United StatesUnited StatesLos Angeles to Seattle shipping route.
1,827 km by road, about 47 h 48 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Los Angeles and Seattle
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
Los AngelesRoadSeattleTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 1,827 km (1,135 mi) |
| Straight line | 1,545 km |
| Transit time | 47 h 48 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 25 h 48 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Los Angeles to Seattle shipping route by road
A truck from Los Angeles to Seattle drives 1,827 km. That is the driving distance on roads open to heavy goods vehicles, against 1,545 km as the crow flies.
Transit time for one driver is about 47 h 48 min, of which 25 h 48 min at the wheel. We assume 9 driving hours a day and an 11 hour rest between shifts. A two driver team can keep the truck moving and cut the trucking transit time almost in half.
Road freight on Los Angeles to Seattle is booked as FTL (a full truck for one shipper) or LTL and groupage (you pay for the pallet places you use). FTL is faster and safer for high value goods; groupage is cheaper for a few pallets but adds consolidation time.
By rail the same trip is 1,960 km and takes about 2.7 days at freight train speed.
Of 16 road routes from Los Angeles in this directory, Seattle is the 3rd shortest. Closer destinations: Denver (1,699 km) and Phoenix (602 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Los Angeles to Seattle?
1,827 km by road (1,545 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Los Angeles to Seattle?
About 47 h 48 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (25 h 48 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Seattle to Los Angeles has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
- Los Angeles to Phoenix602 km
- Los Angeles to Denver1,699 km
- Los Angeles to
Vancouver2,055 km - Los Angeles to Laredo2,263 km
- Los Angeles to Dallas2,314 km
- Los Angeles to
Monterrey2,486 km - Vancouver to Seattle263 km
- Denver to Seattle2,099 km
- Phoenix to Seattle2,241 km
- Kansas City to Seattle2,958 km
- Chicago to Seattle3,333 km
- Dallas to Seattle3,344 km
How we count: road distance on the truck network, 9 driving hours a day with rest periods. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all road distance between cities or the Shipping Routes Directory.