There are 5 ways to get from Bellingham to Salt Spring Island by train, plane, bus, busferry, or ferry
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Train to Coal Harbour Spb, fly to Ganges Harbor
best- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane CXH - YGG
4h 44m$65–393Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Vancouverbus
- Take the busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Baybusferry
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbourferry
8h 49m$64–125Train to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Salt Spring
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Salt Springplane
4h 50m$110–233Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Ganges Harbor
- Take the bus from Bellingham Airport to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmondbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YVR - YGG
5h 30m$67–329Bus to Richmond, fly to Salt Spring
- Take the bus from Bellingham Airport to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond to Salt Springplane
5h 54m$113–178
Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bellingham to Salt Spring Island is to bus and bus and ferry and ferry which costs $60 - $130 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Bellingham to Salt Spring Island is to train and fly which takes 4h 44m and costs $65 - $400.
The distance between Bellingham and Salt Spring Island is 161 km.
The best way to get from Bellingham to Salt Spring Island without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 8h 49m and costs $60 - $130.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Bellingham to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 96+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Bellingham, WA, USA and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Bellingham to Salt Spring Island. However, you can take the train to Vancouver, walk to Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1, take the subway to Burrard Station @ Platform 1, walk to Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) 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 Bellingham Bus Stop to Blackburn Road, Fulford, BC via Vancouver, Vancouver, Swartz Bay, Victoria, Fulford Harbour, and Fulford Harbour in around 8h 49m.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Ganges Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–340
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Ganges Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–280
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Bellingham Airport to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- quickcoach.com
- Adult
- $30–40
- 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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