There are 5 ways to get from Beacon to Salt Spring Island by train, plane, busferry, ferry, or bus
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Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Beacon to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane JFK - YGG
24h 1m$252–960Train, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Baybusferry
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbourferry
4d 22h$493–908Train, bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Beacon to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Bryant Park to Terminal Bbus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane EWR - YGG
13h 45mTrain to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Beacon to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane LGA - YGG
15h$267–1,143Train to Westchester County Airport, fly
- Take the train from Beacon to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane HPN - YGG
17h 22m$279–1,056
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beacon to Salt Spring Island is to train and fly which costs $250 - $1,000 and takes 24h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Beacon to Salt Spring Island is to train and fly which takes 15h and costs $260 - $1,200.
The distance between Beacon and Salt Spring Island is 4081 km.
The best way to get from Beacon to Salt Spring Island without a car is to train and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 4 days 22h and costs $490 - $950.
It takes approximately 24h 1m to get from Beacon to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
Salt Spring Island is 3h behind Beacon. It is currently 11:01 AM in Beacon and 8:01 AM in Salt Spring Island.
There are 95+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Beacon, NY, USA and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Beacon to Salt Spring Island. However, you can take the train to Grand Central Terminal, take the train to Jamaica, walk to Jamaica Station, take the vehicle to Terminal 4, walk to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) airport, fly to Ganges Harbor (YGG), walk to Ganges Visitor Info Centre, then take the bus to Blackburn Road, Fulford, BC. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Beacon Post Office to Blackburn Road, Fulford, BC via Poughkeepsie Train Station, Poughkeepsie, Toronto Union Station, Vancouver, Vancouver, Swartz Bay, Victoria, Fulford Harbour, and Fulford Harbour in around 4d 22h.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Calgary, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Detroit, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Toronto, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Minneapolis, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Montreal, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Toronto, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Washington Dulles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ganges Harbor via Toronto, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ganges Harbor via Montreal, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ganges Harbor via Washington Dulles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ganges Harbor via Chicago O'Hare, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Ganges Harbor via Atlanta, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Ganges Harbor via Chicago O'Hare, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Beacon to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–32
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $21–23
- Peak
- $28–32
Train from Beacon to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–31
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $20–22
- Peak
- $27–31
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Poughkeepsie to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $110–170
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $110–150
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $90–120
Train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $360–650
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $360–650
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $490–650
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $470–550
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Schedules at
- https://bcfconnector.com/bc-ferries-connector-schedules/
- Adult
- $35–55
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912-6224
- olympia@coachusa.com
- Website
- newarkairportexpress.com
Bus from Bryant Park to Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Book at
- https://www.coachusa.com/airport-transportation
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–28
- 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
- $3–10
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $20–28
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