Limo from Vancouver Cruise to Seattle airport

[tj48103]

If we end up renting a car in Seattle and using it to drive to and from Vancouver, where is a good place to park the vehicle while we are on the cruise?

This is what we plan to do. It was cheaper for us to fly to Seattle rent a car and park it for a week than it would have been to fly to Vancouver. There is a parking garage at the port you can reserve https://canadaplace.parkindigo.com/cruise-ship-parking.html

 

[Doingitagain]

This is what we plan to do. It was cheaper for us to fly to Seattle rent a car and park it for a week than it would have been to fly to Vancouver. There is a parking garage at the port you can reserve https://canadaplace.parkindigo.com/cruise-ship-parking.html

Very helpful, thank you! How long is the drive from Seattle to Vancouver? Any items we should consider in our decision other than cost?

 

[tj48103]

I haven’t driven it before but I think 2.5-3hrs. One other factor is there is no Covid test requirement for returning to the US by car so it means one less Covid test. (But maybe by then they will drop the test requirement for air travel.

 

[lunaland]

Very helpful, thank you! How long is the drive from Seattle to Vancouver? Any items we should consider in our decision other than cost?

It's about 3 hours- heavily dependent on traffic. Also consider wait times to cross the border can be long. I would plan on driving in a day early just in case. For reference I've lived 30 min north of Seattle for my entire life.

 

[CindyLouB]

It's about 3 hours- heavily dependent on traffic. Also consider wait times to cross the border can be long. I would plan on driving in a day early just in case. For reference I've lived 30 min north of Seattle for my entire life.

How long do you think from Vancouver cruise terminal to Seattle airport, on a Tuesday morning (April 26). We have a 3:30 flight out of Seattle, limousine pickup at 9am at the cruise terminal. I think that's enough time, right? I hope ??

 

[bcwife76]

How long do you think from Vancouver cruise terminal to Seattle airport, on a Tuesday morning (April 26). We have a 3:30 flight out of Seattle, limousine pickup at 9am at the cruise terminal. I think that's enough time, right? I hope ??

Yes. As long as there is no accidents on the I5 in WA then that is plenty of time. Right now, border waits to go down to the US are minimal, even on weekends. I crossed last Wednesday morning with a friend to do some shopping in Bellingham WA. We drove across at 10am and there was NO wait, we pulled right up to the booth. The busiest week days to cross are always Monday and Friday so you'll be fine on a Tuesday morning.

 

[Doingitagain]

Yes. As long as there is no accidents on the I5 in WA then that is plenty of time. Right now, border waits to go down to the US are minimal, even on weekends. I crossed last Wednesday morning with a friend to do some shopping in Bellingham WA. We drove across at 10am and there was NO wait, we pulled right up to the booth. The busiest week days to cross are always Monday and Friday so you'll be fine on a Tuesday morning.

Hmmmm, we debark on a Monday. What flight time should we book from Seattle to allow enough time to get to the Seattle airport from Vancouver?

 

[CindyLouB]

Yes. As long as there is no accidents on the I5 in WA then that is plenty of time. Right now, border waits to go down to the US are minimal, even on weekends. I crossed last Wednesday morning with a friend to do some shopping in Bellingham WA. We drove across at 10am and there was NO wait, we pulled right up to the booth. The busiest week days to cross are always Monday and Friday so you'll be fine on a Tuesday morning.

Thank you!!

 

[PsylockeSmythe]

Hmmmm, we debark on a Monday. What flight time should we book from Seattle to allow enough time to get to the Seattle airport from Vancouver?

Well it is roughly 157 miles and Google Maps, estimates that if you got on the road around 9:30am it would take somewhere from 3 to 4 hours mattering on traffic. So you are looking at an outbound flight that would leave between 2:30 and 3:30pm. But again this will matter how soon you can get on the road, traffic, border crossing, etc.

You might be able to get away with one earlier if you can get off the ship early enough and don't run into any other issues, but that could also be cutting it close.

Psy

 

[Doingitagain]

Well it is roughly 157 miles and Google Maps, estimates that if you got on the road around 9:30am it would take somewhere from 3 to 4 hours mattering on traffic. So you are looking at an outbound flight that would leave between 2:30 and 3:30pm. But again this will matter how soon you can get on the road, traffic, border crossing, etc.

You might be able to get away with one earlier if you can get off the ship early enough and don't run into any other issues, but that could also be cutting it close.

Psy

So helpful! It looks like there is only one non stop in the afternoon and that is at 5:00, so that would work.

Thank you!