There are 4 ways to get from Courtenay to Salt Spring Island by bus, ferry, plane, car ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, line 72 bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Cliffe Ave, between 18th & 19th St. to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Sandman Innbus
- Take the bus from Douglas St at Kings Rd to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay Abus 72 / ...
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbourferry
7h 32m$96–121Fly from Comox Valley Airport
cheapest- Fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YQQ - YGG
4h 55m$33–273Bus, car ferry, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Cliffe Ave, between 18th & 19th St. to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
- Take the car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BCcarferry
- Take the busferry from Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal to Swartz Baybusferry
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbourferry
10h 48mBus to Nanaimo, fly
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Cliffe Ave, between 18th & 19th St. to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane ZNA - YGG
5h 13m$91–391
Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Courtenay to Salt Spring Island is to bus and line 72 bus and ferry which costs $95 - $130 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Courtenay to Salt Spring Island is to fly which takes 4h 55m and costs $30 - $280.
The distance between Courtenay and Salt Spring Island is 272 km.
The best way to get from Courtenay to Salt Spring Island without a car is to bus and line 72 bus and ferry which takes 7h 32m and costs $95 - $130.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Courtenay to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 97+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Courtenay, BC, Canada and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
Harbour Air Seaplanes and Pacific Coastal Airlines fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Ganges Harbor via Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–270
Flights from Comox Valley Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Nanaimo to Ganges Harbor via Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–340
Flights from Nanaimo to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–340
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Courtenay, BC - Cliffe Ave, between 18th & 19th St. to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
- Phone
- +1 250 382 6161
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Douglas St at Kings Rd to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/
- Single Ride
- $3
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal to Swartz Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Schedules at
- https://bcfconnector.com/bc-ferries-connector-schedules/
- 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
Car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- 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
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
- Adult Passenger
- $20
- Standard Vehicle
- $75
- Motorcycle
- $38
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