshot.ca/routes
- Adult
- $55–70
Bus from Jasper Townsite to Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.coldshot.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.coldshot.ca/routes
- Adult
- $90–120
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 604 229 1232
- info@reliablebus.ca
- Website
- reliablebus.ca
Bus from Scott Road Skytrain Station to Abbotsford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://reliablebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $170–290
- Child
- $110–150
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