There are 6 ways to get from Seattle to Crater Lake by plane, car, train, taxi, or bus
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Fly to Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport, drive
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport (MFR)SEA - MFR
- Drive from Medford-Airport-MFR to Rim Village Crater Lake Lodge
5h 2m$61–310Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to ChemultCoast Starlight
- Take the taxi from Chemult to Crater Lake
11h 14m$175–307Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Portland Union Station to Bend Hawthorne Station
- Take the bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Beaver Marsh
- Take the taxi from Beaver Marsh to Crater Lake
12h 39m$163–280Drive 419.7 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Crater Lake National Park419.7 mi
7h 52m$77–111Fly to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM)SEA - RDM
- Take the bus from Redmond Airport to Beaver Marsh
- Take the taxi from Beaver Marsh to Crater Lake
7h 16m$168–500Fly to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG)SEA - EUG
- Take the train from Eugene to Chemult
- Take the taxi from Chemult to Crater Lake
8h 10m$227–529
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport (MFR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Crater Lake is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Crater Lake is to fly and drive which takes 5h 2m and costs $60 - $310.
The distance between Seattle and Crater Lake is 447 miles. The road distance is 422.1 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Crater Lake without a car is to train and taxi which takes 11h 14m and costs $170 - $310.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Seattle to Crater Lake, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Crater Lake is 422 miles. It takes approximately 7h 52m to drive from Seattle to Crater Lake.
There are one+ hotels available in Crater Lake.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Crater Lake, Klamath County, OR, USA?
There is no direct connection from Seattle to Crater Lake. However, you can take the vehicle to SeaTac/Airport, walk to SeaTac Station, take the line 574 bus to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, walk to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) airport, fly to Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport (MFR), then drive to Rim Village Crater Lake Lodge. Alternatively, you can take the train to Chemult then take the taxi to Crater Lake.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Chemult
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $45–110
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $50–150
- Business - advance purchase
- $70–320
- Business Class
- $120–350
Train from Eugene to Chemult
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- info@pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Portland Union Station to Bend Hawthorne Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–65
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Beaver Marsh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–27
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Redmond Airport to Beaver Marsh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Phone
- (541) 389-7469
- info@cobreeze.com
- Website
- cobreeze.com
Bus from Portland Union Station to Bend Hawthorne Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $59–63
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $110–160
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