There are 8 ways to get from Mount St. Helens to Ellensburg by unknown, train, bus, plane, or shuttle
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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, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- 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 a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ellensburg, WA - CWU Starbucks
6h 2mTravel, 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 Mellen Street e-Transit Station - 1401 Mellen St. to Olympia Transit Center - 280 Washington St NEbus
- Take the bus from Olympia to Ellensburgbus
8h 36mTravel, 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, 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 39mTravel, 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 Central Washington Universitybus
6h 9mTravel, fly to Tri-Cities Airport, bus
- Walk from Mount St. Helens to Portland-Airport-PDXunknown
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC)plane PDX - PSC
- Take the bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Ellensburgbus
6h 54m
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
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 17+ 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
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–330
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wenatchee
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–320
Flights from Portland International Airport to King County International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kelso-Longview to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kelso-Longview to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Centralia Amtrak Station to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tacoma to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Olympia to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pasco Bus Stop to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Tacoma to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Olympia to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Tacoma to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Tacoma to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Tacoma to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $55–70
Bus from Tacoma to Ellensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $55–70
Bus from Wenatchee Columbia Station to Central Washington University
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $40–50
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- [email protected]
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ellensburg, WA - CWU Starbucks
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
- Phone
- +1 360-330-2072
- [email protected]
- Website
- twintransit.org
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
- twintransit.org
Bus from Mellen Street e-Transit Station - 1401 Mellen St. to Olympia Transit Center - 280 Washington St NE
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- twintransit.org
- Website
- highwayshopper.com
Bus from Glenoma Grocery to Centralia Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- highwayshopper.com
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