Cheapest€21.24
- Amtrak A104112:141h 22m13:36Seattle King StreetVancouver Pacific Central
Door to door 2h 6mCO2 6.3 kgChanges 0Refundable
Seattle to Vancouver train
Trains from Seattle to Vancouver start at €25.64 and take 2h 6m at their fastest.
The Trains from Seattle to Vancouver starts at €25.64 and takes 2h 6m door to door, run by 1 operator over 192 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 2h 6mDoor to door
- 1h 22mMoving
- €25.64From
- 6.3 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amtrak | €21.24 | 2h 6m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
The train gets you into Vancouver. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
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When to book Seattle to Vancouver
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €25.0990 days
- €17.3960 days
- €17.9445 days
- €18.4930 days
- €25.6421 days
- €28.3914 days
- €32.007 days
- €31.413 days
- €42.031 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €17.39.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 142 percent. The most expensive point is €42.03, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €31.41Sun
- €25.64Mon
- €27.29Tue
- €27.29Wed
- €33.77Thu
- €31.14Fri
- €28.39Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Seattle
Rail
- Seattle King Street
- Westlake
- Union Station
Vancouver
Rail
- Vancouver Pacific Central
- North Vancouver railway station
- Pacific Central Station
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 192 km against 192 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Seattle at 06:02 and the last at 21:20, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 6m | 1h 22m | 44m | €25.64 | 6.3 kg | 12 |
| Flight | 3h 50m | 40m | 3h 10m | €31.41 | 48.7 kg | 32 |
Questions about Seattle to Vancouver
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Seattle to Vancouver take?
The Train from Seattle to Vancouver takes 2h 6m door to door, of which 1h 22m is spent moving. The route runs 192 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Seattle to Vancouver cost?
The Train from Seattle to Vancouver starts at €25.64 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €26.74. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Seattle to Vancouver?
1 operators run the Train from Seattle to Vancouver: Amtrak. Between them they file around 12 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Seattle to Vancouver use?
The Train from Seattle to Vancouver leaves from Seattle King Street and arrives at Vancouver Pacific Central. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Seattle to Vancouver?
The Train is both the cheapest and the fastest way from Seattle to Vancouver, at €25.64 and 2h 6m door to door, against 1 other modes that also run the corridor. On this route there is no trade to make between the money and the hours.
When should I book the Train from Seattle to Vancouver?
Fares for the Train from Seattle to Vancouver bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €17.39. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 142 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Seattle to Vancouver produce?
The Train from Seattle to Vancouver produces about 6.3 kg of CO2 per passenger over 192 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Seattle to Vancouver?
Operators on the Train from Seattle to Vancouver publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 6m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Seattle to Vancouver on September 12, 2026: 192 km of route against 192 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €25.64, and 2h 6m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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