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Cheapest round-trip
$217
Typical prices: $169-$357
Alaska Airlines
Sat 9/19Mon 9/21
SEA - RNO • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$222
Typical prices: $177-$357
Alaska Airlines
Fri 9/25Mon 9/28
SEA - RNO • Non-stop
Arrival airport
You can't fly directly to South Lake Tahoe. It is served by Reno (RNO), located 41.1 miles from South Lake Tahoe.
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Cheap Flights from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe (SEA-RNO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe

Sat, Sep 19 - Mon, Sep 21
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:51 pm - 7:45 pm
SEA
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RNO
3h 54m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:08 am - 8:24 am
RNO
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SEA
2h 16mnonstop
$217Alaska Airlines
Tue, Sep 22 - Sat, Sep 26
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:18 pm - 9:00 pm
SEA
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RNO
6h 42m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:58 am - 11:58 am
RNO
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SEA
4h 00m
1 stop
$217Alaska Airlines
Fri, Sep 18 - Sun, Sep 20
Southwest Logo
1:55 pm - 10:15 pm
SEA
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RNO
8h 20m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:15 pm - 12:55 am
RNO
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SEA
6h 40m
1 stop
$217Southwest
Thu, Oct 15 - Mon, Oct 19
Delta Logo
7:15 am - 12:11 pm
SEA
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RNO
4h 56m
1 stop
Delta Logo
7:05 am - 2:52 pm
RNO
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SEA
7h 47m
1 stop
$217Delta
Thu, Oct 15 - Mon, Oct 19
Delta Logo
5:25 am - 12:11 pm
SEA
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RNO
6h 46m
1 stop
Delta Logo
10:34 am - 4:45 pm
RNO
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SEA
6h 11m
1 stop
$217Delta
Fri, Oct 16 - Sun, Oct 18
Delta Logo
5:55 pm - 11:59 pm
SEA
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RNO
6h 04m
1 stop
Delta Logo
1:25 pm - 6:52 pm
RNO
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SEA
5h 27m
1 stop
$217Delta
Fri, Sep 25 - Mon, Sep 28
Southwest Logo
2:10 pm - 10:45 pm
SEA
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RNO
8h 35m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
10:15 am - 11:00 pm
RNO
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SEA
12h 45m
2 stops
$219Southwest
Tue, Oct 20 - Sat, Oct 24
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:43 am - 1:46 pm
SEA
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RNO
2h 03mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:31 am - 2:17 pm
RNO
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SEA
6h 46m
1 stop
$222Alaska Airlines
Thu, Aug 27 - Sun, Aug 30
United Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 5:49 pm
SEA
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RNO
6h 54m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:51 pm - 11:26 pm
RNO
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SEA
4h 35m
1 stop
$226United Airlines
Thu, Aug 27 - Sun, Aug 30
United Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 5:49 pm
SEA
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RNO
6h 54m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:51 pm - 11:26 pm
RNO
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SEA
4h 35m
1 stop
$228United Airlines
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Low season

March

Cheapest flight

$85
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 35% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 26% lower on average.
Flight from Seattle to Reno

When to book flights from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe

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Flights from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe 
PatriciaFlew with Alaska Airlines
SEA
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RNO
Jun 2026
Seattle is a huge complicated airport. Allow time to change gates if your passing through. And to get thru TSA and to your gate can take time
StephenFlew with Alaska Airlines
SEA
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RNO
Oct 2024
Buy food in the larger terminals. Gate S was an outpost
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines
SEA
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RNO
Jan 2024
have devices fully charged- no charging ports and no outlets gate check your bags because the compartments are SOOOO tiny and there is room for maybe 60% of the passengers to place items in these compartments

FAQs for booking flights from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe?

    When flying out of Seattle you’ll be using Seattle/Tacoma Intl. South Lake Tahoe does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Reno airport, which is 41.1 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe take?

    Direct flights cover the 563 miles separating Seattle and South Lake Tahoe in about 1h 46m.

  • How many flights are there between Seattle and South Lake Tahoe?

    15 direct flights run between Seattle and South Lake Tahoe on a daily basis. On average, there are about 111 departures each week.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between Seattle and South Lake Tahoe?

    Consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Seattle, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to South Lake Tahoe from Seattle is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to South Lake Tahoe with an airline and back to Seattle with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to South Lake Tahoe from Seattle up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest one-way ticket between Seattle and South Lake Tahoe found on KAYAK was with Southwest for $83. Hawaiian Airlines offered a round-trip connection from $157 and Alaska Airlines from $157.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe

  • There is no airport in South Lake Tahoe. Instead, you’ll be flying into Reno Airport when flying between Seattle and South Lake Tahoe.
  • The cheapest flight from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe was found 79 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be February, March and April. The cheapest month to fly is January.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving Seattle to South Lake Tahoe

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Seattle to South Lake Tahoe? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4229 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
Airline reviews

No wifi, seems to be very common with Southwest currently. Everything else was normal.

8.0 ExcellentSean, Jul 2026
HOU - LGB
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No wifi, seems to be very common with Southwest currently. Everything else was normal.

Poor customer service, no accommodation for passengers when the flight was delayed over 5 hours.

The flight was late. The crew was rude. There was no food. Cramped and uncomfortable. Nothing about this flight was good.

It was just okay, no frills, basic transportation with no luxury. No screens on the seats, no water or drinks on a short flight. Full flight but at least it was on time.

Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

Great flight from Seattle to Phoenix and to Chicago-Midway from Phoenix

Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

I really like open seating. I hate that I've heard this is going away. This is one of the unique things that makes Southwest my goto choice.

The people of SW Airlines really make it nice to fly.

More assistance and clarity for travelers with gate checking and lap children

I was offered a selection of drinks and given a free snack. The flight was only a couple of hours, but we were trreated better than the transatlantic flight.

Hate the way they nickel and dime you on pricing. Extra for baggage, extra for a pre assigned seat. Make it one price and be done with it.

The flight got delayed for some unknown reason to us. Then, after boarding, we stayed grounded for almost an hour without any explanation or announcement. Then, finally lifted off. When we landed and made our way to baggage claim. The luggage took 30 minutes to come! It was past midnight due to the flight being delayed and my litter children were cranky and tired! It was not a great experience. Perhaps, more explanation of what is going on with the flight would be helpful!

Good flight, loved the snacks (Biscoff cookies). For boarding, they forgot to change the sign showing our group was boarding. Apparently, they had announced it, but the announcements overlapped with another gate announcements and no one could actually hear what they were saying. So a group of us were waiting....and finally asked and were told we could board.

overall no call for accessible while boarding. The crew member was little rude not bothering about the condition. Seat assigned was very uncomfortable.

NO ENTERTAINMENT OR WIFI OR FOOD. ONLY WATER TO DRINK AND SPICY PRESTLES TO TAL CHAEOS AT CHECKIN

I was very surprised that at the Seattle airport, Alaska's main hub, that the gates were very small and very close together, and it was very hard to discourage between my flight, and the flight next to us going to Boise and the flight next to that going to Denver. Denver. The audio for all three Gates was at the same level, and almost impossible to differentiate unless they actually said their flight number and location. Location. People tried to get on our plane, before they were ready, because they were confused about the Denver announcements. We were on a Boeing 737- 800 00, that must have recently been redone. It actually had USB--c ports which really surprised me. The Apu was out on the plane, so when we got on it was very very hot. A lot of people were complaining. The gate agents were very professional, but it was a lot going on and even though there were two of them, I think they could have used another person to help them. Mandy was particularly helpful in getting me a window seat. Flight crew was up to the usual Alaska airline standard, which is very high. Can we please get another snack then garlic pretzels? It would also be nice, if they knew ahead that the flight was full, to offer to let us check in our bags for free at baggage check, and not at the gate!

On time, good seats, not overly full, up beast positive crew.

People were friendly. Flight was a little delayed. Maybe I missed the reason for it. Overall a nice experience.

Check in & bag drop was straightforward. Alaskair changed the gate approx 40 min before departure, and I only became aware due to Google wallet update to my boarding pass. Had to move from gate N1 to C9 which required use of the Train, luckily I had time available.

The crew at Hawaiian Airlines was fantastic. Kind and hard working. The pilots were great with giving us all the updates to make sure we were informed.

We got surprised and switched to Alaska airline. Dirtiest tray and seats I have ever board on and we travel all the time. Help desk would not help by chat as I'm disabled to get my sets assigned tell me call Hawaiian air. I call Hawaiian air was told the flights RT are by Alaska. Make it short, worse flights of our life.

First class ticket. They ran out of food and I sat hungry watching the others eat

My experience was pleasant. It was perfect. That is enough🥰💃💖

I could not check in ahead of time. Kayak did not give me a proper confirmation number to check in.

It was not a good experience. When I went to check-in one of Alaska's employees told me I had to check-in with Hawaiian Airlines, which was on the opposite side of the airport. I made my way over and when I got to Hawaiian Airlines they told me I was in the wrong place. The employee saw the look of defeat in my face and was able to get someone to check me in and text me my boarding pass. I had to make my way all the way back to the other side of the airport and barely made my flight. I think it would be very helpful for employees to be more informed with these Hawaiian flights that are operated by Alaska so they are not rerouting people to the wrong terminals. Also, clear signage in the check-in area.

The ticket and bag check in was chaotic at SEATAC. No clear communication or signage for bag drop off.

Hawaiian and Alaska are at opposite ends of the Seattle airport. Apparently, during this time of transition through their merger, only people flying to Hawaii should go to the Hawaiian desk. So, I had to carry my luggage the entire length of the airport. Alaska's desks were sort of a temporary set up behind a wall, and even after all this, they (Alaska) had a great deal of difficulty confirming that I was on the flight, or that I had paid my checked bag fee. Now, they did try to compensate for all this confusion. There was an impressive number of agents, actively engaging and working with customers - not just standing behind the counter, but going out to them with pads in hand. It took some time, but I was squared away, and was apparently upgraded to a business class seat with lots of legroom (much appreciated). I was told this transition would last till August.

I'm was impressed with their service. Everything was great

Hawaiin airlines never let me know the alaska airlines confirmation number. it took chat and call with customer service to get that.

Flight be on time would be a good start. Then train your flight attendants to be attentive and friendly. This time they completely forgot my row for the measly snack! United, do better!

Our flight was delayed several Times due to mechanical issues. Although I understand this may happen at times, it was very inconvenient and we had to book a hotel for an overnight stay. We were traveling with my 3-yo grandson and waiting at the airport from noon until 6:30pm with no reassurance that our next rescheduled flight would depart, we had to decide what’s best for him. A day later, I found out that I may be able to demand compensation if my flight is delayed more than 4 hours. I will hav to read the fine print next time.

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Had to cancel first flight because Airporter Bus took over 3 hrs to get to airport which resulted in an extra $378 dollar fare . Is there anyway I can be reimbursed for initial fare since it was not my fault? Sent from my iPhone EJ Ledet

Delayed by 2.5hrs any longer and they would’ve had to honour their own policy for breaking their own rules and regs. Not cool, especially when I have an infant child that needs to stay on a routine and they get schedules.

They had three choices for snacks - but you could only have one - and they ran out of the dark chocolate before they made it all the way down the aisle... Packed flight - limited service.

They opened my checked bag and even though my lock was tsa approved, they loose my lock and left my bag just like that. Incompetent people, very upset about it. I’ll try to avoid traveling with united

We fly to Ecuador frequently. Checking in is usually a hassle because most United agents take some time before they can verify that my passport doesn't require a visa to Ecuador. This time the process was even longer due to the cyber attack. But she was really nice to us. So glad we brought plenty of snacks to supplement the 3 flights from SEA to GYE.

The weather caused a delayed but I was impressed how United did everything they could to try to get us out which included bussing us to the plane doing a Hardstand and bringing us to the plane since the fog was too thick to tow the plane from the overnight stay in the cargo area.

Food was really good. Chicken curry delicious. Great service. Had 3 seats, what a pleasure. What about a healthier desert option on the dinner? Yogurt, fruit? Thankyou

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