There are 6 ways to get from Seattle to Palisades Tahoe by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane SEA - RNO
- Take the taxi from Reno-Airport-RNO to Palisades Tahoetaxi
4h 44m$281–636Drive 726 mi
cheapest- Drive from Seattle to Palisades Tahoecar 726 mi
14h 32m$133–192Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrakbus
- Take the taxi from Sharlands Avenue and Avenida de Landa to Railyard Mobility Hubtaxi
23h 51m$259–426Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Colfax Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Colfax Amtrak Station to Palisades Tahoecar
23h 59m$295–591Fly from Paine Field County Airport, taxi
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane PAE - RNO
- Take the taxi from Reno-Airport-RNO to Palisades Tahoetaxi
6h 44m$368–1,078Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Seattle to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Iron Point station to Safeway Plazabus 25
- Drive from Safeway Plaza to Palisades Tahoecar
25h 28m
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Palisades Tahoe is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 14h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Palisades Tahoe is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 44m and costs $280 - $650.
The distance between Seattle and Palisades Tahoe is 628 miles. The road distance is 730.2 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Palisades Tahoe without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 23h 51m and costs $250 - $430.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Seattle to Palisades Tahoe, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Palisades Tahoe is 730 miles. It takes approximately 14h 32m to drive from Seattle to Palisades Tahoe.
There are 1692+ hotels available in Palisades Tahoe.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Palisades Tahoe, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Seattle to Palisades Tahoe. However, you can take the vehicle to SeaTac/Airport, walk to SeaTac Station, take the line 574 bus to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, walk to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO), then take the taxi to Palisades Tahoe. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Sacramento Bus Station, take the bus to Reno Amtrak, walk to RTC 4th STREET STATION Bay F 4SS, take the line 4 bus to Sharlands Avenue and Avenida de Landa, take the taxi to Railyard Mobility Hub, take the bus to Village at Palisades Tahoe - East, then walk to Palisades Tahoe.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Colfax Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- 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 Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- eldoradotransit.com
Bus from Iron Point station to Safeway Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eldoradotransit.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
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