There are 8 ways to get from Mount St. Helens to Ellensburg by unknown, train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, train, bus via Seattle
best- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Kelso-Longviewunknown
- Take the train from Kelso-Longview to Seattletrain
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburgbus
6h 32mTravel, train, bus
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Kelso-Longviewunknown
- Take the train from Kelso-Longview to Tacomatrain
- Take the bus from Tacoma to Ellensburgbus
7h 6mTravel to Portland International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, bus
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Portland-Airport-PDXunknown
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane PDX - SEA
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburgbus
5h 46mTravel, bus
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Morton E - Transit Station 200 Westlake Aveunknown
- Take the bus from Morton E - Transit Station 200 Westlake Ave to Mellen Street e-Transit Station - 1401 Mellen St.bus
- Take the bus from Olympia to Ellensburgbus
8h 53mTravel, bus, train
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Glenoma Groceryunknown
- Take the bus from Glenoma Grocery to Centralia Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Centralia Amtrak Station to Tacomatrain
- Take the bus from Tacoma to Ellensburgbus
9h 34mTravel to Portland International Airport, fly to King County International Airport, bus
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Portland-Airport-PDXunknown
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to King County International Airport (BFI)plane PDX - BFI
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburgbus
5h 45mTravel to Portland International Airport, fly to Wenatchee, bus
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Portland-Airport-PDXunknown
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Wenatchee (EAT)plane PDX - EAT
- Take the bus from Wenatchee Columbia Station to Ellensburgbus
6h 13mTravel, train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Yakima Air Terminal Airport, bus
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Kelso-Longviewunknown
- Take the train from Kelso-Longview to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Yakima Air Terminal Airport (YKM)plane SEA - YKM
- Take the bus from Yakima Airport to Ellensburg - 4th / Rubybus
8h 1m
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Mount St. Helens and Ellensburg is 274 miles.
The best way to get from Mount St. Helens to Ellensburg without a car is to travel and train and bus via Seattle which takes 6h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Mount St. Helens to Ellensburg, including transfers.
There are 21+ hotels available in Ellensburg.
What companies run services between Mount St. Helens, WA, USA and Ellensburg, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Mount St. Helens to Ellensburg. However, you can travel to Kelso-Longview, take the train to Seattle, walk to Int'l Dist/Chinatown, take the vehicle to Stadium, walk to Seattle Bus Station, then take the bus to Ellensburg. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Mount St. Helens to Ellensburg via Kelso-Longview, Tacoma, and Tacoma in around 7h 6m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–320
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wenatchee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Yakima Air Terminal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from Portland International Airport to King County International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kelso-Longview to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kelso-Longview to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Centralia Amtrak Station to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kelso-Longview to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Tacoma to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Olympia to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northwestern Stages
Bus from Tacoma to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Northwestern Stages
- Adults
- $55–70
Bus from Tacoma to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Northwestern Stages
- Adults
- $55–70
- Phone
- +1 360-330-2072
- [email protected]
- Website
- Twin Transit
Bus from Morton E - Transit Station 200 Westlake Ave to Mellen Street e-Transit Station - 1401 Mellen St.
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- Twin Transit
- Website
- highwayshopper.com
Bus from Glenoma Grocery to Centralia Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- highwayshopper.com
- Phone
- 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- Apple Line
Bus from Wenatchee Columbia Station to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–32
- Website
- Apple Line
- Phone
- +1 509-575-6175
- Website
- yakimatransit.org
Bus from Yakima Airport to Ellensburg - 4th / Ruby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- yakimatransit.org
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