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A travel guide to Seattle

Buy a package off the shelf, or travel independently? As BA is the only airline to fly direct, here are some options if you're Seattle-bound
Mark C O’Flaherty
The Sunday Times
Mark C O’Flaherty
The Sunday Times

Other-worldly art work atop Dale Chihuly's Bridge of Glass in Seattle (Alamy)
Other-worldly art work atop Dale Chihuly's Bridge of Glass in Seattle (Alamy)

Travel independently
BA (0844 493 0787, www.ba.com) is the only airline to fly direct to Seattle; fares from Heathrow start at £520 return. Delta (0845 600 0950, www.delta.com) has flights via Minneapolis, Detroit, Atlanta or New York from £499 return. KLM (0871 222 7474, www.klm.com) has flights via Amsterdam from 15 regional UK airports, including Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Heathrow and Liverpool, from £482 return.

Go with a package
Black Tomato (020 7426 9888, www.blacktomato.co.uk) has six nights’ at W Seattle from £1,399pp, including flights and transfers. Alternatively, try BA.com (0844 493 0787, www.ba.com), which offers seven-night breaks in four-star accommodation from £1,299pp, room only, including flights.

Getting around
Seattle is compact enough to cover on foot. If you’d rather take public transport, the efficient Downtown Metro bus system is free between 6am and 7pm. For more details visit www.visitseattle.org or www.downtownseattle.com.