There are 5 ways to get from Tacoma to Whitehorse by plane, train, car ferry, 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
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY)plane SEA - YXY
7h 31m$114–554Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tacoma to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the carferry from Bellingham, WA to Juneaucarferry Bel
- Take the carferry from Juneau, AK to Hainescarferry Jnu
- Take the carferry from Haines to Skagwaycarferry Jnu
- Take the train from Bennett, BC to Whitehorse, YTtrain
3d 9h$605–2,463Drive 2,560 km
- Drive from Tacoma to Whitehorsecar 2,560 km
31h 18m$457–660Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tacoma to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY)plane YVR - YXY
9h 13m$375–842Train to Portland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tacoma to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY)plane PDX - YXY
10h 51m$231–769
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tacoma to Whitehorse is to fly which costs $110 - $600 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Tacoma to Whitehorse is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs $110 - $600.
The distance between Tacoma and Whitehorse is 1721 km. The road distance is 2560 km.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Tacoma to Whitehorse, including transfers.
Whitehorse is 1h ahead of Tacoma. It is currently 9:19 PM in Tacoma and 10:19 PM in Whitehorse.
Yes, the driving distance between Tacoma to Whitehorse is 2560 km. It takes approximately 31h 18m to drive from Tacoma to Whitehorse.
There are 50+ hotels available in Whitehorse.
What companies run services between Tacoma, WA, USA and Whitehorse, YT, Canada?
Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–480
Flights from Portland International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tacoma to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tacoma to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tacoma to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800 343 7373
- [email protected]
- Website
- White Pass & Yukon Route
Train from Bennett, BC to Whitehorse, YT
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $161–1,100
- Website
- White Pass & Yukon Route
- Adult
- $750–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alaska Department of Transportation
Car ferry from Bellingham, WA to Juneau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- Alaska Department of Transportation
- Schedules at
- Alaska Marine Highway System
- Adult 12+
- $310–1,100
Car ferry from Juneau, AK to Haines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- Alaska Department of Transportation
- Schedules at
- Alaska Marine Highway System
- Adult 12+
- $23–75
Car ferry from Haines to Skagway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $4–22
- Website
- Alaska Department of Transportation
- Schedules at
- Alaska Marine Highway System
- Adult 12+
- $4–22
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