There are 8 ways to get from Seattle to Pendleton by train, car, bus (Flixbus), plane, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, drive (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Pasco Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Pasco Amtrak Station to Pendletoncar
9h 12m$109–242Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Walla Walla Regional Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Walla Walla Regional Airport (ALW)plane SEA - ALW
- Take the bus from Walla Walla Transfer Center to Walmartbus
6h 24m$43–255Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburgbus
- Take the bus from Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St to Yakima Airportbus 11
- Take the bus from Yakima Air Terminal to Valley Transitbus
- Take the bus from Walla Walla Transfer Center to City Hall - Librarybus
11h 21m$61–104Drive 269 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Pendletoncar 269 mi
4h 39m$50–71Bus via Seattle Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to Ellensburg, WA - CWU Starbucksbus
- Take the bus from Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St to Yakima Airportbus 11
- Take the bus from Yakima Air Terminal to Valley Transitbus
- Take the bus from Walla Walla Transfer Center to City Hall - Librarybus
11h 51m$85–103Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from SeaTac Station to Yakima Airport
- Take the bus from Yakima Air Terminal to Valley Transitbus
- Take the bus from Walla Walla Transfer Center to City Hall - Librarybus
12h 8m$83–138Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC)plane SEA - PSC
- Take the bus from Tri-Cities Airport to Valley Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Walla Walla Transfer Center to City Hall - Librarybus
7h 11m$54–257Train to Portland International Airport, fly to Eastern Oregon Regional Airport
- Take the train from Seattle to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT)plane PDX - PDT
7h 19m$88–424
Seattle to Pendleton by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Pendleton is to drive which costs $45 - $75 and takes 4h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Pendleton is to drive which takes 4h 39m and costs $45 - $75.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Pendleton. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at City Hall - Library via Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St, Yakima Air Terminal and Walla Walla Transfer Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 21m.
The distance between Seattle and Pendleton is 456 miles. The road distance is 270.6 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Pendleton without a car is to bus which takes 11h 21m and costs $60 - $110.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Seattle to Pendleton, including transfers.
Seattle to Pendleton bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to Pendleton bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Ellensburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Pendleton is 271 miles. It takes approximately 4h 39m to drive from Seattle to Pendleton.
There are 15+ hotels available in Pendleton.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Pendleton, OR, USA?
You can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to City Hall - Library via Ellensburg, Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St, Yakima Airport, Yakima Air Terminal, and Walla Walla Transfer Center in around 11h 21m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Walla Walla Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
- Website
- boutiqueair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Eastern Oregon Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver Station to Pasco Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $45–60
Bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to Ellensburg, WA - CWU Starbucks
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 509-575-6175
- Website
- yakimatransit.org
Bus from Ellensburg - E 11th Ave. & N. Maple St to Yakima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- yakimatransit.org
- Phone
- +1 866-253-5247
- csr@airporter.com
- Website
- grapeline.us
Bus from Yakima Air Terminal to Valley Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- https://grapeline.us
- Schedules at
- https://grapeline.us/travel-center/schedule2/
Bus from Tri-Cities Airport to Valley Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–21
- Website
- https://grapeline.us
- Schedules at
- https://grapeline.us/travel-center/schedule2/
- Phone
- +1 541-276-3165
- Kayak@ctuir.org
- Website
- ctuir.org
Bus from Walla Walla Transfer Center to City Hall - Library
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://ctuir.org/departments/tribal-planning-office/kayak-public-transit/
Bus from Walla Walla Transfer Center to Walmart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://ctuir.org/departments/tribal-planning-office/kayak-public-transit/
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from SeaTac Station to Yakima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
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