Washington

Distance from Bellevue to Federal Way

Straight-line distance

21.5mi

Bellevue, WA and Federal Way, WA are 21.5 miles (34.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Bellevue, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (203°).

kilometers
34.6
nautical miles
18.7
heading from Bellevue
203° SSW
heading from Federal Way
23° NNE
BellevueFederal Way

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Bellevue is from Federal Way

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bellevue and Federal Way is 21.5 miles, 34.6 km or 18.7 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 21.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
21.5
Kilometers
34.6
Nautical miles
18.7
Bearing from Bellevue
203.3° SSW
Bearing arriving at Federal Way
203.1°
Bearing from Federal Way
23.1° NNE

Halfway between Bellevue and Federal Way

The great-circle midpoint is at 47.454736, -122.247397 (47°27'17.05"N 122°14'50.63"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tukwila, WA, with 21,636 residents, 2.0 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Bellevue gets 15 h 59 min of daylight and Federal Way 15 h 57 min; on December 21, 8 h 26 min and 8 h 28 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Bellevue has 1.5 times the population of Federal Way. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bellevue changed by +1.7% and Federal Way by -0.7%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Bellevue, WA154,377 (+1.7%)
  2. 02Federal Way, WA100,252 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bellevue from Federal Way?

21.5 miles, 34.6 km or 18.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Federal Way from Bellevue?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Bellevue on a bearing of 203.3° and arrives at Federal Way on 203.1°. The return trip starts on 23.1°.

What is halfway between Bellevue and Federal Way?

The midpoint is at 47.454736, -122.247397. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tukwila, WA, 2.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bellevue and Federal Way?

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Bellevue or Federal Way?

Bellevue, with 154,377 residents in July 2024 against 100,252 for Federal Way, 1.5 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.