There are 5 ways to get from Seattle to Butchart Gardens by ferry, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, plane, or tram
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Ferry, line 75 bus
best- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry Seattle
- Take the bus from Legislature Exch to Butchart Gardensbus 75
4h 43m$175–293Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus FlixBus 2115 / ...
- Take the busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Baybusferry Vancouver to Victoria
9h 18m$29–128Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Seattle to Horseshoe Bay, BCcar
- Take the car ferry from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Nanaimo Departure Baycarferry
- Drive from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Butchart Gardenscar
6h 34m$90–266Fly Seattle Lake Union SPB to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH)plane LKE - YWH
3h 13m$507–1,607Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Victoria International Airport
- Take the tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane SEA - YYJ
4h 59m$215–965
Seattle to Butchart Gardens by ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Butchart Gardens is to bus and bus and ferry which costs $29 - $130 and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Butchart Gardens is to fly which takes 3h 13m and costs $500 - $1,700.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Butchart Gardens. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at Butchart Gardens via Vancouver, Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay B and Saanichton Exch Bay B. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 18m.
The distance between Seattle and Butchart Gardens is 162 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Butchart Gardens without a car is to ferry and line 75 bus which takes 4h 43m and costs $170 - $300.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Seattle to Butchart Gardens, including transfers.
Seattle to Butchart Gardens bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to Butchart Gardens bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Vancouver station.
There are 562+ hotels available in Butchart Gardens.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Butchart Gardens, BC, Canada?
Harbour Air Seaplanes flies from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) 6 times a week.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–310
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–800
- 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
- +1 250 382 6161
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Legislature Exch to Butchart Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/
- Single Ride
- $3
- 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
- $26–45
- 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
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–58
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Adult
- $58
- Senior
- $52
- Youth
- $24
- Child
- $12
- Toddler
- $0
- 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
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Car ferry from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Nanaimo Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
- Adult Passenger
- $20
- Standard Vehicle
- $75
- Motorcycle
- $38
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