✈ SEA → ATL

4H 55M, 2,178 MI. ONE MOVIE. ONE NAP. ONE QUESTIONABLE MEAL.

Flight time
4h 55m
Distance
2,178 mi
Or
3,505 km
Jet lag
3h

Flight from Seattle to Atlanta

From Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America  →  Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Atlanta → Seattle

How long is the flight from Seattle to Atlanta?

A nonstop flight from Seattle (SEA) to Atlanta (ATL) takes about 4 hours 55 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,178 miles (3,505 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

4h 55m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

2,178 mi

3,505 km · great-circle

Avg speed

712 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Seattle timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Atlanta timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

+3h

3 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~3d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 428 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 599 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 144 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.