There are 8 ways to get from Seattle to Vista by plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or tram
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)SEA - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego - Old Town to Oceanside Transit Center Platform 3
7h 34m$119–579Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)SEA - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Lower Level pickup to 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA
7h 54m$100–385Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus StationGreyhound US0500
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oceanside Transportation CenterGreyhound US0831
31h 10m$180–393Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Los AngelesCoast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to OceansidePacific Surfliner
39h 20m$204–368Drive 1,227.1 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Vista1,227.1 mi
20h 37m$224–324Fly Paine Field County Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)PAE - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego - Old Town to Oceanside Transit Center Platform 3
8h 42m$129–672Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, line 43 bus, train, line 302 bus
- Take the tram from Int'l Dist/Chinatown to SeaTac/Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)SEA - SNA
- Take the bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Oceanside
- Take the bus from Oceanside Transit Center Stall 9 to W Vista Way & Melrose Plaza
10h 32mFly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)SEA - BUR
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oceanside
9h 50m$122–476
Seattle to Vista by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Vista is to fly and bus which costs $95 - $390 and takes 7h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Vista is to fly and train which takes 7h 34m and costs $110 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Vista. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at Vista Transit Center Stall 5 via Sacramento Bus Station and Oceanside Transit Center Stall 10. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 10m.
The distance between Seattle and Vista is 1126 miles. The road distance is 1234.3 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Vista without a car is to bus which takes 31h 10m and costs $180 - $400.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Seattle to Vista, including transfers.
Seattle to Vista bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Vista is to bus which takes 31h 10m and costs $180 - $400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $200 - $370 and takes 39h 20m.
Seattle to Vista bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Vista is 1234 miles. It takes approximately 20h 37m to drive from Seattle to Vista.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Vista, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vista Transit Center Stall 5 via Sacramento Bus Station, Oceanside Transportation Center, and Oceanside Transit Center Stall 10 in around 31h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Seattle to Vista Transit Center Stall 5 via Los Angeles, Oceanside, and Oceanside Transit Center Stall 10 in around 39h 20m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- Website
- gonctd.com
Train from San Diego - Old Town to Oceanside Transit Center Platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–31
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Int'l Dist/Chinatown to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–15
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 Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oceanside Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Lower Level pickup to 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-Macarthur to Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1 760-966-6500
- Website
- gonctd.com
Bus from Oceanside Transit Center Stall 9 to W Vista Way & Melrose Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://gonctd.com
- Schedules at
- https://gonctd.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–5
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