Direct Flights from Seattle to Lewiston
Lewiston · Idaho
Nonstop service from SEA to LWS on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Lewiston, and Seattle is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Lewiston for, from Seattle
1h in the air, 261 miles: short enough that a single night in Lewiston is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Lewiston
Lewiston is the county seat of and largest city in Nez Perce County, Idaho. It is the second largest city in the Idaho Panhandle region behind Coeur d'Alene. It sits across the river from Clarkston, Washington. In 2020, Lewiston was home to 34,000 people. Like Pocatello, Lewiston has a strong working-class heritage. Industries related to timber and logging pursuits have long been key to the city's economy. Because the Columbia and later the Snake River are navigable by some ocean-going vessels all the way to Lewiston, the city has the distinction of being Idaho's only port city, and the furthest inland port in the western United States.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Lewiston
- Cottonwood Butte is a mountain and modest ski area in the western United States, located in north central Idaho, west of nearby Cottonwood.
- Winchester Lake State Park is a public recreation area covering 418 acres (169 ha) on the southern edge of Winchester in Lewis County, Idaho, United States.
- Hells Gate State Park is a public recreation area located on the southern edge of Lewiston, Idaho, at the Snake River's downstream entrance to Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in North America.
- Fields Spring State Park is a 828-acre (3.35 km2) public recreation area in the northwest United States, located in southeastern Washington on State Route 129, four miles (6 km), south of Anatone.
- Lewiston Hill is a large sloping escarpment in the northwest United States, located immediately north of the confluence of the Clearwater and Snake rivers in north central Idaho.
- The University of Idaho Arboretum and Botanical Garden is a major arboretum and botanical garden in the northwestern United States, on the campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.
- Tamarack Ski Area is a former ski area in the western United States, located in north central Idaho, seven miles (11 km) northwest of Troy in Latah County.
- Dworshak National Fish Hatchery is a mitigation hatchery located on the Clearwater River within the Nez Perce Reservation near Ahsahka, in north-central Idaho, United States.
- War Memorial Gymnasium is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in the northwest United States, on the campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.
- Camp Wooten Retreat Center is a group camp in the Washington State Park System located fifteen miles south of Pomeroy in Columbia County, Washington.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Lewiston weather, compared with Seattle
4° warmer than Seattle on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Lewiston 42°F · Seattle 47°F · 5° colder
- April
- Lewiston 62°F · Seattle 58°F · 4° warmer
- July
- Lewiston 91°F · Seattle 77°F · 14° warmer
- October
- Lewiston 63°F · Seattle 60°F · 3° warmer
December bottoms out near 41°F — a real coat, not a layer. Lewiston also swings harder through the year than Seattle does — 50° 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 Lewiston
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Lewiston is April–June and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–79°F.
- How long to stay
- Lewiston rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Cottonwood Butte, Winchester Lake State Park, and Hells Gate State Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Seattle to Lewiston?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Seattle (SEA) to Lewiston (LWS) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Seattle to Lewiston?
- Delta flies nonstop between Seattle (SEA) and Lewiston (LWS).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Seattle to Lewiston?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Seattle to Lewiston.
- How far is Lewiston from Seattle?
- Lewiston is about 261 miles from Seattle by air.
- What is there to do in Lewiston?
- Popular things to do include Cottonwood Butte, Winchester Lake State Park, Hells Gate State Park, Fields Spring State Park, and more.
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