Direct Flights from Seattle to Billings
Billings · Montana
Nonstop service from SEA to BIL on Alaska. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 15 cities have a nonstop to Billings, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Billings for, from Seattle
1h 50m in the air, 662 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Billings. Two nights works.
About Billings
Billings is the largest city in Montana in Yellowstone County, with an estimated 110,000 people (2019). As a destination, Billings does a significant amount of convention business and is also the host to various regional events such as music festivals, athletic contests, rodeos, and outdoor activities. Billings hosts the largest hospitals in a 500-mile radius, as such the medical profession is a major source of employment in the area. Billings is also a frequent overnight or meal stop for westbound visitors to Yellowstone National Park, as it is the last major city for visitors going to the park via the Beartooth Highway.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Billings
- ZooMontana is a 70-acre (28 ha) zoo located in Billings, Montana, U.S. and is Montana's only zoo and botanical park. The zoo currently maintains nearly 100 animals, representing 58 species.
- St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Billings, Montana, United States. Along with St. Ann's Cathedral in Great Falls, Montana it is the seat of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings.
- Pictograph Cave is an area of three caves located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Billings, Montana, United States, preserved and protected in the 23-acre (9.3 ha) Pictograph Cave State Park.
- The Rimrocks are geological rimrock sandstone formations that outcrop in sections of Billings, Montana.
- The Western Heritage Center is a regional museum located in historic downtown Billings, Montana, United States. The museum is housed in the historic Parmly Billings Memorial Library, built in 1901.
- The Yellowstone Art Museum (YAM) in downtown Billings, Montana, United States, is the largest contemporary art museum in Montana.
- Yellowstone National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located one mile north of Laurel, Yellowstone County, Montana, at 55 Buffalo Trail Road, administered by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, National…
- Lake Elmo State Park is a public recreation area located on the northeast side of Billings, Montana. The state park occupies 123 acres (50 ha) and is at an elevation of 3,199 feet (975 m).
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Billings weather, compared with Seattle
Within 1° of Seattle on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Billings 36°F · Seattle 47°F · 11° colder
- April
- Billings 57°F · Seattle 58°F · much the same
- July
- Billings 87°F · Seattle 77°F · 11° warmer
- October
- Billings 59°F · Seattle 60°F · much the same
January bottoms out near 36°F — a real coat, not a layer. Billings also swings harder through the year than Seattle does — 51° between its coldest and warmest months against 31°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Billings
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Billings is May–June and September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 67–77°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Billings's highlights, from ZooMontana, St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral (Billings, Montana), and Pictograph Cave (Billings, Montana) and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Seattle to Billings?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Seattle (SEA) to Billings (BIL) on Alaska.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Seattle to Billings?
- Alaska flies nonstop between Seattle (SEA) and Billings (BIL).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Seattle to Billings?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Seattle to Billings.
- How far is Billings from Seattle?
- Billings is about 662 miles from Seattle by air.
- What is there to do in Billings?
- Popular things to do include ZooMontana, St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral (Billings, Montana), Pictograph Cave (Billings, Montana), Rimrocks, and more.
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