There are 3 ways to get from Chemainus to Salt Spring Island by bus, plane, busferry, ferry, or car
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Line 70 bus to Nanaimo, fly
best- Take the bus from 1st Ave at Hwy 1 to Dwtn Nanaimo Exch D Baybus
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane ZNA - YGG
4h 53m$48–348Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Village Green Mall to Legislature Terminalbus 66
- Take the busferry from Victoria to Tsawwassenbusferry
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Islandferry
9h 5m$15–175Drive to Victoria International Airport, fly
- Drive from Chemainus to Victoria-Airport-YYJcar
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YYJ - YGG
3h 17m$73–407
Nanaimo (ZNA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chemainus to Salt Spring Island is to bus and bus and ferry and ferry which costs $15 - $180 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Chemainus to Salt Spring Island is to drive and fly which takes 3h 17m and costs $70 - $410.
The distance between Chemainus and Salt Spring Island is 87 km.
The best way to get from Chemainus to Salt Spring Island without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 9h 5m and costs $15 - $180.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Chemainus to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 247+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Chemainus, BC, Canada and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Chemainus to Salt Spring Island. However, you can take the line 34 bus to 1st Ave & Symonds, walk to 1st Ave at Hwy 1, take the line 70 bus to Dwtn Nanaimo Exch D Bay, take the line 7 bus to Victoria Rd at Rainer St, walk to Nanaimo (ZNA) airport, then fly to Ganges Harbor (YGG). Alternatively, you can take a bus from Croft & Alder to Salt Spring Island via Village Green Mall, Legislature Terminal, Victoria, Tsawwassen, and Vancouver in around 9h 5m.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Ganges Harbor via Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–340
Flights from Nanaimo to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–340
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–950
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–380
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from 1st Ave at Hwy 1 to Dwtn Nanaimo Exch D Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 250 746 9899
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Village Green Mall to Legislature Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Victoria to Tsawwassen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–77
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Adult
- $77
- Senior
- $69
- Youth
- $31
- Child
- $16
- Toddler
- $0
- 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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