There are 8 ways to get from Seattle to Richmond by plane, subway, bus, train (Amtrak), car, tram, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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Fly Seattle - Lake Union to Vancouver Harbour, subway
best- Fly from Seattle - Lake Union to Vancouver Harbourplane
- Take the subway from Waterfront Station @ Platform 4 to Richmond-Brighouse Station @ Canada Linesubway
1h 46m$152–292Drive 218.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Seattle to Richmondcar 218.3 km
2h 30m$44–63Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmondbus Seattle Airport
3h 45m$55–65Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain Amtrak Cascades
4h 34m$76–156Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport
- Take the tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SEA - YVR
2h 54m$229–959Fly Seattle Lake Union SPB to Coal Harbour Spb
- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH)plane LKE - CXH
2h 47m$237–461Fly Seattle Lake Union SPB to Vancouver International Airport
- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane LKE - YVR
4h 59m$554–854Bus via Vancouver
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus FlixBus 2115 / ...
- Take the bus from East-Van to Richmond Centrebus To Cypress / ...
5h 5m$49–76
Seattle to Richmond by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Richmond is to drive which costs $40 - $65 and takes 2h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Richmond is to fly and subway which takes 1h 46m and costs $150 - $300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Seattle, WA - Convention centre and arriving at River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Seattle to Richmond station. However, there are services departing from Seattle and arriving at Richmond-Brighouse Station @ Canada Line via Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1 and Vancouver City Centre Station @ Platform 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 34m.
The distance between Seattle and Richmond is 208 km. The road distance is 218.3 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Richmond without a car is to bus which takes 3h 45m and costs $55 - $65.
It takes approximately 1h 46m to get from Seattle to Richmond, including transfers.
Seattle to Richmond bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to Richmond train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Richmond is to bus which takes 3h 45m and costs $55 - $65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $75 - $160 and takes 4h 34m, you could also fly, which costs $230 - $470 and takes 2h 47m.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Richmond, BC, Canada?
Quick Shuttle operates a bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond 3 times a day. Tickets cost $55–65 and the journey takes 3h 45m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Seattle to Vancouver twice daily. Tickets cost $70–150 and the journey takes 4h.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–450
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Coal Harbour Spb via Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–450
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Vancouver International Airport via Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–450
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Vancouver International Airport via Coal Harbour Spb, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–700
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Vancouver International Airport via Coal Harbour Spb, Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–290
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–290
- Phone
- +1 604 953 3333
- Website
- translink.ca
Subway from Waterfront Station @ Platform 4 to Richmond-Brighouse Station @ Canada Line
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.translink.ca/
- Zone 1
- $4
- Zone 2
- $5
- Zone 3
- $7
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- [email protected]
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $5
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- [email protected]
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://quickcoach.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://quickcoach.com/en/schedule
- Adult
- $55–65
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- 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 Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 604 937 7669
- [email protected]
- Website
- cypresscoachlines.com
Bus from East-Van to Richmond Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $19
- Website
- https://www.cypresscoachlines.com/
- Book at
- https://ccl.zaui.net/booking/web/#/guest/journey-widget/search
- Passenger
- $19
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More Questions & Answers
Seattle to Richmond bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Vancouver station.
Seattle to Richmond train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Vancouver station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Richmond is 218 km. It takes approximately 2h 30m to drive from Seattle to Richmond.
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