# Distance from Galway (GWY) to Seattle (SEA)

> 7,173 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,173 km / 4,457 mi / 3,873 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ireland) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 17:03 in Galway, it's 09:03 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 351 ft (SEA is higher than GWY)

## Airports

### [Galway Airport (GWY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gwy-galway-galway-airport/1ef266de-c73c-673a-993d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Galway, Ireland
- ICAO: EICM
- Timezone: Europe/Dublin
- Coordinates: 53.300000, -8.940000
- Elevation: 81 ft

### [Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sea-seattle-seattle-tacoma-international-airport/1ef266df-37e8-64a2-a4f1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Seattle, United States
- ICAO: KSEA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 47.450000, -122.310000
- Elevation: 432 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:03 in Galway, it's 09:03 in Seattle.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Galway Airport (GWY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gwy-galway-galway-airport/1ef266de-c73c-673a-993d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sea-seattle-seattle-tacoma-international-airport/1ef266df-37e8-64a2-a4f1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)