There are 5 ways to get from Olympia to Salt Spring Island by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Ganges Harbor
best- Take the train from Tacoma to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YVR - YGG
9h 16m$153–363Bus to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Ganges Harbor
cheapest- Take the bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane SEA - YGG
5h 38m$49–355Bus, bus to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Salt Spring
- Take the bus from Lakewood Station - Bay 3 to Bus Wy & Royal Brougham Stbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Salt Springplane
8h 57m$116–391Bus, bus to Vancouver Airport YVR South, fly to Salt Spring
- Take the bus from Lakewood Station - Bay 3 to Olive Wy & 6th Avebus
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmondbus
- Fly from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Salt Springplane
9h 16m$135–253Train, train to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Salt Spring
- Take the train from Lakewood Station to King Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Salt Springplane
9h 37m$150–466
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Olympia to Salt Spring Island is to bus and fly which costs $45 - $360 and takes 5h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Olympia to Salt Spring Island is to bus and fly which takes 5h 38m and costs $45 - $360.
The distance between Olympia and Salt Spring Island is 420 km.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Olympia to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 81+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Olympia, WA, USA and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Olympia to Salt Spring Island. However, you can take the line 600 bus to SR512 Park & Ride - Zone G, take the line 574 bus to D St E & 25th St E, walk to Tacoma, take the train to Vancouver, walk to Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1, take the subway to Granville Station @ Platform 1, walk to Vancouver City Centre Station @ Platform 2, take the subway to YVR-Airport Station @ Canada Line, walk to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) airport, then fly to Ganges Harbor (YGG). Alternatively, you can take the line 600 bus to Lakewood Station Bay 5, take the bus to Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St, walk to Seattle Bus Station, take the bus to Vancouver, walk to Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1, take the subway to Burrard Station @ Platform 1, walk to Vancouver Harbour airport, then fly to Salt Spring.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Ganges Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–340
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tacoma to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Train from Lakewood Station to King Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $5
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from Lakewood Station - Bay 3 to Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $5
Bus from Lakewood Station - Bay 3 to Olive Wy & 6th Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $5
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- 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 Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://quickcoach.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://quickcoach.com/en/schedule
- Adult
- $55–65
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