Washington

Distance from Bellevue to Tacoma

Straight-line distance

27.8mi

Bellevue, WA and Tacoma, WA are 27.8 miles (44.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Bellevue, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (211°).

kilometers
44.7
nautical miles
24.1
heading from Bellevue
211° SSW
heading from Tacoma
31° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Bellevue is from Tacoma

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bellevue and Tacoma is 27.8 miles, 44.7 km or 24.1 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 27.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
27.8
Kilometers
44.7
Nautical miles
24.1
Bearing from Bellevue
210.8° SSW
Bearing arriving at Tacoma
210.6°
Bearing from Tacoma
30.6° NNE

Halfway between Bellevue and Tacoma

The great-circle midpoint is at 47.425100, -122.308648 (47°25'30.36"N 122°18'31.13"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is SeaTac, WA, with 34,024 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 Tacoma 15 h 56 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

Tacoma has 1.5 times the population of Bellevue. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bellevue changed by +1.7% and Tacoma by +3.8%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Bellevue, WA154,377 (+1.7%)
  2. 02Tacoma, WA228,202 (+3.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bellevue from Tacoma?

27.8 miles, 44.7 km or 24.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tacoma from Bellevue?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Bellevue on a bearing of 210.8° and arrives at Tacoma on 210.6°. The return trip starts on 30.6°.

What is halfway between Bellevue and Tacoma?

The midpoint is at 47.425100, -122.308648. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is SeaTac, WA, 1.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bellevue and Tacoma?

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

Which is bigger, Bellevue or Tacoma?

Tacoma, with 228,202 residents in July 2024 against 154,377 for Bellevue, 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.