Direct Flights from Seattle to Medford
Medford · Oregon
Nonstop service from SEA to MFR on Alaska, Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 10 cities have a nonstop to Medford, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Medford for, from Seattle
1h 10m in the air, 352 miles: short enough that a single night in Medford is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 6 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Medford
Medford is a city in the Rogue Valley in Southern Oregon. The town is southern Oregon's largest and most diverse city, brimming with historical and cultural attractions while offering regional tax-free shopping. Medford is the county seat of Jackson County, and is the commercial and medical hub of southern Oregon. Its autumns tend to be very mild, and dry when compared to the rest of the state.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Medford
- Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve is a protected area in the northern Siskiyou Mountains of southwestern Oregon in the United States.
- Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint, is a state park south of the community of Prospect on Oregon Route 62 in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.
- Lithia Park is the largest and most central park of Ashland, Oregon, United States.
- ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum in Ashland, Oregon, is a science museum, founded as a non-profit organization in 2001 by a small group of families. The goal was to use an existing 26,000 sq. ft.
- Carter Memorial Fountain is a fountain in Ashland, Oregon, United States. It features Pioneer Mike, a statue by Allen George Newman.
- Mount Ashland ski area is located on 7,532-foot (2,296 m) Mount Ashland and features 44 trails on 200 acres (0.81 km2) served by five lifts, including expert terrain in a glacial cirque called The Bowl.
- Eagle Point National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located just east of Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon and about 14 miles (20 km) northeast of Medford.
- Wolf Creek Inn State Heritage Site is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
- Joseph H. Stewart State Recreation Area is a state park located on the Rogue River approximately 40 miles (64 km) from Crater Lake National Park and 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Medford in Jackson County, southern Orego…
- Casey State Recreation Site is a day-use only state park located 29 miles northeast of Medford, Oregon off Oregon Route 62. The parks offers picnic and boating facilities, as well as access to the Rogue River.
- Calle Guanajuato is a park in Ashland, Oregon, United States.
- Pompadour Bluff is a summit in the U.S. state of Oregon. The elevation is 2,306 feet (703 m).
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Medford weather, compared with Seattle
8° warmer than Seattle on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Medford 48°F · Seattle 47°F · much the same
- April
- Medford 65°F · Seattle 58°F · 7° warmer
- July
- Medford 92°F · Seattle 77°F · 15° warmer
- October
- Medford 70°F · Seattle 60°F · 10° warmer
Medford also swings harder through the year than Seattle does — 46° 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 Medford
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Medford is April–June and October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 65–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Medford rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint, and Lithia Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Seattle to Medford?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Seattle (SEA) to Medford (MFR) on Alaska, Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Seattle to Medford?
- Alaska, Delta fly nonstop between Seattle (SEA) and Medford (MFR).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Seattle to Medford?
- There are about 6 nonstop departures per day (roughly 42 per week) from Seattle to Medford.
- How far is Medford from Seattle?
- Medford is about 352 miles from Seattle by air.
- What is there to do in Medford?
- Popular things to do include Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint, Lithia Park, ScienceWorks Museum (Ashland, Oregon), and more.
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