There are 3 ways to get from Port Renfrew to Salt Spring Island by bus, ferry, plane, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, line 72 bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Port Renfrew, British Columbia to Victoria, BCbus
- Take the bus from Legislature Exch Bay C to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay Abus 72 / ...
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Otter Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Otter Bay to Salt Spring Islandferry
7h 3m$75–245Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Port Renfrew, British Columbia to Victoria, BCbus
- Take the busferry from Victoria to Tsawwassenbusferry
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Islandferry
8h 10m$73–307Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Port Renfrew, BC to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminalbus
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane ZNA - YGG
6h 31m$89–323
Nanaimo (ZNA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Port Renfrew to Salt Spring Island is to bus and line 72 bus and ferry which costs $75 - $250 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Port Renfrew to Salt Spring Island is to bus and fly which takes 6h 31m and costs $85 - $330.
The distance between Port Renfrew and Salt Spring Island is 172 km.
The best way to get from Port Renfrew to Salt Spring Island without a car is to bus and line 72 bus and ferry which takes 7h 3m and costs $75 - $250.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Port Renfrew to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 94+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Port Renfrew, BC, Canada and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Port Renfrew to Salt Spring Island. However, you can take the bus to Victoria, BC, walk to Legislature Exch Bay C, take the line 72 bus to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay A, walk to Victoria, take the ferry to Otter Bay, then take the ferry to Salt Spring Island. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, walk to Terminal Ave N at Terminal Park Mall, take the line 1 bus to Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch, take the line 7 bus to Victoria Rd at Rainer St, walk to Nanaimo (ZNA) airport, then fly to Ganges Harbor (YGG).
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Nanaimo to Ganges Harbor via Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $23–230
Flights from Nanaimo to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Phone
- 1-250-477-8700
- bus@trailbus.com
- Website
- trailbus.com
Bus from Port Renfrew, British Columbia to Victoria, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://trailbus.com/
- Schedules at
- https://trailbus.com/west-coast-trail-schedule/
- Book at
- https://trailbus.com/reservations/
- Adult
- $60–130
Bus from Port Renfrew, BC to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://trailbus.com/
- Schedules at
- https://trailbus.com/west-coast-trail-schedule/
- Book at
- https://trailbus.com/reservations/
- Adult
- $60–130
Bus from Port Renfrew, British Columbia to Victoria, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://trailbus.com/
- Schedules at
- https://trailbus.com/west-coast-trail-schedule/
- Book at
- https://trailbus.com/reservations/
- Adult
- $60–130
- Phone
- +1 250 382 6161
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Legislature Exch Bay C to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/
- Single Ride
- $3
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Victoria to Tsawwassen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–77
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Adult
- $77
- Senior
- $69
- Youth
- $31
- Child
- $16
- Toddler
- $0
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Victoria to Otter Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–60
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Child
- $7–22
- Adult
- $14–45
- Car
- $40–60
Ferry from Otter Bay to Salt Spring Island
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Child
- $5–20
- Adult
- $10–40
- Car
- $35–55
Ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $13–100
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Child
- $13–29
- Adult
- $28–60
- Car
- $65–100
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