There are 6 ways to get from St. Louis to Orcas Island by plane, shuttle, ferry, bus, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle, ferry
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane STL - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
11h 44m$232–498Fly to Orcas Island Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Orcas Island Airport (ESD)plane STL - ESD
12h 46m$212–902Bus, taxi, ferry
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Bellingham Bus Stopbus
- Take the taxi from Bellingham Bus Stop to 10th St and Q Avetaxi
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
2d 4h$479–767Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Everett Station to South Mount Vernon Park & Ridebus 90X
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
2d 7h$675–1,562Fly to Bellingham International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI)plane STL - BLI
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
13h 29m$216–900Train, bus, ferry via Spokane
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take the bus from SeaTac Airport - Departures to NAS Whidbey - Gateway Innbus
- Take the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Islandferry
2d 8h$694–1,488
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Orcas Island is to fly and shuttle and ferry which costs $230 - $500 and takes 11h 44m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Orcas Island is to fly and shuttle and ferry which takes 11h 44m and costs $230 - $500.
The distance between St. Louis and Orcas Island is 1846 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Orcas Island without a car is to bus and taxi and ferry which takes 2 days 4h and costs $470 - $800.
It takes approximately 11h 44m to get from St. Louis to Orcas Island, including transfers.
Orcas Island is 2h behind St. Louis. It is currently 11:49 AM in St. Louis and 9:49 AM in Orcas Island.
There are 112+ hotels available in Orcas Island.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Orcas Island, WA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., San Juan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Orcas Island Airport (ESD) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Anacortes Ferry Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
- Phone
- +1 360 705 7000
- Website
- Washington State Ferries
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Schedules at
- Washington State Ferries
- Passenger
- $9–18
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–40
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Schedules at
- Washington State Ferries
- Passenger
- $9–18
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–40
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Schedules at
- Washington State Ferries
- Passenger
- $9–18
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–40
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Schedules at
- Washington State Ferries
- Passenger
- $9–18
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–40
Ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Schedules at
- Washington State Ferries
- Passenger
- $9–18
- Vehicle & Driver
- $27–40
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Bellingham Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1 360-220-4990
- Website
- taxibellingham.com
Bellingham Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 360-733-8294
- Website
- yellowcabinc.com
Red Cab
- Phone
- +1 360-332-1960
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