The flight time from San Jose to Seattle is 2 hours, 8 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SJC San Jose, CA 4 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 43 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SEA Seattle, WA 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
93%
Alaska
89%
Southwest
83%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from San Jose to Seattle is 2 hours, 8 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 43 minutes.

The flight distance from San Jose to Seattle is 696 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Seattle to San Jose
2 hours, 6 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 2m
Alaska
2h 11m
Delta
2h 13m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

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Flights Per Week

94

Distance

696 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Alaska
40
Southwest
27
Delta
26

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is San Jose from Seattle by plane?

The distance from San Jose to Seattle by plane is 696 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from San Jose to Seattle?

The flight time from San Jose to Seattle is 2 hours, 8 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 43 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 2 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 13 minutes.

What airlines fly from San Jose to Seattle?

Southwest, Alaska, and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from San Jose to Seattle.

Does Southwest fly from San Jose to Seattle?

Yes! Southwest does fly from San Jose (SJC) to Seattle (SEA). On average, they have 27 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves San Jose 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 103 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Seattle 8 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from San Jose to Seattle, Southwest is 83% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 93% 6% 1%
Alaska 89% 10% 1%
Southwest 83% 17% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between San Jose and Seattle, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 11 101 8 122
Alaska 15 102 10 131
Delta 14 105 10 133

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
1pm 0.22
7pm 0.9
3pm 0.16
9am 0.24
6am 2.09
10pm 0.36
12pm 0.9
11am 1.08
5pm 0.85
7am 0.48
8pm 0.71
4pm 0.45
9pm 0.43
8am 0.78
2pm 1.72
10am 0.89
6pm 1.1

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from San Jose to Seattle that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 434
February 397
March 418
April 400
May 433
June 427
July 430
August 439
September 424
October 391
November 362
December 348

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from San Jose to Seattle that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 14.42
Tuesday 13.85
Wednesday 14.1
Thursday 14.29
Friday 14.21
Saturday 9.87
Sunday 13.56

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Alaska 1
Southwest 1
Delta 1

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
1pm 12 99 7 118
7pm 13 104 12 134
3pm 11 101 8 121
9am 14 104 8 126
6am 22 104 11 138
10pm 10 97 6 114
12pm 13 101 9 125
11am 13 102 9 127
5pm 13 101 8 124
7am 12 101 9 123
8pm 13 101 10 126
4pm 13 103 9 128
9pm 11 99 10 123
8am 14 105 12 132
2pm 13 103 9 127
10am 13 104 9 129
6pm 13 103 10 129
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.