There are 4 ways to get from Alert Bay to Salt Spring Island by unknown, bus, plane, or ferry
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Travel, bus to Campbell River Harbour, fly to Vancouver Harbour, ferry
best- Walk from Alert Bay to Port McNeill, BC - Hemlock Streetunknown
- Take the bus from Port McNeill, BC - Hemlock Street to Campbell River, BC - Ferry Terminalbus
- Fly from Campbell River Harbour to Vancouver Harbourplane
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Islandferry
8h 22mTravel to Port Hardy Airport, fly to Ganges Harbor
- Walk from Alert Bay to Port-Hardy-Airport-YZTunknown
- Fly from Port Hardy Airport (YZT) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YZT - YGG
5h 56mTravel, bus to Campbell River Airport, fly to Ganges Harbor
- Walk from Alert Bay to Port McNeill, BC - Hemlock Streetunknown
- Take the bus from Port McNeill, BC - Hemlock Street to Campbell River, BC - Ferry Terminalbus
- Fly from Campbell River Airport (YBL) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YBL - YGG
5h 48mTravel to Port Hardy Airport, fly to Vancouver Airport YVR South, fly to Salt Spring
- Walk from Alert Bay to Port-Hardy-Airport-YZTunknown
- Fly from Port Hardy Airport (YZT) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YZT - YVR
- Fly from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Salt Springplane
3h 33m
Campbell River Harbour to Vancouver Harbour flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Alert Bay and Salt Spring Island is 456 km.
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Alert Bay to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 168+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Alert Bay, BC, Canada and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Alert Bay to Salt Spring Island. However, you can travel to Port McNeill, BC - Hemlock Street, take the bus to Campbell River, BC - Ferry Terminal, walk to Campbell River Harbour airport, fly to Vancouver Harbour, walk to Waterfront Station @ Platform 4, take the subway to Bridgeport Station @ Platform 2, walk to Bridgeport Station @ Bay 12, take the line 620 bus to Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal @ Bay 1, walk to Vancouver, then take the ferry to Salt Spring Island. Alternatively, you can travel to Port-Hardy-Airport-YZT airport then fly to Ganges Harbor (YGG).
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Port Hardy Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Campbell River Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–420
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Port Hardy Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–440
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Port McNeill, BC - Hemlock Street to Campbell River, BC - Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $56
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $56
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–90
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $10–35
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $65–90
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