There are 6 ways to get from Seattle to St. Louis by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or train
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Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)SEA - STL
6h 25m$192–810Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Spokane Station
- Take the bus from Spokane to Billings
- Take the bus from Billings, MT to Cheyenne, WY
- Take the bus from Cheyenne to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
47h 5m$327–699Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union StationEmpire Builder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. LouisLincoln Service / ...
2d 3h$276–2,253Drive 2,078.8 mi
- Drive from Seattle to St. Louis2,078.8 mi
32h 55m$380–548Bus to Bellingham International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Bellingham Airport
- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)BLI - STL
9h 35m$243–939Train to Portland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Seattle to Portland
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)PDX - STL
9h 45m$287–1,183
Seattle to St. Louis by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to St. Louis is to drive which costs $370 - $550 and takes 32h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to St. Louis is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs $190 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to St. Louis station. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at St Louis Bus Station via Spokane, Billings, MT, Cheyenne and Denver Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Seattle to St. Louis. However, there are services departing from Seattle and arriving at St. Louis via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Seattle and St. Louis is 1744 miles. The road distance is 2090.9 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to St. Louis without a car is to bus which takes 47h 5m and costs $320 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Seattle to St. Louis, including transfers.
Seattle to St. Louis bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to St. Louis train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
The best way to get from Seattle to St. Louis is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs $190 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $320 - $700 and takes 47h 5m, you could also train, which costs $270 - $2,300 and takes 2 days 3h.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and St. Louis, MO, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station via Spokane, Billings, Billings, MT, Cheyenne, and Denver Union Station in around 47h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
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
- $230–2,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- 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
- $40–110
- 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
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults 12 and over
- $40–95
- 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
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Billings, MT to Cheyenne, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–150
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Bus from Cheyenne to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cheyenne to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Bellingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- quickcoach.com
- Adult
- $30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Seattle to St. Louis bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Spokane Station.
St. Louis is 2h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 8:03 PM in Seattle and 10:03 PM in St. Louis.
Seattle to St. Louis train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to St. Louis is 2091 miles. It takes approximately 32h 55m to drive from Seattle to St. Louis.
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