Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SCQ to SEA: distance & flight time
Santiago (Santiago de Compostela Airport) → Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport)
5,009 mi
8,061 km · 4,353 nm
10h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
See live SCQ→SEA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,009 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 17m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SCQ — Santiago de Compostela Airport · Santiago, Spain
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SCQ
- LCG · A Coruña Airport28 mi away
- VGO · Vigo Airport47 mi away
- BGZ · Braga Municipal Aerodrome90 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport113 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 SCQ from SEA?
The flight distance from Santiago (SCQ) to Seattle (SEA) is 5,009 miles (8,061 km, 4,353 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCQ to SEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 17m 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 time difference between Santiago and Seattle?
Seattle is 9 hours behind Santiago.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SCQ to SEA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SCQ–SEA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.