How to find cheap flights to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
Currently, $755 is the cheapest price for a one-way flight to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Or you can book a round-trip plane ticket to SEA for $1,194.
Book at the perfect time with Price Alerts. You'll get an email or a notification through the app if the price of tickets to SEA rises or falls.
Don't leave everything to the last moment. You're more likely to find the best price on tickets to Seattle, where Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is located, if you book early. Airlines often have some amazing early bird discounts.
Click on 'Add nearby airports' when searching to increase your chances of scoring cheap flights to Seattle. Doing this will give you more choices for where you take off and touch down, along with different prices.
Think about taking a flight with a stop, as indirect routes usually cost less. Simply uncheck the 'Direct flights' box when searching for your plane tickets to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Best time to go to Seattle
May is typically the cheapest month to hop on a flight to Seattle.
Use the 'Whole month' tool if you have flexible travel dates. Browse fares for the entire month and find a flight to SEA that suits your budget and itinerary.
If you'd like to experience Seattle at its liveliest, lock in your flights to SEA for July. Holidaying during peak seasons generally means more to see and do compared to other times of the year.
The quietest time of the year to go is December. Book your plane tickets to Seattle then and enjoy sightseeing at a slower pace.
Check the weather before travelling. August is the warmest time of year in Seattle, with averages of between 12ºC (54ºF) and 28ºC (82ºF).
Temperatures are at their lowest in February, when they range from -1ºC (30ºF) to 11ºC (52ºF).
With two days of rain on average, July is the driest month in Seattle.
January brings the wettest conditions. You can expect around 13 days of rainfall if you're visiting then.
Travelling to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA): What you need to know
Avoid the layovers and travel to Seattle in a single journey. Take a direct flight to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with one of these airlines:
Think about booking your SEA plane ticket with ANA (All Nippon Airways). It's the leader in on-time performance, with up to 95% of flights to this hub arriving on time.
Your flight will touch down in the UTC-8 timezone at SEA.
Whether you're arriving late or simply want the convenience of staying close by, you'll find some great hotels near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Check in to one of these after your flight to SEA:
If you're catching a connecting flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport or travelling home from there, you're likely to stay on schedule. Up to 80% of all flights out of SEA land when they're supposed to.
Getting to central Seattle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
SEA is located about 23 kilometres from central Seattle.
Once you've touched down from your flight to SEA, the drive to the centre takes around 25 minutes.
Expect the trip to take about 35 minutes when using public transport.
The right hotel can upgrade your whole experience. Settle in at one of these guest-approved stays in Seattle:
Seattle highlights
Put these major attractions high on your to-do list after stepping off your flight to Seattle:
Space Needle: Offering a memorable introduction to everything the city has to offer, this landmark is around 2 kilometres northwest of the centre.
Japanese Garden: Here's where you can hit the pause button when exploring Seattle. This park is roughly 3 kilometres northeast of the centre.
Seattle Skyline: Want more reasons to visit Seattle? This landmark brings in the crowds and is around 5 kilometres west of the city centre.
How to get to Tacoma from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
Headed to the nearby city of Tacoma? It's about 40 kilometres from SEA. It'll take you around 30 minutes to reach the centre in a taxi or ride-share.
Allow roughly 1 hour 20 minutes if you plan to travel to Tacoma on public transport.
Travelling from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kent
If Kent is your destination, it's around 10 kilometres from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Explore more of the United States
There's loads more to see and do in the United States, starting with Portland. Portland Japanese Garden, Peninsula Park Rose Garden and Beyond Van Gogh Portland are must-do's in this city, which is about 209 kilometres south of Seattle. Portland International Airport (PDX) is the major airport in Portland.
Tacoma is another popular destination in the United States and is roughly 24 kilometres southwest of Seattle. Hit some of the best spots right away at LeMay - America's Car Museum, Chihuly Bridge of Glass and Point Defiance Park.
Or head for Vancouver, roughly 209 kilometres south of Seattle. Reconstructed HBC Fort Vancouver, The Marshall House: Victorian Jewel of Officers Row and Clark County Historical Museum are among the many reasons to go.