There are 9 ways to get from Tacoma to Ucluelet by train, bus, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Tacoma to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Tofino Harbourtrain 71
- Take the bus from Campbell at First to Peninsula at Mainbus 1
9h 29mFly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ)plane SEA - YAZ
7h 26m$69–454Bus, train
- Take the bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to 4th Ave & Universitybus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Vancouver Waterfront Station, BCbus
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Tofino Harbourtrain 71
- Take the bus from Campbell at First to Peninsula at Mainbus 1
10h 47mTrain to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Tofino/Long Beach Airport
- Take the train from Tacoma to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ)plane YVR - YAZ
9h 17m$385–653Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to 4th Ave & Pine Stbus 594 / ...
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry
- Take the bus from Victoria - Capital City Station, 721 Douglas St. to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferrybus
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Ucluelet - Bus stop at 1645 Cedar Roadbus
12h 5m$277–407Train to Coal Harbour Spb, fly to Nanaimo, bus
- Take the train from Tacoma to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane CXH - ZNA
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Ucluelet - Bus stop at 1645 Cedar Roadbus
11h 34m$276–475Bus, bus to Richmond - Richmond, fly to Nanaimo - Departure Bay, Nanaimo
- Take the bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to 4th Ave & Universitybus
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond - Richmond to Nanaimo - Departure Bay, Nanaimoplane
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Ucluelet - Bus stop at 1645 Cedar Roadbus
11h 29mFly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tofino SPB
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Tofino SPB (YTP)plane SEA - YTP
6h 33m$149–524Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nanaimo, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane SEA - ZNA
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Ucluelet - Bus stop at 1645 Cedar Roadbus
10h 2m$103–373
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tacoma to Ucluelet is to fly and bus which costs $100 - $380 and takes 10h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Tacoma to Ucluelet is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs $140 - $550.
The distance between Tacoma and Ucluelet is 558 km.
The best way to get from Tacoma to Ucluelet without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Tacoma to Ucluelet, including transfers.
Ucluelet is 1h ahead of Tacoma. It is currently 8:59 AM in Tacoma and 9:59 AM in Ucluelet.
There are 82+ hotels available in Ucluelet.
What companies run services between Tacoma, WA, USA and Ucluelet, BC, Canada?
Delta, Pacific Coastal Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–330
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tofino SPB via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nanaimo via Portland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nanaimo via Kelowna, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–1,100
- Website
- helijet.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Nanaimo
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–330
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–410
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tofino/Long Beach Airport via Victoria, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tacoma to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tacoma to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tacoma to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 778 800 0225
- [email protected]
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Harbour to Tofino Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Harbour to Tofino Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Harbour Air
- Phone
- +1 778 421 8617
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Coast
Bus from Campbell at First to Peninsula at Main
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- West Coast
Bus from Campbell at First to Peninsula at Main
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- West Coast
- [email protected]
- Website
- Island Link Bus
Bus from Campbell at First to Peninsula at Main
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $36
Bus from Campbell at First to Peninsula at Main
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $36
Bus from Victoria - Capital City Station, 721 Douglas St. to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Ucluelet - Bus stop at 1645 Cedar Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $53
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Ucluelet - Bus stop at 1645 Cedar Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $53
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Ucluelet - Bus stop at 1645 Cedar Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $53
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Ucluelet - Bus stop at 1645 Cedar Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $53
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sound Transit
Bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to 4th Ave & University
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $5
Bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to 4th Ave & Pine St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $5
Bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to 4th Ave & University
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $5
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Quick Shuttle
Bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Vancouver Waterfront Station, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $71
- Website
- Quick Shuttle
- Schedules at
- Quick Shuttle Schedule
Bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $68
- Website
- Quick Shuttle
- Schedules at
- Quick Shuttle Schedule
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $170–300
- Child
- $110–150
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