There are 8 ways to get from Seattle to Waterfront Station by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, tram, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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Fly Seattle - Lake Union to Vancouver Harbour
best- Fly from Seattle - Lake Union to Vancouver Harbourplane
1h 15m$210–390Drive 226.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Seattle to Waterfront Stationcar 226.5 km
2h 44m$44–64Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Canada Placebus Seattle Airport
3h 22m$50–65Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain Amtrak Cascades
4h 7m$58–127Fly Seattle Lake Union SPB to Coal Harbour Spb
- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH)plane LKE - CXH
2h 14m$334–754Fly Seattle Lake Union SPB to Vancouver International Airport
- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane LKE - YVR
5h 58m$53–380Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport
- Take the tram from Int'l Dist/Chinatown to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SEA - YVR
4h 23m$163–865Bus via Seattle Bus Station
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus FlixBus 2115 / ...
4h 7m$53–89
Seattle to Waterfront Station by train and subway (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Waterfront Station is to drive which costs $40 - $65 and takes 2h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Waterfront Station is to fly which takes 1h 15m and costs $210 - $390.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Seattle, WA - Convention centre and arriving at Canada Place. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Seattle to Waterfront Station station. However, there are services departing from Seattle and arriving at Waterfront Station @ Platform 1 via Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 7m.
The distance between Seattle and Waterfront Station is 194 km. The road distance is 226.5 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Waterfront Station without a car is to bus which takes 3h 22m and costs $50 - $65.
The plane from Seattle - Lake Union to Vancouver Harbour takes 1h 5m including transfers and departs once daily.
Seattle to Waterfront Station bus services, operated by Quick Shuttle, depart from Seattle, WA - Convention centre station.
Seattle to Waterfront Station train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Waterfront Station is to fly which takes 1h 15m and costs $210 - $390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $50 - $65 and takes 3h 22m, you could also train, which costs $55 - $130 and takes 4h 7m.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Waterfront Station, BC, Canada?
Harbour Air flies from Seattle - Lake Union to Vancouver Harbour once daily. Alternatively, Quick Shuttle operates a bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Canada Place 3 times a day. Tickets cost $50–65 and the journey takes 3h 18m.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–360
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Coal Harbour Spb via Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–360
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Vancouver International Airport via Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–370
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Vancouver International Airport via Coal Harbour Spb, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Vancouver International Airport via Coal Harbour Spb, Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–390
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–300
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- 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
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $5
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Canada Place
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- quickcoach.com
- Adult
- $50–65
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- 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/
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More Questions & Answers
Seattle to Waterfront Station bus services, operated by Quick Shuttle, arrive at Canada Place station.
Seattle to Waterfront Station train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Vancouver station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Waterfront Station is 227 km. It takes approximately 2h 44m to drive from Seattle to Waterfront Station.
There are 996+ hotels available in Waterfront Station.