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BUR to SEA: distance & flight time
Burbank (Bob Hope Airport) → Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport)
938 mi
1,510 km · 815 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
938 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BUR — Bob Hope Airport · Burbank, United States
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BUR
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport18 mi away
- WHP · Whiteman Airport5 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport8 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport14 mi away
Near SEA
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- BFI · Boeing Field King County International Airport6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport18 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUR from SEA?
The flight distance from Burbank (BUR) to Seattle (SEA) is 938 miles (1,510 km, 815 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUR to SEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUR to SEA?
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