There are 6 ways to get from Ottawa to Salt Spring Island by plane, ferry, or train
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)YOW - YVR
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Island
9h 56m$191–1,403Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)YOW - YYJ
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbour
10h 30m$173–938Train, ferry
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouver
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Island
4d 11h$449–908Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport, ferry
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)YOW - YCD
- Take the ferry from Crofton to Vesuvius Bay
11h 8m$208–1,061Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Ganges Harbor
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)YOW - YGG
8h 4m$254–1,204Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Ganges Harbor
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)YUL - YGG
10h 12m$285–1,319
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Salt Spring Island is to fly and ferry which costs $170 - $950 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Salt Spring Island is to fly which takes 8h 4m and costs $250 - $1,200.
The distance between Ottawa and Salt Spring Island is 3626 km.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Salt Spring Island without a car is to train and ferry which takes 4 days 11h and costs $440 - $950.
It takes approximately 9h 56m to get from Ottawa to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
Salt Spring Island is 3h behind Ottawa. It is currently 8:06 AM in Ottawa and 5:06 AM in Salt Spring Island.
There are 96+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
WestJet, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and two other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–1,700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Toronto, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Calgary, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Kelowna, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Saskatoon, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Calgary, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $70–140
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $70–120
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $55–80
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
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $30–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $30–90
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
- 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
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
Ferry from Crofton to Vesuvius Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- 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
- $1–5
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $9–14
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