Direct Flights from Seattle to Yakima
Yakima · Washington
Nonstop service from SEA to YKM on Alaska. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Seattle is the only city in our data with a nonstop to Yakima — everywhere else connects.
How long to go to Yakima for, from Seattle
40m in the air, 103 miles: short enough that a single night in Yakima is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Yakima
Yakima is the principal city of the Yakima Valley, an agricultural region noted for apple, wine, and hop production on the Columbia River Plateau of Washington State. It is the county seat of Yakima County.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Yakima
- Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park is a geologic preserve and public recreation area covering 7,124-acre (2,883 ha) on the western shoreline of the Columbia River's Wanapum Reservoir at Vantage, Washington.
- Fort Simcoe was a United States Army fort erected in south-central Washington Territory to house troops sent to keep watch over local Indian tribes.
- St. Paul's Cathedral, Yakima, Washington, United States, is a Catholic cathedral and a parish church in the Diocese of Yakima.
- Yakima Electric Railway Museum is a railroad museum and former heritage streetcar operator in Yakima, Washington, United States. It is located at the corner of South Third Avenue and Pine Street.
- The Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, formerly known as the John Wayne Pioneer Trail and the Iron Horse Trail, is a rail trail that spans most of the U.S. state of Washington.
- The Yakima Area Arboretum is a 46-acre (19 ha) arboretum in Yakima, Washington on a site adjoining the riparian habitat of the Yakima River.
- Olmstead Place Historical State Park is a 217-acre (88 ha) Washington state park that preserves a working pioneer farm in Kittitas County.
- Yakima Sportsman State Park is a public recreation area located on the Yakima River on the east side of the city of Yakima in Yakima County, Washington.
- Umtanum Ridge Water Gap is a geologic feature in Washington state in the United States. It includes the Yakima Canyon, and is located between the cities of Ellensburg and Yakima in central Washington.
- The Yakima Valley Museum is a 65,000-square-foot (6,000 m2) facility offers historical exhibits on the Yakima Valley—its natural history, American Indian culture, pioneer life, early city life, and the roots and developm…
- The Larson Gallery is located in Yakima, Washington in Yakima Valley College. Founded in 1949, the Gallery exhibits art from local, regional, and national artists in curated solo and small group exhibitions, as well as l…
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Yakima weather, compared with Seattle
4° warmer than Seattle on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Yakima 39°F · Seattle 47°F · 8° colder
- April
- Yakima 64°F · Seattle 58°F · 6° warmer
- July
- Yakima 90°F · Seattle 77°F · 13° warmer
- October
- Yakima 64°F · Seattle 60°F · 5° warmer
December bottoms out near 38°F — a real coat, not a layer. Yakima also swings harder through the year than Seattle does — 52° 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 Yakima
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Yakima is April–June and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 64–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Yakima rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park, Fort Simcoe, and St. Paul Cathedral (Yakima, Washington) and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Seattle to Yakima?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Seattle (SEA) to Yakima (YKM) on Alaska.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Seattle to Yakima?
- Alaska flies nonstop between Seattle (SEA) and Yakima (YKM).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Seattle to Yakima?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Seattle to Yakima.
- How far is Yakima from Seattle?
- Yakima is about 103 miles from Seattle by air.
- What is there to do in Yakima?
- Popular things to do include Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park, Fort Simcoe, St. Paul Cathedral (Yakima, Washington), Yakima Electric Railway Museum, and more.
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