There are 6 ways to get from Seattle to Athabasca by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, or ferry
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton 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 11m$319–829Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM)plane SEA - YMM
- Take the bus from Fort McMurray - Hardin St to Athabasca - 50 Avebus
13h 22m$219–821Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Lake Louise, ABbus
- Take the bus from Lake Louise, AB to Jasper, ABbus
- 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
28h 30m$375–601Train, bus
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Jaspertrain
- Take the train from Jasper to Edmontontrain
- Take the bus from Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW to Athabasca - 50 Avebus
41h 51mDrive 1,376.3 km
- Drive from Seattle to Athabascacar 1,376.3 km
15h 54m$268–387Ferry to Victoria International Airport, fly to Edmonton International Airport, 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 28m$405–962
Seattle to Athabasca by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Athabasca is to drive which costs $260 - $390 and takes 15h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Athabasca is to fly and bus which takes 9h 11m and costs $310 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Athabasca. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at Athabasca - 50 Ave via Vancouver, BC, Lake Louise, AB, Jasper Townsite and Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 30m.
The distance between Seattle and Athabasca is 1102 km. The road distance is 1376.3 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Athabasca without a car is to bus which takes 28h 30m and costs $370 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Seattle to Athabasca, including transfers.
Seattle to Athabasca bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to Athabasca bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Vancouver station.
Athabasca is 1h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 1:04 AM in Seattle and 2:04 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.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Athabasca, AB, Canada?
You can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to Athabasca - 50 Ave via Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Lake Louise, AB, Jasper Townsite, and Edmonton - Cold Shot Terminal 154 St NW in around 28h 30m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Kelowna, Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Kelowna, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Portland, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Kelowna, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Portland, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
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
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 877 460 3200
- reservations@rockymountaineer.com
- Website
- rockymountaineer.com
Train from Jasper to Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
- 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
Bus from Fort McMurray - Hardin St to Athabasca - 50 Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.coldshot.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.coldshot.ca/routes
- Adult
- $80–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC to Lake Louise, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $95–200
- Phone
- +1 780 852 4056
- info@sundogtours.com
- Website
- sundogtours.com
Bus from Lake Louise, AB to Jasper, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.sundogtours.com/
- Phone
- +1 866 606 6700
- explorerockies@brewster.ca
- Website
- banffjaspercollection.com
Bus from Lake Louise, AB to Jasper, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.banffjaspercollection.com/brewster-express/
- Adult
- $110–150
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–290
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $160–290
- Child
- $110–150
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