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YVR to SEA: distance & flight time
Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport) → Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport)
127 mi
205 km · 110 nm
48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
127 miles nonstop takes roughly 48m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YVR — Vancouver International Airport · Vancouver, Canada
- 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 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
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 YVR from SEA?
The flight distance from Vancouver (YVR) to Seattle (SEA) is 127 miles (205 km, 110 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YVR to SEA?
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.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YVR to SEA?
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