Best Weekend Trips From Seattle: 7 Pacific Northwest and Beyond
Pacific Northwest and Canadian weekends
Vancouver is the shortest international trip from Seattle (3-hour drive or 1-hour flight) at $600 to $1,500 per person for four nights. Whistler is a 2.5-hour drive from Vancouver and works for ski-focused long weekends in winter at $1,200 to $3,000 per person for four nights.
California short-haul
San Francisco is a 2-hour direct flight at $900 to $2,200 per person for four nights. Napa Valley adds a 1-hour drive from SFO for a wine-country weekend at $1,400 to $3,000 per person for four nights.
Southwest and Vegas weekends
Las Vegas is a 2.5-hour direct flight at $700 to $1,800 per person for four nights. Phoenix and Scottsdale (October to April) run $900 to $2,200 per person for four to five nights. Sedona pairs well with either for a longer weekend.
The Alaska and Hawaii long weekends
Seattle is the shortest flight to Alaska from the continental US (3.5 hours to Anchorage). A long weekend to Anchorage or Juneau runs $900 to $2,200 per person for four nights. Hawaii from Seattle is a 5-hour flight; a long weekend to Maui runs $1,500 to $3,500 per person.
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