How to get fromPort Hardy to Salt Spring IslandBy bus, plane, or ferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Port Hardy to Salt Spring Island by bus, plane, or ferry

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Bus to Campbell River Harbour, fly to Vancouver Harbour, ferry
best
1. Take the bus from Port Hardy, BC - Kwa'lilas Hotel, 9040 Granville Street to Campbell River, BC - 401, 11th Avebus
2. Fly from Campbell River Harbour to Vancouver Harbourplane
3. Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Islandferry
9h 16m
$236–424
Bus, bus to Comox Valley Airport, fly to Ganges Harbor
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Port Hardy, BC - Pier Slide Landing to Campbell River, BC - 401, 11th Avebus
2. Take the bus from Campbell River, BC - 11th Ave at Cedar St to Courtenay, BC - Driftwood Mallbus
3. Fly from Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YQQ - YGG
11h 19m
$138–413
Bus, bus to Nanaimo, fly to Ganges Harbor
1. Take the bus from Port Hardy, BC - Pier Slide Landing to Campbell River, BC - 401, 11th Avebus
2. Take the bus from Campbell River, BC - 11th Ave at Cedar St to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
3. Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane ZNA - YGG
10h 5m
$152–457
Fly Port Hardy Airport to Ganges Harbor
1. Fly from Port Hardy Airport (YZT) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YZT - YGG
6h 43m
$251–701
Bus to Campbell River Airport, fly to Ganges Harbor
1. Take the bus from Port Hardy, BC - Pier Slide Landing to Campbell River, BC - 401, 11th Avebus
2. Fly from Campbell River Airport (YBL) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YBL - YGG
6h 31m
$270–500

Campbell River Harbour to Vancouver Harbour flights

7Weekly Planes

55 minAverage Duration

$165Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Port Hardy to Salt Spring Island.

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Distance: 485.4 km
Duration: 9h 16m

What companies run services between Port Hardy, BC, Canada and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?

Pacific Coastal Airlines and Harbour Air Seaplanes fly from Port Hardy Airport (YZT) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) twice a week.

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North Cowichan(opens in a new window), Canada(opens in a new window)

North Cowichan (Canada 2021 Census population 31,990) is a district municipality established in 1873 on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. The municipality is part of the Cowichan Valley Regional District. North Cowichan is noted for a landscape including forests, beaches, rivers, and lakes. The municipality encompasses the communities of Chemainus; Westholme; Crofton; Maple Bay; and "the South End". The latter is an informal name for a built-up area which is essentially a suburb of the City of Duncan, a separate municipality.

Things to do in North Cowichan

Mount Maxwell Provincial Park(Opens in a new window)

Mount Maxwell Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Burgoyne Bay and the Sansum Narrows on the western shores of Saltspring Island.

BC Forest Discovery Centre(Opens in a new window)

The BC Forest Discovery Centre, located in Duncan, chronicles the history of logging in British Columbia, Canada. Its mission is to be British Columbia's foremost interpreter and presenter of the forest community – past, present and future. It is a 100 acre site with 2.5 km of operational narrow gauge railway.

Kinsol Trestle(Opens in a new window)

The Kinsol Trestle, also known as the Koksilah River Trestle, is a wooden railway trestle located on Vancouver Island north of Shawnigan Lake in the Canadian Province of British Columbia. It provides a spectacular crossing of the Koksilah River.

Ruckle Provincial Park(Opens in a new window)

Ruckle Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It also the largest provincial campground on the Gulf Islands and is located on Salt Spring Island southeast of Fulford Harbour. Partly protected by the park is a historic sheep farm founded by the Ruckle family.

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10.0Exceptional

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