There are 9 ways to get from Stanford to Seattle by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, bus, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SFO - SEA
5h 21m$73–345Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Paine Field County Airport, bus, tram
cheapest- 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 D2bus
- Take the tram from Lynnwood City Center to Symphonytram
7h 1m$68–334Bus
- Take the bus from Winslow St & Broadway St to Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37bus Epx
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
21h 37m$120–299Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Seattletrain Coast Starlight
25h 46m$275–609Drive 834.7 mi
- Drive from Stanford to Seattlecar 834.7 mi
14h 35m$153–220Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SJC - SEA
5h 30m$99–498Caltrain 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
6h 22m$89–417Bus 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
8h 15m$104–495Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from J & 4th St to I St & 9th Stbus 70 / ...
- Take the bus from Marysville to Seattle Bus Stationbus
24h 31m$147–282
Stanford to Seattle by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stanford to Seattle is to train and bus which costs $140 - $290 and takes 24h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Stanford to Seattle is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs $70 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Stanford to Seattle station. However, there are services departing from Stanford Oval and arriving at Seattle Bus Station via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9, Winslow St & Broadway St, San Francisco Bus Station and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 37m.
The distance between Stanford and Seattle is 720 miles. The road distance is 839.6 miles.
The best way to get from Stanford to Seattle without a car is to bus which takes 21h 37m and costs $120 - $300.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Stanford to Seattle, including transfers.
Stanford to Seattle bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Winslow St & Broadway St station.
The best way to get from Stanford to Seattle is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs $70 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $300 and takes 21h 37m, you could also train, which costs $270 - $650 and takes 25h 46m.
Stanford to Seattle bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stanford to Seattle is 840 miles. It takes approximately 14h 35m to drive from Stanford to Seattle.
What companies run services between Stanford, CA, USA and Seattle, WA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Delta, and United Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Stanford Oval to Seattle Bus Station via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 5, Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9, Redwood City Caltrain-Lane B, Winslow St & Broadway St, Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37, San Francisco Bus Station, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 21h 37m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
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
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- 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
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Winslow St & Broadway St to Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- 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 Marysville to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from Everett Station Bay C1 to Lynnwood City Center Station Bay D2
- 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 D2
- 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
- $21–70
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–70
- Phone
- +1 (530) 634-6880
- Website
- yubasuttertransit.com
Bus from J & 4th St to I St & 9th St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- Yuba-Sutter Transit
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from J & 4th St to I St & 9th St
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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