Getting Here location
PACIFIC OCEAN
WASHINGTON
IDAHO
CANADA
Seattle is located in Washington state on the West Coast of the United States in the Pacific Northwest. The state is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north by Canada, on the south by Oregon, and on the east by Idaho.
OREGON
WEATHER
Seattle is a beautiful place to visit any time of the year. Summers are cool and refreshing with average highs in the mid-20˚ C (mid-70˚ F), offering visitors a break from heat and humidity. And in the winter, the mild climate means temperatures never go below freezing and snow is extremely rare.
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airlines with nonstop international flights
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has nonstop flights to 21 international destinations in Asia, Europe, Canada, Mexico, and the Middle East. other airlines offering international flights Aer Lingus American Airlines Air China Air France Alitalia Austrian Avianca Brussels Airlines China Eastern China Southern Copa Airlines CSA Czech Airlines
Delta Connection Finnair Frontier Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Iberia JetBlue KLM LOT Polish Airlines Air New Zealand Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) South African Airways Southwest Airlines
Sun Country Airlines Swiss TACA Airlines TAM Linhas Aéreas TAP Portugal Turkish Airlines US Airways Vietnam Airlines Virgin America Virgin Australia
Trains
Three Amtrak routes travel to King Street Station in downtown Seattle: Empire Builder (Chicago–St. Paul/Minneapolis–Milwaukee–Spokane–Seattle), Coast Starlight (Los Angeles–Portland–Seattle), and Amtrak Cascades (Vancouver, BC–Seattle–Tacoma–Portland–Salem–Eugene). Rocky Mountaineer‘s Coastal Passage route provides service between Seattle; Vancouver, BC; and the Canadian Rockies, starting May 2014. Visit amtrak.com and rockymountaineer.com for more information.
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Visit Seattle Travel Planners’ Guide 2014
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Amsterdam, Netherlands (10hr 20min) Beijing, China (10hr 30min) Calgary, AB, Canada (1hr 40min) Dubai, United Arab Emirates (14hr 15min) Edmonton, AB, Canada (2hr) Frankfurt, Germany (10hr 15min) Hong Kong, China (15hr; service begins June 2014) Kelowna, BC, Canada (1hr) London, England (9hr 50min) Los Cabos, Mexico (6hr) Mazatlan, Mexico (6hr 30min) Paris, France (10hr 30min) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (4hr 30min) Reykjavik, Iceland (7hr 15min) Seoul, Korea (9hr 40 min) Shanghai, China (12hr) Taipei, Taiwan (10hr 35min) Tokyo, Japan (8hr 40min) Toronto, ON, Canada (5hr 20min) Vancouver, BC, Canada (55min) Victoria, BC, Canada (50min)