There are 8 ways to get from Nelson to Seattle by car, plane, bus, train, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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Drive to Spokane Felts Field, fly to King County International Airport
best- Drive from Nelson to Spokane Felts Field (SFF)car
- Fly from Spokane Felts Field (SFF) to King County International Airport (BFI)plane SFF - BFI
5h 13m$987–1,852Drive 403.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Nelson to Seattlecar 403.7 mi
8h 27m$93–134Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC to Midway, BCbus
- Drive from Midway, BC to Church - Hwy 97 & Hwy 20car
- Take the bus from Church - Hwy 97 & Hwy 20 to Okanogan, WA - Main TranGO Officebus
- Take the bus from Okanogan, WA - Main TranGO Office to Wenatchee, WAbus
- Take the train from Wenatchee Amtrak to Seattletrain
14h 20m$128–203Drive to Spokane International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Drive from Nelson to Spokane-Airport-GEGcar
- Fly from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane GEG - SEA
5h 36m$162–357Bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC to Kelowna, BCbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane YLW - SEA
10h 24m$303–733Bus
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus Kaslo
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Seattle Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2115 / ...
15h 10m$162–222Bus via Langley
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Langley, BC - 8660 200 Stbus Kaslo
- Take the bus from Chevron - Gas Station to Seattle, WA - Convention centrebus Vancouver
15h 13m$172–216Bus, train
- Take the bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus Kaslo
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain Amtrak Cascades
15h 45m$190–287
Nelson to Seattle by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Seattle is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 8h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Seattle is to drive and fly which takes 5h 13m and costs $950 - $1,900.
No, there is no direct bus from Nelson to Seattle station. However, there are services departing from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street and arriving at Seattle Bus Station via Vancouver. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 10m.
The distance between Nelson and Seattle is 389 miles. The road distance is 406.1 miles.
The best way to get from Nelson to Seattle without a car is to bus which takes 15h 10m and costs $160 - $230.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Nelson to Seattle, including transfers.
Nelson to Seattle bus services, operated by Mountain Man Mikes Bus Service, depart from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street station.
Nelson to Seattle bus services, operated by Mountain Man Mikes Bus Service, arrive at Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nelson to Seattle is 406 miles. It takes approximately 8h 27m to drive from Nelson to Seattle.
There are 1381+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Nelson, BC, Canada and Seattle, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Seattle Bus Station via Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station and Vancouver in around 15h 10m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–300
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Spokane Felts Field to King County International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Wenatchee Amtrak to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 778 760 1891
- [email protected]
- Website
- fritztravels.com
Bus from Nelson, BC to Midway, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://fritztravels.com/
- Book at
- https://book.fritztravels.com/
- Adult
- $50–60
Bus from Nelson, BC to Kelowna, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- https://fritztravels.com/
- Book at
- https://book.fritztravels.com/
- Adult
- $60–75
- Phone
- +1 (509) 557-6177
- [email protected]
- Website
- okanogantransit.com
Bus from Church - Hwy 97 & Hwy 20 to Okanogan, WA - Main TranGO Office
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://okanogantransit.com/services/
- Schedules at
- https://okanogantransit.com/routes___schedules/all_routes.php
- All adults
- $1
- Children (up to 6)
- $0
- Phone
- +1 (800) 635-4391
- [email protected]
- Website
- octn.org
Bus from Okanogan, WA - Main TranGO Office to Wenatchee, WA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- https://www.octn.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.octn.org/what-we-do/transportation/bus-schedules.html
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- [email protected]
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
Bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Langley, BC - 8660 200 St
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
Bus from Nelson, BC - 512 Railway Street to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
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
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- [email protected]
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Chevron - Gas Station to Seattle, WA - Convention centre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $38–43
- Website
- https://quickcoach.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://quickcoach.com/en/schedule
- Adult
- $38–43
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