Washington
Distance from Bellevue to Seattle
Straight-line distance
9.2mi
Bellevue, WA and Seattle, WA are 9.2 miles (14.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Bellevue, the shortest path starts out heading W (279°).
- kilometers
- 14.8
- nautical miles
- 8.0
- heading from Bellevue
- 279° W
- heading from Seattle
- 99° E
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Bellevue is from Seattle
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bellevue and Seattle is 9.2 miles, 14.8 km or 8.0 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 9.2 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 9.2
- Kilometers
- 14.8
- Nautical miles
- 8.0
- Bearing from Bellevue
- 279.4° W
- Bearing arriving at Seattle
- 279.2°
- Bearing from Seattle
- 99.2° E
Halfway between Bellevue and Seattle
The great-circle midpoint is at 47.608591, -122.253980 (47°36'30.93"N 122°15'14.33"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Medina, WA, with 2,976 residents, 1.4 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 Seattle 15 h 59 min; on December 21, 8 h 26 min and 8 h 25 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Seattle has 5.1 times the population of Bellevue. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bellevue changed by +1.7% and Seattle by +5.5%. Both are in Washington.
- 01Bellevue, WA154,377 (+1.7%)
- 02Seattle, WA780,995 (+5.5%)
Questions people ask
How far is Bellevue from Seattle?
9.2 miles, 14.8 km or 8.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Seattle from Bellevue?
W. The great-circle path leaves Bellevue on a bearing of 279.4° and arrives at Seattle on 279.2°. The return trip starts on 99.2°.
What is halfway between Bellevue and Seattle?
The midpoint is at 47.608591, -122.253980. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Medina, WA, 1.4 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Bellevue and Seattle?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Bellevue or Seattle?
Seattle, with 780,995 residents in July 2024 against 154,377 for Bellevue, 5.1 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.