There are 8 ways to get from Seattle to Chapala by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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 Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)SEA - GDL
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
10h 47m$4,202–13,272Fly from King County International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from King County International Airport (BFI) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)BFI - GDL
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
12h 39m$2,035–8,175Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
2d 20h$3,550–7,174Train, bus
- Take the train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Zapopan
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
2d 23h$6,279–11,651Drive 4,191.1 km
- Drive from Seattle to Chapala4,191.1 km
45h 54m$8,571–12,381Train to Portland International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Seattle to Portland
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)PDX - GDL
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
14h$3,998–21,555Train, bus via San Jose
- Take the train from Seattle to San Jose
- Take the bus from San Jose to Terminal Zapopan
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
2d 22h$6,363–20,376Bus via Seattle
- Take the bus from Seattle to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
2d 23h$3,510–7,235
Seattle to Chapala by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Chapala is to fly and bus which costs $2000 - $8500 and takes 12h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Chapala is to fly and bus which takes 10h 47m and costs $4200 - $14000.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Chapala. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at Chapala via Sacramento, Diego Rivera and Central Vieja de Guadalajara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Seattle and Chapala is 3540 km. The road distance is 4191.1 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Chapala without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs $3500 - $7500.
It takes approximately 10h 47m to get from Seattle to Chapala, including transfers.
Seattle to Chapala bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to Chapala bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Chapala is 2h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 4:41 AM in Seattle and 6:41 AM in Chapala.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Chapala is 4191 km. It takes approximately 45h 54m to drive from Seattle to Chapala.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to Chapala via Sacramento, Guadalajara, Diego Rivera, Av. de la Paz, and Central Vieja de Guadalajara in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–14,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–14,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–15,000
Flights from King County International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–10,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–14,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–14,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–15,000
Flights from King County International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–10,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,500
Flights from King County International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Portland International Airport, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,100–7,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 33 3619 4777
- serviciosaclientes@chapalaplus.com.mx
- Website
- chapalaplus.com
Bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://chapalaplus.com/en
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 Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,700
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Sacramento to Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–3,200
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–4,816
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,000–4,500
- Titanium
- $3,400–3,600
Bus from San Jose to Terminal Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,700–5,862
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,700–5,500
- Titanium
- $4,200–4,400
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