There are 3 ways to get from SeaTac to Rochester by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 45 bus
best- Take the train from Tacoma to Centralia Amtrak Stationtrain Amtrak Cascades / ...
- Take the bus from Centralia - Amtrak to Melrose St Roch WestBoundbus 45
4h 7m$22–44Bus, line 610 bus, line 3 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from SeaTac Station to SR 512 P&R - Zone Hbus 574
- Take the bus from SR512 Park & Ride - Zone G to Lacey Transit Center - Bay Gbus 610
- Take the bus from Tumwater Square Cleveland Ave SE & Emerson St SE to ROOF Center US HWY 12 & Bend St SWbus 3
5h 19m$5–9Drive 69.6 mi
- Drive from SeaTac to Rochestercar 69.6 mi
1h 20m$13–19
SeaTac to Rochester by tram, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from SeaTac to Rochester is to bus and line 610 bus and line 3 bus which costs $5 - $9 and takes 5h 19m.
The fastest way to get from SeaTac to Rochester is to drive which takes 1h 20m and costs $12 - $19.
No, there is no direct bus from SeaTac station to Rochester. However, there are services departing from SeaTac Station and arriving at ROOF Center US HWY 12 & Bend St SW via SR512 Park & Ride - Zone G, Lacey Transit Center - Bay L and Tumwater Square Cleveland Ave SE & Emerson St SE. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 19m.
The distance between SeaTac and Rochester is 80 miles. The road distance is 70 miles.
The best way to get from SeaTac to Rochester without a car is to train and line 45 bus which takes 4h 7m and costs $22 - $45.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from SeaTac to Rochester, including transfers.
SeaTac to Rochester bus services, operated by Sound Transit, depart from SeaTac Station.
SeaTac to Rochester bus services, operated by Sound Transit, arrive at SR 512 P&R - Zone H station.
Yes, the driving distance between SeaTac to Rochester is 70 miles. It takes approximately 1h 20m to drive from SeaTac to Rochester.
There are 20+ hotels available in Rochester.
What companies run services between SeaTac, WA, USA and Rochester, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from SeaTac Station to ROOF Center US HWY 12 & Bend St SW via SR512 Park & Ride - Zone G, Lacey Transit Center - Bay G, Lacey Transit Center - Bay L, and Tumwater Square Cleveland Ave SE & Emerson St SE in around 5h 19m.
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tacoma to Centralia Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (360) 532-2770
- Website
- ghtransit.com
Bus from Centralia - Amtrak to Melrose St Roch WestBound
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.ghtransit.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- [email protected]
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from SeaTac Station to SR 512 P&R - Zone H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 360-786-1881
- Website
- intercitytransit.com
Bus from SR512 Park & Ride - Zone G to Lacey Transit Center - Bay G
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.intercitytransit.com/
- Phone
- +1-253-472-7846
- Website
- trpc.org
Bus from Tumwater Square Cleveland Ave SE & Emerson St SE to ROOF Center US HWY 12 & Bend St SW
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- trpc.org
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