There are 3 ways to get from Parksville to Salt Spring Island by bus, plane, or ferry
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Line 9 bus to Nanaimo, fly to Ganges Harbor
best- Take the bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Bay D at Woodgrove Exchbus
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane ZNA - YGG
4h 2m$36–229Ferry
- Take the ferry from Duke Point to Vancouverferry Vancouver - Nanaimo
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Islandferry Southern Gulf Islands
6h 49m$95–341Line 9 bus, line 1 bus, ferry to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Salt Spring
- Take the bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Bay D at Woodgrove Exchbus
- Take the bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exchbus
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Salt Springplane
5h 24m
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 $35 - $230 and takes 4h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Parksville to Salt Spring Island is to line 9 bus and fly which takes 4h 2m and costs $35 - $230.
No, there is no direct ferry from Parksville to Salt Spring Island. However, there are services departing from Duke Point and arriving at Salt Spring Island via Vancouver. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 49m.
The distance between Parksville and Salt Spring Island is 88 km.
The best way to get from Parksville to Salt Spring Island without a car is to ferry which takes 6h 49m and costs $95 - $350.
It takes approximately 4h 2m to get from Parksville to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 93+ 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 Bay D at Woodgrove Exch, Bay B at Woodgrove Exch, Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch, Duke Point, and Vancouver in around 6h 49m.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Ganges Harbor via Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–230
Flights from Nanaimo to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- Nanaimo
Bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Bay D at Woodgrove Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nanaimo
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Jensen Ave E at McCarter St to Bay D at Woodgrove Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nanaimo
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nanaimo
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- BC Ferries
Ferry from Duke Point to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–170
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $26–45
- Adult
- $55–85
- Car
- $110–170
Ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $13–100
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $13–29
- Adult
- $28–60
- Car
- $65–100
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- support@hullo.com
- Website
- Hullo Ferries
Ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Hullo Ferries
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