Distance between San José CA and Seattle WA

The distance from San José to Seattle is 837 miles by road including 835 miles on motorways. Road takes approximately 12 hours and 59 minutes and goes through Fremont, Concord, Fairfield, Redding, Medford, Salem and Portland.

There are tolls on the route.
Shortest distance by air 710 mi ✈️
Car route length 837 mi 🚗
Driving time 12 h 59 min
Fuel amount 28.5 gal
Fuel cost 111.9 USD
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City
Town
Village
Hamlet
Motorway
Primary
Secondary
Unclassified
Point Distance Time Fuel
San José 0 mi 0:00 00 min 0.0 gal
I 880 14 mi, 14 min
Fremont 14 mi 0:14 14 min 0.3 gal
I 680 37 mi, 33 min
Concord 51 mi 0:48 48 min 1.7 gal
I 680 20 mi, 18 min
Fairfield 71 mi 1:07 1 h 07 min 2.0 gal
I 80 I 5 175 mi, 2 h 35 min
Redding 246 mi 3:43 3 h 43 min 8.2 gal
I 5 147 mi, 2 h 16 min
Medford 393 mi 5:59 5 h 59 min 13.1 gal
I 5 226 mi, 3 h 29 min
Salem 618 mi 9:29 9 h 29 min 20.8 gal
I 5 45 mi, 44 min
Portland 664 mi 10:14 10 h 14 min 22.3 gal
I 5 9 mi, 10 min
Vancouver 673 mi 10:24 10 h 24 min 22.8 gal
I 5 104 mi, 1 h 34 min
Olympia 777 mi 11:58 11 h 58 min 26.4 gal
I 5 27 mi, 26 min
Tacoma 804 mi 12:25 12 h 25 min 27.3 gal
I 5 33 mi, 33 min
Seattle 837 mi 12:58 12 h 58 min 28.2 gal
City
Town
Village
Hamlet
Motorway
Primary
Secondary
Unclassified
Point Distance Time Fuel
San José 0 mi 0:00 00 min 0.0 gal
I 880 7 mi, 07 min
Milpitas 7 mi 0:07 07 min 0.2 gal
I 880 7 mi, 07 min
Fremont 14 mi 0:14 14 min 0.3 gal
I 680 6 mi, 06 min
Scotts Corner 21 mi 0:20 20 min 0.7 gal
2 mi, 02 min
Verona 23 mi 0:23 23 min 0.7 gal
4 mi, 03 min
Pleasanton 27 mi 0:26 26 min 0.8 gal
I 680 3 mi, 03 min
Dublin 30 mi 0:29 29 min 1.0 gal
I 680 3 mi, 02 min
San Ramon 33 mi 0:32 32 min 1.1 gal
I 680 5 mi, 04 min
Danville 39 mi 0:37 37 min 1.2 gal
I 680 4 mi, 03 min
Alamo 42 mi 0:40 40 min 1.4 gal
I 680 3 mi, 02 min
Walnut Creek 45 mi 0:43 43 min 1.4 gal
I 680 4 mi, 03 min
Pleasant Hill 49 mi 0:47 47 min 1.6 gal
I 680 2 mi, 01 min
Concord 51 mi 0:48 48 min 1.7 gal
I 680 3 mi, 03 min
Vine Hill 54 mi 0:51 51 min 1.8 gal
I 680 2 mi, 01 min
Martinez 56 mi 0:53 53 min 1.9 gal
I 680 2 mi, 01 min
Benicia 58 mi 0:55 55 min 1.9 gal
I 680 13 mi, 12 min
Fairfield 71 mi 1:07 1 h 07 min 2.0 gal
I 80 15 mi, 13 min
Vacaville 86 mi 1:20 1 h 20 min 2.8 gal
I 505 4 mi, 03 min
Allendale 90 mi 1:24 1 h 24 min 3.0 gal
I 505 36 mi, 31 min
Hershey 126 mi 1:56 1 h 56 min 4.2 gal
I 5 4 mi, 03 min
Harrington 129 mi 1:59 1 h 59 min 4.3 gal
I 5 3 mi, 02 min
Arbuckle 132 mi 2:02 2 h 02 min 4.5 gal
I 5 4 mi, 03 min
Genevra 136 mi 2:05 2 h 05 min 4.6 gal
I 5 7 mi, 05 min
Williams 143 mi 2:11 2 h 11 min 4.8 gal
I 5 3 mi, 02 min
Delphos 146 mi 2:14 2 h 14 min 4.9 gal
I 5 5 mi, 04 min
Maxwell 151 mi 2:18 2 h 18 min 5.1 gal
I 5 6 mi, 05 min
Delevan 157 mi 2:24 2 h 24 min 5.3 gal
I 5 8 mi, 06 min
Willows 165 mi 2:30 2 h 30 min 5.4 gal
I 5 50 mi, 44 min
Red Bluff 215 mi 3:15 3 h 15 min 7.2 gal
I 5 14 mi, 12 min
Cottonwood 230 mi 3:28 3 h 28 min 7.8 gal
I 5 4 mi, 03 min
Anderson 234 mi 3:32 3 h 32 min 7.9 gal
I 5 12 mi, 10 min
Redding 246 mi 3:42 3 h 42 min 8.2 gal
I 5 8 mi, 07 min
Shasta Lake 254 mi 3:50 3 h 50 min 8.5 gal
I 5 9 mi, 08 min
O'Brien 263 mi 3:58 3 h 58 min 8.9 gal
I 5 9 mi, 07 min
Riverview 272 mi 4:06 4 h 06 min 9.2 gal
I 5 5 mi, 04 min
Lamoine 276 mi 4:10 4 h 10 min 9.4 gal
I 5 2 mi, 01 min
Gibson 278 mi 4:12 4 h 12 min 9.4 gal
I 5 4 mi, 03 min
Fisher 282 mi 4:15 4 h 15 min 9.5 gal
I 5 7 mi, 06 min
Sweetbriar 289 mi 4:22 4 h 22 min 9.8 gal
I 5 2 mi, 02 min
Dirigo 291 mi 4:24 4 h 24 min 9.9 gal
I 5 4 mi, 04 min
Dunsmuir 296 mi 4:28 4 h 28 min 10.0 gal
I 5 2 mi, 02 min
Shasta Retreat 298 mi 4:30 4 h 30 min 10.1 gal
I 5 3 mi, 02 min
Mott 301 mi 4:33 4 h 33 min 10.2 gal
I 5 3 mi, 02 min
Pioneer 304 mi 4:36 4 h 36 min 10.3 gal
I 5 8 mi, 07 min
Igerna 312 mi 4:43 4 h 43 min 10.6 gal
I 5 2 mi, 02 min
Weed 314 mi 4:45 4 h 45 min 10.6 gal
I 5 27 mi, 24 min
Yreka 342 mi 5:10 5 h 10 min 11.5 gal
I 5 36 mi, 35 min
Ashland 378 mi 5:45 5 h 45 min 12.8 gal
I 5 14 mi, 13 min
Medford 393 mi 5:58 5 h 58 min 13.1 gal
I 5 12 mi, 11 min
Dardanelles 405 mi 6:10 6 h 10 min 13.7 gal
I 5 8 mi, 07 min
Rogue River 413 mi 6:17 6 h 17 min 13.9 gal
I 5 9 mi, 08 min
Grants Pass 421 mi 6:25 6 h 25 min 14.2 gal
I 5 31 mi, 28 min
Quines Creek 452 mi 6:54 6 h 54 min 15.1 gal
I 5 9 mi, 08 min
Canyonville 462 mi 7:02 7 h 02 min 15.7 gal
I 5 8 mi, 07 min
Myrtle Creek 470 mi 7:10 7 h 10 min 15.9 gal
I 5 12 mi, 11 min
Green 482 mi 7:21 7 h 21 min 16.3 gal
I 5 7 mi, 06 min
Roseburg 489 mi 7:28 7 h 28 min 16.5 gal
I 5 23 mi, 21 min
Rice Hill 512 mi 7:49 7 h 49 min 17.4 gal
I 5 12 mi, 11 min
Curtin 524 mi 8:00 8 h 00 min 17.8 gal
I 5 5 mi, 04 min
Comstock 529 mi 8:05 8 h 05 min 17.9 gal
I 5 4 mi, 03 min
Veatch 533 mi 8:09 8 h 09 min 18.1 gal
I 5 2 mi, 01 min
Latham 536 mi 8:10 8 h 10 min 18.2 gal
I 5 1 mi, 01 min
Cottage Grove 537 mi 8:12 8 h 12 min 18.2 gal
I 5 4 mi, 03 min
Walker 541 mi 8:15 8 h 15 min 18.3 gal
I 5 6 mi, 05 min
Creswell 547 mi 8:21 8 h 21 min 18.6 gal
I 5 4 mi, 03 min
Goshen 551 mi 8:25 8 h 25 min 18.6 gal
I 5 45 mi, 41 min
Albany 596 mi 9:07 9 h 07 min 20.2 gal
I 5 4 mi, 03 min
Millersburg 600 mi 9:10 9 h 10 min 20.4 gal
I 5 19 mi, 17 min
Salem 618 mi 9:28 9 h 28 min 20.8 gal
I 5 13 mi, 12 min
Woodburn 631 mi 9:40 9 h 40 min 21.2 gal
I 5 16 mi, 14 min
Wilsonville 647 mi 9:55 9 h 55 min 22.0 gal
I 5 4 mi, 03 min
Tualatin 651 mi 9:59 9 h 59 min 22.1 gal
I 5 4 mi, 03 min
Tigard 655 mi 10:02 10 h 02 min 22.2 gal
I 5 9 mi, 09 min
Portland 664 mi 10:12 10 h 12 min 22.3 gal
I 5 9 mi, 10 min
Vancouver 673 mi 10:23 10 h 23 min 22.8 gal
I 5 2 mi, 02 min
Hazel Dell South 676 mi 10:26 10 h 26 min 23.0 gal
I 5 2 mi, 02 min
Salmon Creek 679 mi 10:28 10 h 28 min 23.0 gal
I 5 5 mi, 04 min
Ridgefield 684 mi 10:33 10 h 33 min 23.2 gal
I 5 9 mi, 08 min
Woodland 693 mi 10:41 10 h 41 min 23.5 gal
I 5 8 mi, 07 min
Kalama 701 mi 10:48 10 h 48 min 23.8 gal
I 5 7 mi, 06 min
Kelso 708 mi 10:55 10 h 55 min 23.9 gal
I 5 7 mi, 06 min
Ostrander 716 mi 11:01 11 h 01 min 24.3 gal
I 5 4 mi, 03 min
Castle Rock 720 mi 11:05 11 h 05 min 24.4 gal
I 5 23 mi, 20 min
Napavine 743 mi 11:25 11 h 25 min 25.2 gal
I 5 6 mi, 05 min
Chehalis 749 mi 11:31 11 h 31 min 25.4 gal
I 5 4 mi, 03 min
Centralia 753 mi 11:35 11 h 35 min 25.6 gal
I 5 7 mi, 06 min
Grand Mound 761 mi 11:41 11 h 41 min 25.8 gal
I 5 12 mi, 11 min
Tumwater 773 mi 11:53 11 h 53 min 26.2 gal
I 5 4 mi, 04 min
Olympia 777 mi 11:57 11 h 57 min 26.4 gal
I 5 4 mi, 04 min
Lacey 782 mi 12:02 12 h 02 min 26.5 gal
I 5 11 mi, 10 min
Fort Lewis 793 mi 12:12 12 h 12 min 26.9 gal
I 5 5 mi, 04 min
Lakewood 797 mi 12:17 12 h 17 min 27.0 gal
I 5 7 mi, 06 min
Tacoma 804 mi 12:24 12 h 24 min 27.3 gal
I 5 4 mi, 03 min
Fife 808 mi 12:28 12 h 28 min 27.4 gal
I 5 6 mi, 06 min
Federal Way 814 mi 12:34 12 h 34 min 27.6 gal
I 5 5 mi, 05 min
Kent 819 mi 12:39 12 h 39 min 27.8 gal
I 5 7 mi, 06 min
Tukwila 826 mi 12:46 12 h 46 min 28.0 gal
I 5 11 mi, 11 min
Seattle 837 mi 12:57 12 h 57 min 28.2 gal

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to drive from San José to Seattle?

Fuel cost: 111.9 USD

This fuel cost is calculated as: (Route length 837 mi) / (Fuel consumption 29.4 mpg) * (Fuel price 3.93 USD / gal)

You can adjust fuel consumption and fuel price here.

How long is a car ride from San José to Seattle?

Driving time: 12 h 59 min

This time is calculated for driving at the maximum permitted speed, taking into account traffic rules restrictions.

  • 262 mi with a maximum speed 68 mph = 3 h 51 min
  • 439 mi with a maximum speed 65 mph = 6 h 44 min
  • 94 mi with a maximum speed 60 mph = 1 h 34 min
  • 27 mi with a maximum speed 55 mph = 29 min
  • 9 mi with a maximum speed 50 mph = 10 min
  • 4 mi with a maximum speed 50 mph = 5 min
  • 1 mi with a maximum speed 25 mph = 1 min

The calculated driving time does not take into account intermediate stops and traffic jams.

How far is San José to Seattle by land?

The distance between San José and Seattle is 837 mi by road including 834.5 mi on motorways.

Precise satellite coordinates of highways were used for this calculation. The start and finish points are the centers of San José and Seattle respectively.

How far is San José to Seattle by plane?

The shortest distance (air line, as the crow flies) between San José and Seattle is 710.2 mi.

This distance is calculated using the Haversine formula as a great-circle distance between two points on the surface of a sphere. The start and finish points are the centers of San José and Seattle respectively. Actual distance between airports may be different.

How many hours is San José from Seattle by plane?

Boeing 737 airliner needs 1 h 25 min to cover the distance of 710 mi at a cruising speed of 497 mph.

Small plane "Cessna 172" needs 5 h 11 min to flight this distance at average speed of 136 mph.

This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, airport location and other real world factors.

How long is a helicopter ride from San José to Seattle?

Fast helicopter "Eurocopter AS350" or "Hughes OH-6 Cayuse" need 4 h 45 min to cover the distance of 710 mi at a cruising speed of 149 mph.

Popular "Robinson R44" needs 5 h 26 min to flight this distance at average speed of 130 mph.

This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, aerodrome location and other real world factors.

What city is halfway between San José and Seattle?

The halfway point between San José and Seattle is Grants Pass. It is located about 3 mi from the exact midpoint by road.

The distance from Grants Pass to San José is 421 mi and driving will take about 6 h 25 min. The road between Grants Pass and Seattle has length 416 mi and will take approximately 6 h 33 min.

The other cities located close to halfway point:

  • Rogue River is in 413 mi from San José and 424 mi from Seattle
  • Dardanelles is in 405 mi from San José and 432 mi from Seattle
  • Medford is in 393 mi from San José and 444 mi from Seattle

Where is San José in relation to Seattle?

San José is located 710 mi south of Seattle.

San José has geographic coordinates: latitude 37.33619, longitude -121.89058.

Seattle has geographic coordinates: latitude 47.60383, longitude -122.33006.

Which highway goes from San José to Seattle?

The route from San José to Seattle follows I 5, OR 99.

Other minor sections pass along the road:

  • I 680: 54 mi
  • I 505: 34 mi
  • OR 99E: 24 mi
  • US 12: 19 mi
  • I 80: 15 mi
  • OR 138: 12 mi
  • I 880: 8 mi
  • CA 12: 2 mi
  • CA 262: 2 mi
  • US 30: 1 mi
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