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SEA to YVR: distance & flight time
Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport) → Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport)
127 mi
205 km · 110 nm
48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
127 miles nonstop takes roughly 48m 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
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, United States
- YVR — Vancouver International Airport · Vancouver, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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
Near YVR
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome8 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport11 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport26 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SEA from YVR?
The flight distance from Seattle (SEA) to Vancouver (YVR) is 127 miles (205 km, 110 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEA to YVR?
A nonstop flight takes about 48m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SEA to YVR?
Nonstop service on SEA–YVR depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SEA to YVR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SEA–YVR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SEA to YVR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SEA–YVR tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.