There are 7 ways to get from Seattle to Athabasca by plane, bus, taxi, 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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport, bus, taxi
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane SEA - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Boyle - MG's Convenience Storebus
- Take the taxi from Boyle - MG's Convenience Store to Athabascataxi
8h 13mFly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM)plane SEA - YMM
- Drive from Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM) to Athabascacar
10h 12m$204–844Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Jaspertrain
- Take the bus from Jasper to Calgary International Airport - YYCbus
- Take the bus from Calgary - Airport YYC to Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 Stbus
- Take the bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Boyle - MG's Convenience Storebus
- Take the taxi from Boyle - MG's Convenience Store to Athabascataxi
38h 54mDrive 1,376.3 km
- Drive from Seattle to Athabascacar 1,376.3 km
15h 51m$276–398Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Edmonton International Airport, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane YVR - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Boyle - MG's Convenience Storebus
- Take the taxi from Boyle - MG's Convenience Store to Athabascataxi
10h 53mTrain, bus to Abbotsford International Airport, fly to Edmonton International Airport, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrancebus
- Fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane YXX - YEG
- Take the bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Boyle - MG's Convenience Storebus
- Take the taxi from Boyle - MG's Convenience Store to Athabascataxi
11h 11mFerry to Victoria International Airport, fly to Edmonton International Airport, bus, taxi
- 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 Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Boyle - MG's Convenience Storebus
- Take the taxi from Boyle - MG's Convenience Store to Athabascataxi
11h 29m
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Athabasca is to drive which costs $270 - $400 and takes 15h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Athabasca is to fly and drive which takes 10h 12m and costs $200 - $850.
The distance between Seattle and Athabasca is 1147 km. The road distance is 1376.3 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Athabasca without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 38h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Seattle to Athabasca, including transfers.
Athabasca is 1h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 4:25 PM in Seattle and 5:25 PM in Athabasca.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Athabasca is 1376 km. It takes approximately 15h 51m to drive from Seattle to Athabasca.
There are two+ 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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) airport, fly to Edmonton International Airport (YEG), walk to Edmonton International Airport, take the line 747 bus to Century Park Transit Centre, walk to Century Park Station, take the vehicle to Bay Enterprise Square Station, walk to Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St, take the bus to Boyle - MG's Convenience Store, then take the taxi to Athabasca. Alternatively, you can take the train to Vancouver, take the train to Jasper, walk to Jasper, take the bus to Calgary International Airport - YYC, walk to Calgary - Airport YYC, take the bus to Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St, take the bus to Boyle - MG's Convenience Store, then take the taxi to Athabasca.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–1,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Kelowna, Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,800
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,800
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Vancouver to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $190–440
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $190–420
- Business
- $250–420
- Business Plus
- $260–440
- Economy
- $220–430
- Economy Plus
- $240–440
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- customerservice@redarrow.ca
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Boyle - MG's Convenience Store
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Calgary - Airport YYC to Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Boyle - MG's Convenience Store
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Boyle - MG's Convenience Store
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Boyle - MG's Convenience Store
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Edmonton Downtown Ticket Office - 10014 104 St to Boyle - MG's Convenience Store
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Red Arrow
- Phone
- +1 866 606 6700
- explorerockies@brewster.ca
- Website
- Brewster Express Homepage
Bus from Jasper to Calgary International Airport - YYC
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–240
- Website
- Brewster Express Homepage
- Adult
- $190–240
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $18–55
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $170–300
- Child
- $110–150
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Estimated price
- $110–130
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