There are 3 ways to get from Parksville to Salt Spring Island by ferry, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry
best- Take the ferry from Duke Point to Vancouverferry Vancouver - Nanaimo
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Islandferry Southern Gulf Islands
6h 49m$77–326Line 9 bus to Nanaimo, fly to Ganges Harbor
cheapest- Take the bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Woodgrove Exch Bay Dbus
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane ZNA - YGG
4h 9m$44–339Line 9 bus, line 1 bus, ferry to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Salt Spring
- Take the bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Woodgrove Exch Bay Dbus
- Take the bus from Woodgrove Exch Bay B to Dwtn Nanaimo Exch G Baybus
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Salt Springplane
5h 19m
Nanaimo (ZNA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Parksville to Salt Spring Island is to line 9 bus and fly which costs $40 - $340 and takes 4h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Parksville to Salt Spring Island is to line 9 bus and fly which takes 4h 9m and costs $40 - $340.
The distance between Parksville and Salt Spring Island is 156 km.
The best way to get from Parksville to Salt Spring Island without a car is to ferry which takes 6h 49m and costs $75 - $330.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Parksville to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 91+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Parksville, BC, Canada and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Salt Spring Island via Woodgrove Exch Bay D, Woodgrove Exch Bay B, Dwtn Nanaimo Exch G Bay, Duke Point, and Vancouver in around 6h 49m.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Ganges Harbor via Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–340
Flights from Nanaimo to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–330
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Woodgrove Exch Bay D
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Woodgrove Exch Bay B to Dwtn Nanaimo Exch G Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Duke Point to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–180
- 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
- $21–65
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $130–180
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
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- support@hullo.com
- Website
- hullo.com
Ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://hullo.com/
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