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Tips and ideas on how to best spend a layover at Seattle Tacoma airport. Got a favorite quiet place to connect to wifi? A great bar or restaurant? Maybe an exhibit or a walk? Share your SEA Airport layover experiences with others, or post a question and get notified when there is a response.

SEA Layover Ideas DISCUSSION

hear 01/23/2017
Is 50 minutes enough time to connect from Vancouver through Seattle en route to Juneau? Will I need to collect and recheck my bags in Seattle or can I go through a pre-flight customs process in Vancouver?
Lpgg 12/18/2016
Hi, I'm arriving SEA at 7:47am from HKG. My next flight doesn't leave SEA until 6:15pm. There is a total of 10 hours 28 minutes layover. Can I leave the airport? If yes, will I need to pick up my luggage or will it be checked through to my final destination? Both flights are Delta. Thanks a lot!
ZAP 12/19/2016
Yes, you can leave the airport. You will have to go through US Immigration, claim your bags, go through US Customs, re-check your bags at the re-check desk, then you can go to the main terminal to leave the airport on the underground train. Be back at the airport by 4 PM.
Karen 12/07/2016
Hey I have a connecting flight to frankfurt. Will 2 hours 45 mins be sufficient time to switch in Seattle? Under the same reservation. i.e Lufthansa. With one 'checked' in baggage?
ThankYous
ZAP 12/07/2016
Yes, that is plenty of time. You will pre-clear US Immigration and Customs in Vancouver. All you have to do in Seattle is go from your arrival gate to your departure gate.
Karen 12/07/2016
Even though i am not a US/Canadian passport holder? Have a US visit visa though
ZAP 12/08/2016
Yes, everyone departing Vancouver on a flight to the US pre-clears US Immigration and Customs in Vancouver.
ADM 12/01/2016
My mother is travelling from San Francisco to Frankfurt (with Layover of 1 hour at Seattle Airport), Is it manageable to onboard connecting flight to on time at Seattle airport? Will there be departure flight to Frankfurt from Satellite S?
ZAP 12/01/2016
Yes, you will depart from the S Satellite. If both flights are on the same reservation that is enough time.
kaytlyndodds 11/02/2016
i'm flying dfw to kelowna, bc but i have a layover in SEA that is only 50 minutes long. will that be enough time and what all do i have to do when i get to SEA? can i just go straight to my next terminal or do i have to go through customs and everything else
ZAP 11/02/2016
There is no US Customs when leaving the US. All you have to do in Seattle on your way to Kelowna is go from your arrival gate to your departure gate.
gjang 10/30/2016
I have two different reservations: Chicago to Seattle, then Seattle to Seoul South Korea. Do I need to re-check the bags? how much time do I need in between those flights? are domestic flights and international flights flying out from different terminals?
ZAP 10/30/2016
Seattle only has one terminal. What airlines are you flying?
gjang 10/31/2016
I am flying to Seattle with Alaska airlines and flying out from Seattle with Korean Airlines at 12:55pm. and I haven't booked the ticket to Seattle yet, but there are two flights availalbe with Alaska airlines.
ZAP 11/01/2016
Since you are booking two separate tickets you will have to go to the main terminal, claim your bags, re-check them with Korean, go through security and to your departure gate. As such I would want at least 2.5 hours, so arrive before 10:30.
HD 07/23/2016
Hi, I have booked 2 separate tickets: From Denver to SeaTac, lay over 1hr 55min, then SeaTac to London. I was wondering if I'll be able to catch the international flight if I have to check-in my luggage. Thank you.
ZAP 07/23/2016
With checked baggage it will be difficult but not impossible for you to transfer your bags from the baggage claim to the check in desk for your Airline to London and then go through security in the time alotted.
MISB 06/13/2016
I'm traveling from AMSTERDAm To SEATTLE Tacoma and arriving at 11:19 am. I have separate booking to Spokane at 4:00 pm. I'm non-Us Citizen. Is that enough layover time to make it to my Spokane flight??
Thanks
utopian24 05/25/2016
Hi I'm traveling from SNA to YYC via Seattle using delta airlines. The layover is 29 minutes. I didn't notice is until they emailed me a few days ago. is it enough time to get to connect? will they be in the same terminal if Both flights are on delta air?
ZAP 05/25/2016
Seattle only has one terminal. It's possible if the flight from SNA is on-time but obviously leaves no time to spare if it is not.
ANDREA 05/12/2016
I have a 3 hr layover in Seattle on my way to Vancouver. Is 3 hours long enough to go have brunch somewhere outside of the airport?
ZAP 05/12/2016
No, it is not.