There are 6 ways to get from Seattle to Thunder Bay by plane, train, bus, shuttle, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT)plane SEA - YQT
10h 29m$229–909Train, bus, shuttle, drive
- Take the train from Seattle to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from St. Paul to U of M Duluthbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Knife River Trailhead to Grand Marais
- Drive from Grand Marais to Kakabeka Fallscar
47h 43mDrive 2,899.7 km
- Drive from Seattle to Thunder Baycar 2,899.7 km
31h 28m$560–809Train, bus to Abbotsford International Airport, fly to Thunder Bay International Airport
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Scott Road Skytrain Station to Abbotsford International Airportbus
- Fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT)plane YXX - YQT
12h 36m$234–861Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Duluth International Airport, shuttle, drive
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Duluth International Airport (DLH)plane SEA - DLH
- Take a shuttle bus from Duluth International Airport to Grand Marais
- Drive from Grand Marais to Kakabeka Fallscar
13h 50mBus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Portage la Prairietrain
- Take the taxi from Portage la Prairie to Westbound RRC Polytech at RRC Polytechtaxi
- Take the bus from Winnipeg to Thunder Baybus
2d 18h$573–822
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Thunder Bay is to train and bus and fly which costs $230 - $900 and takes 12h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Thunder Bay is to fly which takes 10h 29m and costs $220 - $950.
The distance between Seattle and Thunder Bay is 2467 km. The road distance is 2899.7 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Thunder Bay without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 2 days 18h and costs $550 - $850.
It takes approximately 10h 29m to get from Seattle to Thunder Bay, including transfers.
Thunder Bay is 3h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 6:51 PM in Seattle and 9:51 PM in Thunder Bay.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Thunder Bay is 2900 km. It takes approximately 31h 28m to drive from Seattle to Thunder Bay.
There are 32+ hotels available in Thunder Bay.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Thunder Bay, ON, Canada?
Air Canada and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Spokane, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Duluth International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Vancouver to Portage la Prairie
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $230–350
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $290–350
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $260–310
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Paul to U of M Duluth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 218-834-5511
- Website
- superiorhikingshuttle.com
Shuttle from Knife River Trailhead to Grand Marais
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- http://superiorhikingshuttle.com
- Website
- https://reservations.superiorshuttle.com/
Shuttle from Duluth International Airport to Grand Marais
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- http://superiorhikingshuttle.com
- Website
- https://reservations.superiorshuttle.com/
- info@reliablebus.ca
- Website
- reliablebus.ca
Bus from Scott Road Skytrain Station to Abbotsford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://reliablebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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 Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 1.800.461.8558
- info@ontarionorthland.ca
- Website
- ontarionorthland.ca
Bus from Winnipeg to Thunder Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en
- Adult
- $110–170
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- $180–220
Arrow/Portage Taxi
- Phone
- +1 204 857 8794
Arrow Taxi
- Phone
- +1 204 857 8294
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