There are 11 ways to get from Seattle to Swarthmore by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, train, subway, or bus
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 Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane SEA - PHL
8h 38m$252–962Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SEA - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
10h 28m$162–609Train via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
2d 19h$910–1,926Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
2d 21h$489–958Drive 2,762.9 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Swarthmorecar 2,762.9 mi
44h 44m$505–729Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SEA - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
10h 6m$223–1,461Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane SEA - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
10h 19m$173–1,178Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SEA - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
10h 22m$338–1,301Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SEA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
10h 52m$198–706Train, bus
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
2d 20h$776–1,568Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
3d 1h$963–2,015
Seattle to Swarthmore by train and subway (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Swarthmore is to fly and train which costs $160 - $650 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Swarthmore is to fly which takes 8h 38m and costs $250 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Swarthmore. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at Chester Rd & Rutgers Av - FS via Denver Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Market St & 11th St and 69th St Transit Center South Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
No, there is no direct train from Seattle to Swarthmore. However, there are services departing from Seattle and arriving at Swarthmore via Chicago Union Station, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Washington Union Station and Gray 30th St Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Seattle and Swarthmore is 2418 miles. The road distance is 2779 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Swarthmore without a car is to train via Washington which takes 2 days 19h and costs $900 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Seattle to Swarthmore, including transfers.
Seattle to Swarthmore bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to Swarthmore train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Swarthmore is to fly which takes 8h 38m and costs $250 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can train via Washington, which costs $900 - $2,000 and takes 2 days 19h, you could also bus, which costs $480 - $1,000 and takes 2 days 21h.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Swarthmore, PA, USA?
American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Seattle to Swarthmore via Chicago Union Station, Rockville Amtrak, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Washington Union Station, and Gray 30th St Station in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
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 Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Seattle to Swarthmore bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Swarthmore is 3h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 11:06 PM in Seattle and 2:06 AM in Swarthmore.
Seattle to Swarthmore train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Swarthmore is 2779 miles. It takes approximately 44h 44m to drive from Seattle to Swarthmore.
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