There are 6 ways to get from Seattle to Lax by plane or train
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Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SEA - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Brigtrain
19h 4mCHF 392–972Fly to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SEA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Brigtrain
20h 36mCHF 329–1,061Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Basel (BSL)plane SEA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Brigtrain
19h 35mCHF 440–1,127Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SEA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
19h 17mCHF 352–842Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SEA - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
19h 22mCHF 336–807Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane SEA - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brigtrain
20h 7mCHF 399–956
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Lax is to fly and train which costs SFr 350 - SFr 850 and takes 19h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Lax is to fly and train which takes 19h 4m and costs SFr 390 - SFr 1000.
The distance between Seattle and Lax is 8706 km.
It takes approximately 19h 4m to get from Seattle to Lax, including transfers.
Lax is 9h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 12:59 PM in Seattle and 9:59 PM in Lax.
There are 1493+ hotels available in Lax.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Lax, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Seattle to Lax. However, you can take the vehicle to SeaTac/Airport, walk to SeaTac Station, take the line 574 bus to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, walk to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, take the train to Brig, walk to Brig Bahnhofplatz, then take the train to Lax. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to SeaTac/Airport, walk to SeaTac Station, take the line 574 bus to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, walk to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the line 50 bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, take the train to Brig, walk to Brig Bahnhofplatz, then take the train to Lax.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–420
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–430
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–420
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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