There are 5 ways to get from San Diego to Port Townsend by plane, car, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Paine Field County Airport, drive
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane SAN - PAE
- Drive from Seattle-Airport-PAE to Port Townsendcar
5h 47m$181–758Fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SAN - SEA
- Take the bus from SeaTac Airport - Departures to Coupeville - Coupe's Villagebus
- Take the ferry from Coupeville to Port Townsendferry
8h 35m$157–464Bus
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Greyhound Station to 63 Four Corners Park & Ridebus
37h 10m$223–420Train, bus
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Seattletrain
- Take the bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to 63 Four Corners Park & Ridebus
42h 14m$513–1,076Drive 1,290.3 mi
- Drive from San Diego to Port Townsendcar 1,290.3 mi
22h 17m$236–341
San Diego to Port Townsend by tram and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Port Townsend is to fly and bus and ferry which costs $150 - $470 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Port Townsend is to fly and drive which takes 5h 47m and costs $180 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from San Diego to Port Townsend. However, there are services departing from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop and arriving at Haines Place Park & Ride via Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Greyhound Station and Four Corners Park & Ride. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 10m.
The distance between San Diego and Port Townsend is 1225 miles. The road distance is 1297.8 miles.
The best way to get from San Diego to Port Townsend without a car is to bus which takes 37h 10m and costs $220 - $420.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from San Diego to Port Townsend, including transfers.
San Diego to Port Townsend bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop station.
San Diego to Port Townsend bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Diego to Port Townsend is 1298 miles. It takes approximately 22h 17m to drive from San Diego to Port Townsend.
There are 217+ hotels available in Port Townsend.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Port Townsend, WA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from County Center/Little Italy Station to Haines Place Park & Ride via Old Town Station, San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop, Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Greyhound Station, and Four Corners Park & Ride in around 37h 10m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–950
- 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 San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 360-417-0700
- Website
- dungeness-line.com
Bus from Seattle Greyhound Station to 63 Four Corners Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://dungeness-line.com/
- Schedules at
- https://dungeness-line.com/schedules/
Bus from Seattle Amtrak Station to 63 Four Corners Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://dungeness-line.com/
- Schedules at
- https://dungeness-line.com/schedules/
- Phone
- +1 360-679-4003
- Website
- seatacshuttle.com
Bus from SeaTac Airport - Departures to Coupeville - Coupe's Village
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.seatacshuttle.com
- Youth 0-15
- $25–35
- Seniors 60+
- $30–45
- Adult 16-59
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 360 705 7000
- Website
- wsdot.wa.gov
Ferry from Coupeville to Port Townsend
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–25
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $6–16
- Vehicle & Driver
- $18–25
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