How much does a trip to Seattle cost?

A 3-night Seattle trip for 2 adults costs about $1,449 ($1,179 on a tight budget, $2,241 in comfort), with round-trip flights from Los Angeles. Prices checked Oct 12.

Trip cost by length

For 2 adults sharing a room. hotel prices checked Oct 12, 2026, 9:19 PM EDT

StayStretchBalancedComfort
3 nights$1,179$589 each$1,449$725 each$2,241$1,120 each
5 nights$1,689$844 each$2,105$1,053 each$3,389$1,695 each
7 nights$2,199$1,099 each$2,761$1,380 each$4,538$2,269 each

Flights: the cheapest recent round trip we found from the US cities we check (Los Angeles, $155 per person). Stretch, Balanced and Comfort are the same styles our trip plans use.

Where the money goes

A Balanced 3-night trip for 2, 4 days of meals and getting around.

Hotel

$172 a night, a typical well-reviewed hotel, with taxes and fees.

$515

Flights

$155 round trip per person from Los Angeles.

$310

Meals

$69 a day per person. 75% of the federal meals & incidentals rate ($92/day).

$552

Getting around

$9 a day per person on public transit. Taxis and rideshares not included.

$72

Total

$1,449

Is my budget enough for Seattle?

  • $1,000 is tight for 2: even 3 nights at the Stretch level is about $1,179. Plan it ›
  • $1,500 covers 3 nights at the Balanced level for 2 (about $1,449). Plan it ›
  • $2,000 covers 5 nights at the Stretch level for 2 (about $1,689). Plan it ›
  • $3,000 covers 7 nights at the Balanced level for 2 (about $2,761). Plan it ›
  • $5,000 covers 7 nights at the Comfort level for 2 (about $4,538). Plan it ›

A hotel at the typical price

Belltown Inn

$117 a night

For 2 adults, Nov 13 – 15, with taxes and fees.

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How we worked this out

  • Hotels: live rates for 2 adults, Nov 13 – 15, with taxes and fees (LiteAPI live rates, all-in (incl. fees paid at the hotel as one seller reports them), 2 adults). Stretch is a cheaper well-reviewed room (rated 7.5+), Balanced the typical one, Comfort the best-rated 4★ hotel. Weekend rates; weeknights are often lower.
  • Flights: the cheapest recent round trip we’ve seen from New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas or Atlanta. From your city it can be more or less.
  • Meals and getting around: per person per day, for nights + 1 days, the same way our plans count them. Meals: US GSA per diem FY2027, Seattle, WA.
  • Not included: activities, entry tickets, travel insurance, and anything we name as missing above.

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