Need to move your pet to and from Seattle, Washington (SEA)?

Our Seattle pet shipping services include:

• Door-to-door transportation, both international and domestic
• Travel consultation, planning, and flight reservations
• Coordination and communication for health requirements and documentation
• Local pet taxi service to and from the airport, your home, veterinarian or kennel/boarding facility – available in the Seattle area as well as throughout the surrounding areas
• USDA endorsement of health certificate
• Pre-completion of the correct health certificate for country of import
• Local and long-distance ground transport delivery to and from SEA
• Meet at airport facility for flight check in when pet pickup is not needed
• Customs clearance in Seattle and delivery to your home
• Airline approved travel crate that meets all IATA and USDA regulations; provided with bowls, stickers, absorbent bedding, personalized labels, identification and emergency notification instructions
• Boarding reservations

Due to the very limited airline routes and availability for pet transport, it’s common for pets from all over the pacific northwest U.S. region to fly in and out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) for their international moves. We can arrange ground transport for pets traveling to or from Oregon, Idaho, Montana & Wyoming.

Shipping a pet to or from Seattle

Unaccompanied animals at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are generally available for pickup at the chosen carrier’s air cargo facility, and the location and timing vary by airline (Port of Seattle). Some flights with an average flight time over 12 hours will not accept cargo animals (pet travel page).

Alaska Air Cargo’s Seattle/Tacoma station is at 2600 S. 165th St., Seattle, WA 98158, with 24/7 pickup for inbound AVI (live animal) shipments, and offers Pet Connect, its live-animal service.

Alaska generally does not accept animals above 85°F, with exceptions (2026 embargo notice). Alaska flies animals into and out of Seattle above 85°F, but it checks the weather at every stop, so a hot connection or arrival city can still rule the trip out. From October 1, 2026 at 12:01 a.m., Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air no longer accept certain short-nosed dog and cat breeds in the cargo hold (notice on short-nosed breeds). If your pet has a short nose, read our guide to flying with snub-nosed pets.

United Airlines no longer lets you check pets through PetSafe. Pets can fly in cargo only when traveling with certain active-duty military or State Department employees.

Washington rule WAC 16-54-170 requires a certificate of veterinary inspection for dogs, cats and ferrets entering the state. Family pets with current rabies certificates, traveling with their owners with no sale or change of ownership, are exempt from the certificate. Dogs 6 months or older must test negative for heartworm or be on a preventative, unless the owner has had the dog over a month, is traveling with it and not selling it. Related: heartworm protection for dogs.

Transcontinental Pet Movers is a professionally run, dedicated service for international and domestic pet moving. We’re IATA, IPATA, USDA licensed and CBP Bonded.

To ensure your pet is well taken care of, we are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.