There are 8 ways to get from Seattle to Burnaby by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, subway, tram, or bus
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Fly Seattle - Lake Union to Vancouver Harbour
best- Fly from Seattle - Lake Union to Vancouver Harbourplane
1h 40m$155–299Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus FlixBus 2115 / ...
4h 38m$32–77Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain Amtrak Cascades
4h 20m$66–144Drive 219.6 km
- Drive from Seattle to Burnabycar 219.6 km
2h 35m$43–62Fly Seattle Lake Union SPB to Coal Harbour Spb, subway
- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH)plane LKE - CXH
- Take the subway from Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 2 to Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station @ Platform 2subway
2h 38m$350–768Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport
- Take the tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SEA - YVR
3h 47m$208–980Fly Seattle Lake Union SPB to Vancouver International Airport
- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane LKE - YVR
6h 31m$583–625Bus via Seattle, WA - Convention centre
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Vancouver Waterfront Station, BCbus Seattle Airport
4h 56m$60–70
Seattle to Burnaby by train and subway (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Burnaby is to bus which costs $30 - $80 and takes 4h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Burnaby is to fly which takes 1h 40m and costs $150 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Burnaby. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at Eastbound Hastings St @ Duthie Ave via Main Street-Science World Station @ Bay 2 and Eastbound W Hastings St @ Granville St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Seattle to Burnaby station. However, there are services departing from Seattle and arriving at Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station @ Platform 2 via Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 2 and Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between Seattle and Burnaby is 207 km. The road distance is 219.6 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Burnaby without a car is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs $65 - $150.
It takes approximately 1h 40m to get from Seattle to Burnaby, including transfers.
Seattle to Burnaby bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to Burnaby train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Burnaby is to fly which takes 1h 40m and costs $150 - $300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $65 - $150 and takes 4h 20m, you could also bus, which costs $30 - $80 and takes 4h 38m.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Burnaby, BC, Canada?
Harbour Air flies from Seattle - Lake Union to Vancouver Harbour once daily. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Seattle to Vancouver twice daily. Tickets cost $55–130 and the journey takes 4h.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–300
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Coal Harbour Spb via Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–300
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Vancouver International Airport via Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–470
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Vancouver International Airport via Coal Harbour Spb, Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–500
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Vancouver International Airport via Coal Harbour Spb, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–550
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Vancouver International Airport via Coal Harbour Spb, Ganges Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
- 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
- +1 604 953 3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Subway from Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 2 to Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station @ Platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
- 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
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $5
- 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
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- 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
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Vancouver Waterfront Station, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://quickcoach.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://quickcoach.com/en/schedule
- Adult
- $55–65
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More Questions & Answers
Seattle to Burnaby bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Vancouver station.
Seattle to Burnaby train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Vancouver station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Burnaby is 220 km. It takes approximately 2h 35m to drive from Seattle to Burnaby.
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