There are 3 ways to get from Zurich to Seattle by plane or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane ZRH - SEA
13h 49m$315–916Train to Basel, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane BSL - SEA
18h 32m$430–1,350Fly Zurich Airport to Seattle Lake Union SPB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE)plane ZRH - LKE
32h 27m$322–963
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Seattle is to fly which costs $310 - $950 and takes 13h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Seattle is to fly which takes 13h 49m and costs $310 - $950.
The distance between Zurich and Seattle is 5300 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 49m to get from Zurich to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 9h behind Zurich. It is currently 4:06 AM in Zurich and 7:06 PM in Seattle.
There are 1019+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Seattle, WA, USA?
Edelweiss Air, Icelandair, and Air Canada fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) once daily.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Vancouver, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Frankfurt, Vancouver, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Munich, Vancouver, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Vancouver, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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