There are 5 ways to get from Seattle to Golden by tram, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Tram, fly to Denver, line 17 bus
best- Take the tram from Int'l Dist/Chinatown to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Denver (DEN)plane SEA - DEN
- Take the tram from Union Station Light Rail Plaza to Oak Stationtram
- Take the bus from Oak Station Gate D to Washington Ave & 13th Stbus
6h 35m$132–622Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Sacramentotrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Sacramento to Denvertrain California Zephyr
2d 5h$233–1,709Drive 1,283.6 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Goldencar 1,283.6 mi
21h 9m$235–339Fly to Eagle County Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE)plane SEA - EGE
- Take the bus from Eagle County Airport to Vail Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Vail Transportation Center to Federal Center Station Gate Lbus
9h 23m$158–503Bus, train
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Portland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Lamy Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Santa Fe - Dulceria to Denverbus
2d 15h$374–718
Seattle to Golden by train, foot, tram, and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Golden is to drive which costs $230 - $340 and takes 21h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Golden is to tram and fly and line 17 bus which takes 6h 35m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Seattle and Golden is 1082 miles. The road distance is 1291.1 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Golden without a car is to train which takes 2 days 5h and costs $230 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Seattle to Golden, including transfers.
Golden is 1h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 12:56 AM in Seattle and 1:56 AM in Golden.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Golden is 1291 miles. It takes approximately 21h 9m to drive from Seattle to Golden.
There are 961+ hotels available in Golden.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Golden, CO, USA?
You can take a train from Seattle to Washington Ave & 13th St via Sacramento, Denver, Union Station Light Rail Plaza, Oak Station, and Oak Station Gate D in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Eagle County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Int'l Dist/Chinatown to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Tram from Union Station Light Rail Plaza to Oak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Lamy Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Bus from Oak Station Gate D to Washington Ave & 13th St
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 970-328-3520
- info@coretransit.org
- Website
- evta.colorado.gov
Bus from Eagle County Airport to Vail Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://evta.colorado.gov
- Schedules at
- https://evta.colorado.gov/schedule
- Phone
- +1 970-754-7433
- Website
- epicmountainexpress.com
Bus from Eagle County Airport to Vail Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.epicmountainexpress.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to Federal Center Station Gate L
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- 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 Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Santa Fe - Dulceria to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $55–85
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