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All the Places You Can Visit from Seattle for Less Than $20

Cheap bus and train travel from Seattle.

You can travel to many of the jaw-dropping destinations that the state of Washington has to offer without spending all of your savings. For less than $20, you can travel by bus or train to eight popular cities in the Pacific Northwest.

Among the travel deals listed below, you will find really affordable fares from Seattle to Everett, Bellingham, and Mt. Vernon. If you don’t have time for an extended vacation, these are ideal for some activity-packed day trips out of Seattle.

If you want a bigger selection of places to visit near Seattle, check out our Explore search tool to find destinations you can reach based on your budget.

Oregon

Route $1 Deals? Cheapest Avg. Price
Seattle to Portland $18.25

What is Cheapest Average Price?

The cheapest average price is the average amount of all of the cheapest bus or train prices available on Wanderu for a certain route over a 30-day period.

Bus and train carriers utilize what is known as dynamic pricing to determine ticket prices. That means that when a specific trip goes on sale (usually within four to six weeks prior to the trip date), tickets for that particular bus or train start at a certain low price and then get more expensive the more tickets are sold for that trip.

The cheapest average price may vary according to availability and carrier changes.

How to score the $1 deals

For certain routes, some bus carriers offer a starting ticket price of $1. That’s usually the price for the first couple of bookings for a bus that was just released for sale. Therefore, the earlier you book your trip, the higher chance you have of scoring a $1 deal.

However, if a bus sells out and the carrier decides to add another bus for the same date and time to meet the high demand, then the pricing cycle is reset, giving you the chance to score a $1 ticket at the last minute.

At Wanderu, we always bring you the best available deals out there and we’ve got even more tips to help you score really cheap bus tickets.

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About the author
Jill Schwartz

Jill Schwartz

Jillian has lived in Massachusetts her whole life, but that doesn’t stop her from traveling to other parts of the world. While her most exciting memories have been in France and Belize, her favorite place to go is anywhere with a beach!

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