Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
TVL to BFI: distance & flight time
South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport) → Seattle (Boeing Field King County International Airport)
608 mi
978 km · 528 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
See live TVL→BFI fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
608 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m 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
- TVL — Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe, United States
- BFI — Boeing Field King County 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 TVL
- TKF · Truckee Tahoe Airport30 mi away
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport44 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport74 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield77 mi away
Near BFI
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport6 mi away
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport22 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TVL from BFI?
The flight distance from South Lake Tahoe (TVL) to Seattle (BFI) is 608 miles (978 km, 528 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVL to BFI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 TVL to BFI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TVL–BFI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.