There are 7 ways to get from Seattle to Louisville by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Louisville International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane SEA - SDF
9h 29m$187–809Fly to Blue Grass Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Blue Grass Airport (LEX)plane SEA - LEX
- Drive from Lexington-Airport-LEX to Louisvillecar
9h 45m$149–625Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Spokane Stationbus
- Take the bus from Spokane to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Dickinsonbus
- Take the bus from Dickinson to Minneapolisbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
2d 1h$262–807Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Stationtrain Empire Builder
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KYbus Chicago
2d 5h$249–1,289Drive 2,308.3 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Louisvillecar 2,308.3 mi
37h 19m$422–609Fly to Covington, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Covington (CVG)plane SEA - CVG
- Take the bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Louisville, KY Bus Stationbus
10h 17m$237–1,053Fly to Indianapolis, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Indianapolis (IND)plane SEA - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KYbus
10h 47m$178–719
Seattle to Louisville by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Louisville is to fly and drive which costs $140 - $650 and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Louisville is to fly which takes 9h 29m and costs $180 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Louisville. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at Louisville, KY via Spokane, Billings, Dickinson, Minneapolis Bus Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Seattle and Louisville is 1972 miles. The road distance is 2321.8 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Louisville without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $260 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Seattle to Louisville, including transfers.
Seattle to Louisville bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Louisville is to fly which takes 9h 29m and costs $180 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $260 - $850 and takes 2 days 1h.
Seattle to Louisville bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Spokane Station.
Louisville is 3h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 11:23 AM in Seattle and 2:23 PM in Louisville.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Louisville, KY, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to Louisville, KY via Spokane, Billings, Dickinson, Minneapolis Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Covington via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Covington via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Blue Grass Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Covington via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $100–120
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Billings to Dickinson
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Dickinson to Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–60
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Louisville, KY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $22–45
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Louisville, KY Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Louisville is 2322 miles. It takes approximately 37h 19m to drive from Seattle to Louisville.
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