There are 9 ways to get from Silicon Valley to Seattle by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, bus, tram, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SJC - SEA
4h 58m$99–475Fly San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SFO - SEA
4h 56m$68–313Bus
- Take the bus from Redwood City Station to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
22h 56m$119–276Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Seattletrain Coast Starlight
25h 21m$276–607Drive 832.4 mi
- Drive from Silicon Valley to Seattlecar 832.4 mi
14h 30m$152–220Caltrain to Oakland International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane OAK - SEA
5h 53m$84–405Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Paine Field County Airport, bus, tram
- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane SFO - PAE
- Take the bus from Everett Station Bay C1 to Lynnwood City Center Station Bay D3bus
- Take the tram from Lynnwood City Center to Symphonytram
6h 35m$73–332Bus to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Sonoma Co Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane STS - SEA
7h 49m$103–458Bus via Daly City
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0870
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattlebus FlixBus N2111
23h 17m$123–218
Silicon Valley to Seattle by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Silicon Valley to Seattle is to bus via Daly City which costs $120 - $220 and takes 23h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Silicon Valley to Seattle is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs $65 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Silicon Valley to Seattle station. However, there are services departing from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 and arriving at Seattle Bus Station via Redwood City Station, Oakland and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Silicon Valley to Seattle. However, there are services departing from Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound and arriving at Seattle via San Jose. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 21m.
The distance between Silicon Valley and Seattle is 736 miles. The road distance is 837.3 miles.
The best way to get from Silicon Valley to Seattle without a car is to bus which takes 22h 56m and costs $110 - $280.
It takes approximately 4h 58m to get from Silicon Valley to Seattle, including transfers.
Silicon Valley to Seattle bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Redwood City Station.
Silicon Valley to Seattle train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from Silicon Valley to Seattle is to fly which takes 4h 58m and costs $95 - $480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $280 and takes 22h 56m, you could also train, which costs $270 - $650 and takes 25h 21m.
What companies run services between Silicon Valley, CA, USA and Seattle, WA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Delta, and Southwest Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Seattle Bus Station via Redwood City Caltrain-Lane B, Redwood City Station, Oakland, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 22h 56m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Lynnwood City Center to Symphony
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Redwood City Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- 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 Oakland to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from Everett Station Bay C1 to Lynnwood City Center Station Bay D3
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- (800) 562-1375
- riders@commtrans.org
- Website
- communitytransit.org
Bus from Everett Station Bay C1 to Lynnwood City Center Station Bay D3
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.communitytransit.org/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–75
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More Questions & Answers
Silicon Valley to Seattle bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Oakland station.
Silicon Valley to Seattle train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Seattle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Silicon Valley to Seattle is 837 miles. It takes approximately 14h 30m to drive from Silicon Valley to Seattle.
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