There are 5 ways to get from Lake Cowichan to Seattle by bus, ferry, busferry, plane, or tram
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Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Village Green Mall to Legislature Terminalbus 66
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Seattle Clipper Terminalferry Victoria
6h 54m$124–214Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Village Green Mall to Legislature Terminalbus 66
- Take the busferry from Victoria to Vancouverbusferry
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Seattle Bus Stationbus
13h 6m$26–99Line 7 bus, bus to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, fly to Seattle Lake Union SPB
- Take the bus from South Shore & King George to Village Green Mallbus
- Take the bus from Village Green Mall to Douglas & Fortbus
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE)plane YWH - LKE
4h 49m$117–387Bus to Nanaimo, fly to Seattle Lake Union SPB
- Take the bus from Drinkwater Rd at Cowichan Commons to Bay D at Downtown Nanaimo Exchbus
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE)plane ZNA - LKE
7h 40m$359–1,409Line 7 bus, bus to Victoria International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, tram
- Take the bus from South Shore & King George to Village Green Mallbus
- Take the bus from Village Green Mall to Douglas & Hillsidebus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane YYJ - SEA
- Take the tram from SeaTac/Airport to Symphonytram
7h 30m$203–763
Lake Cowichan to Seattle by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Cowichan to Seattle is to bus and bus and ferry which costs $25 - $100 and takes 13h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Cowichan to Seattle is to line 7 bus and bus and fly which takes 4h 49m and costs $110 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Lake Cowichan to Seattle station. However, there are services departing from South Shore & King George and arriving at Seattle Bus Station via Village Green Mall, Victoria and Vancouver. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 6m.
The distance between Lake Cowichan and Seattle is 145 miles.
The best way to get from Lake Cowichan to Seattle without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 6h 54m and costs $120 - $220.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Lake Cowichan to Seattle, including transfers.
Lake Cowichan to Seattle bus services, operated by BC Transit - Cowichan Valley, depart from Village Green Mall station.
Lake Cowichan to Seattle bus services, operated by BC Transit - Cowichan Valley, arrive at Legislature Terminal station.
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What companies run services between Lake Cowichan, BC, Canada and Seattle, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lake Cowichan to Seattle. However, you can take the line 7 bus to Village Green Mall, take the bus to Legislature Terminal, walk to Victoria, then take the ferry to Seattle Clipper Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a bus from South Shore & King George to Seattle Bus Station via Village Green Mall, Legislature Terminal, Victoria, Vancouver, and Vancouver in around 13h 6m.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Seattle Lake Union SPB
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Nanaimo to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–260
Flights from Nanaimo to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Coal Harbour Spb, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–280
Flights from Nanaimo to Seattle Lake Union SPB via Vancouver, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–480
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- [email protected]
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from SeaTac/Airport to Symphony
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 250 746 9899
- [email protected]
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Village Green Mall to Legislature Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $2
Bus from Village Green Mall to Legislature Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $2
Bus from South Shore & King George to Village Green Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $2
Bus from Village Green Mall to Douglas & Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $2
Bus from South Shore & King George to Village Green Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $2
Bus from Village Green Mall to Douglas & Hillside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $2
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- [email protected]
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Victoria to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–48
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Adult
- $48
- Senior
- $44
- Youth
- $20
- Child
- $10
- Toddler
- $0
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Vancouver to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Vancouver to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- [email protected]
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Drinkwater Rd at Cowichan Commons to Bay D at Downtown Nanaimo Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $2
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Victoria to Seattle Clipper Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $120–210
- Child
- $80–110
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