There are 4 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 Victoria International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)YOW - YYJ
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbour
11h 44m$196–941Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Ganges Harbor
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)YOW - YGG
9h 14m$227–1,007Fly 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
13h 5m$214–1,017Train 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
11h 22m$248–1,072
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Salt Spring Island is to fly and ferry which costs $190 - $950 and takes 11h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Salt Spring Island is to fly which takes 9h 14m and costs $220 - $1,100.
The distance between Ottawa and Salt Spring Island is 3635 km.
It takes approximately 11h 44m to get from Ottawa to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
Salt Spring Island is 3h behind Ottawa. It is currently 4:02 PM in Ottawa and 1:02 PM in Salt Spring Island.
There are 101+ 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 Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
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
- $210–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Calgary, Vancouver
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Kelowna, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Saskatoon, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Calgary, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–900
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
- $170–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- flyporter.com
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 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 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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