Direct Flights from Fresno to Seattle
Seattle · Washington
Nonstop service from FAT to SEA on Alaska. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
92 cities have a nonstop to Seattle, Fresno among them.
How long to go to Seattle for, from Fresno
2h in the air, 749 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Seattle. Two nights works.
About Seattle
Seattle, Washington sits at one of the most beautiful spots in the United States. Occupying a narrow isthmus between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington, it is the biggest city in the Pacific Northwest, with 780,000 people in Seattle and over four million people in the metro area. Seen from above, carpets of evergreen trees, pristine blue waters, and snowy white mountains surround the downtown's metallic skyscrapers, earning the city its nickname The Emerald City.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Seattle
- The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States. Considered to be an icon of the city, it has been designated a Seattle landmark.
- The Museum of Pop Culture is a nonprofit museum in Seattle, Washington, United States, dedicated to contemporary popular culture.
- The Seattle Art Museum is an art museum located in Seattle, Washington, United States.
- The Seattle Center is an entertainment, education, tourism and performing arts center located in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
- The Henry Art Gallery is the contemporary art museum of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It is administered by the Arts Division of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Washington.
- The Museum of Flight is a private non-profit air and space museum in the Seattle metropolitan area of Washington in the United States.
- The Seattle Great Wheel is a 53-meter Ferris wheel at Pier 57 on Elliott Bay in Seattle, Washington, United States.
- The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is the natural history museum of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.
- The Seattle Aquarium is a public aquarium in Seattle, Washington, United States, located on Pier 59 and 60 on the Elliott Bay waterfront.
- The Seattle Asian Art Museum is a museum of Asian art at Volunteer Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
- Freeway Park, officially known as Jim Ellis Freeway Park, is an urban park in Seattle, Washington, United States, connecting the city's downtown to the Seattle Convention Center and First Hill.
- Woodland Park Zoo is a wildlife conservation organization and zoological garden located in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Seattle weather, compared with Fresno
17° cooler than Fresno on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Seattle 47°F · Fresno 57°F · 9° colder
- April
- Seattle 58°F · Fresno 75°F · 16° colder
- July
- Seattle 77°F · Fresno 99°F · 22° colder
- October
- Seattle 60°F · Fresno 80°F · 20° colder
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Seattle
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Seattle is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 65–77°F.
- How long to stay
- Seattle rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Space Needle, Museum of Pop Culture, and Seattle Art Museum and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Fresno to Seattle?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Fresno (FAT) to Seattle (SEA) on Alaska.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Fresno to Seattle?
- Alaska flies nonstop between Fresno (FAT) and Seattle (SEA).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Fresno to Seattle?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Fresno to Seattle.
- How far is Seattle from Fresno?
- Seattle is about 749 miles from Fresno by air.
- What is there to do in Seattle?
- Popular things to do include Space Needle, Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Center, and more.
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