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Bellingham · Whatcom CountyAnacortes Airport Shuttle provides private car service throughout Bellingham, including transfers to Bellingham International (8 miles), Sea-Tac (100 miles, 100–130 minutes), Paine Field, the Seattle cruise terminals, and the Alaska Marine Highway terminal at Fairhaven. Every ride is private to one party and booked in advance.
Also serving Bellingham for Alaska ferry transfers, university travel, black car service, and group charters — the same vehicles and the same drivers, booked by the hour or by the trip.
Starting fares, quoted per vehicle rather than per passenger. Taxes, fees, flight tracking, and luggage assistance are included; gratuity and add-ons are chosen at checkout.
| Destination | Distance | Drive time | Sedan from | SUV from | Van from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingham International (BLI) | 8 mi | 15–20 min | $65 est. | $95 est. | $135 est. |
| Sea-Tac Airport (SEA) | 100 mi | 100–130 min | $335 est. | $520 est. | $765 est. |
| Paine Field, Everett (PAE) | 72 mi | 80–105 min | $240 est. | $375 est. | $550 est. |
| Seattle cruise terminals | 92 mi | 95–125 min | $310 est. | $480 est. | $705 est. |
Distances and drive times above are correct. The fare cells shown are estimated from per-mile rates, not real dispatch figures, and are marked "est." accordingly. The Bellingham International (BLI) row is an 8-mile local hop, well below every other route on this site, so the linear per-mile estimate likely sits under any real minimum fare — check that figure against dispatch first. Replace all figures with confirmed dispatch pricing before this feeds the Offer schema or the route pages — do not treat these as bookable rates until verified.
All prices are starting fares for the vehicle class named. Your exact total depends on your pickup address, vehicle class, and any add-ons — request a quote to see the confirmed figure before you book. Round trips save ten percent.
Bellingham has its own airport, a ferry terminal to Alaska, a university, and an Amtrak station. Our work here reflects all four. Six services, all private, all booked in advance, all priced per vehicle.
Transfers to Bellingham International just eight miles away, and to Sea-Tac and Paine Field when the route you need does not fly from BLI.
Learn more →Executive sedans and SUVs for business travel, client pickups, and cross-border trips toward Vancouver, BC.
Learn more →Guest and wedding-party transport for Chuckanut, Fairhaven, and waterfront venues across Whatcom County.
Learn more →Seattle cruise terminals, and the Alaska Marine Highway terminal at Fairhaven for sailings north.
Learn more →Chuckanut Drive, Mount Baker, the San Juans gateway, and Seattle. Hourly charter with a dedicated driver.
Learn more →Ten-passenger Transit and fourteen-passenger Sprinter vans for university, corporate, and family group travel.
Learn more →Bellingham is unusual in our service area because the airport is already here. BLI is eight miles from downtown, which makes a Bellingham airport transfer one of the shortest and least expensive trips we run.
The Sea-Tac question is therefore a genuine one rather than a default. A hundred miles south is a long way to drive for a flight, and it is only worth it when your route does not fly out of BLI. When it does, taking the local airport is almost always the better decision on both time and cost.
Where we earn our place is the trips BLI cannot serve: international connections, most transatlantic and transpacific routing, and the cruise terminals. For those, a hundred miles is simply the distance, and doing it in a private vehicle at 4:00 AM beats every alternative.
Bellingham, WA
Fairhaven is the southern terminus of the Alaska Marine Highway, and sailings north to Ketchikan, Juneau, and beyond leave from here. It is a genuinely long journey with genuinely substantial luggage, and it departs on a fixed schedule that does not wait.
We run transfers to and from the terminal, timed against the sailing rather than a clock. Passengers heading north frequently fly into Sea-Tac or BLI first, and the airport-to-terminal leg is one we handle as a single booking.
Luggage is the thing to flag. People sailing to Alaska pack like they are moving, and a vehicle sized for a weekend bag will not do it. Tell us the real count when you book and we will assign accordingly.
Door-to-door from any address in and around Bellingham. These are the pickups we handle most often.
Hotels, residential streets, and the business district across the city centre.
The historic district, waterfront lodging, and the Alaska Marine Highway terminal.
Student and faculty travel, heaviest at the start and end of term.
Rail passengers connecting onward to a flight or a sailing.
Terminal pickup and drop-off, eight miles from downtown.
Residential collection across the eastern neighbourhoods.
Waterfront properties and venues along Chuckanut Drive.
Outlying Whatcom communities toward the Canadian border.
Working backwards from departure, allowing for the drive plus bag drop and security. Confirm your exact pickup when you book — these are planning figures, not a schedule.
| Your flight departs | Typical pickup | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 2:40 AM | A hundred miles of empty freeway; the fastest run of the day |
| 8:00 AM | 4:20 AM | Ahead of the Everett commute; peak security queue on arrival |
| 10:00 AM | 6:20 AM | Runs straight through the weekday Everett bottleneck |
| 1:00 PM | 9:35 AM | Traffic eases mid-morning; the easiest departure to plan |
| 6:00 PM | 2:05 PM | Buffer for the afternoon build-up south of Everett |
| International | Add 60 min | Longer check-in and security requirements |
Allow far less. Bellingham International is eight miles from downtown with a single terminal and a short security queue — for most domestic departures, ninety minutes ahead is comfortable.
BLI is eight miles from downtown Bellingham and it is one of the shortest transfers we run. Published starting fares by vehicle class are in the table above.
Only when your route does not fly from Bellingham. BLI serves Alaska and Allegiant destinations well, but international connections and most long-haul routing still mean Sea-Tac. If BLI flies where you are going, take BLI.
Yes. We run transfers to and from the ferry terminal timed against your sailing, including airport-to-terminal legs as a single booking. Flag the luggage count, because Alaska sailings involve a lot of it.
A hundred miles, typically 100 to 130 minutes depending on the hour and the Everett corridor. It is a long run, which is why pre-dawn departures are worth booking rather than improvising.
Yes. Student and faculty travel is steady work for us, particularly at the start and end of term when everyone is moving at once.
Yes, door-to-door. Those communities are within our regular Bellingham coverage.
Yes. Pre-dawn departures carry no premium and, for a Sea-Tac run from Bellingham, they are also the fastest hour to travel.
At least 24 hours, and earlier for Alaska ferry sailings, university term dates, holidays, and cruise departures.
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