There are 4 ways to get from Port Townsend to Salt Spring Island by bus, ferry, train, plane, car, or busferry
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Bus, ferry, train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Ganges Harbor
best- Take the bus from Haines Place Park & Ride to Kingston Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Kingston to Edmondsferry
- Take the train from Edmonds to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YVR - YGG
8h 36m$132–431Bus, ferry, bus and ferry to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Salt Spring
cheapest- Take the bus from Haines Place Park & Ride to Sequim Transit Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Port Angeles to Victoriaferry
- Take the busferry from Victoria to Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminalbusferry
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Salt Springplane
11h 45m$116–431Drive, train to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Salt Spring
- Drive from Port Townsend to Mount Vernon Amtrak Stationcar
- Take the train from Mount Vernon Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Salt Springplane
7h 41m$156–455Bus, bus to Vancouver Airport YVR South, fly to Salt Spring
- Take the bus from 63 Four Corners Park & Ride to Virginia Masonbus
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmondbus
- Fly from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Salt Springplane
10h 15m$175–301
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Port Townsend to Salt Spring Island is to bus and ferry and train and fly which costs $130 - $440 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Port Townsend to Salt Spring Island is to drive and train and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs $150 - $460.
The distance between Port Townsend and Salt Spring Island is 346 km.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Port Townsend to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 250+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Port Townsend, WA, USA and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Port Townsend to Salt Spring Island. However, you can take the bus to Kingston Ferry Terminal, walk to Kingston, take the ferry to Edmonds, walk to Edmonds, take the train to Vancouver, walk to Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1, take the subway to Granville Station @ Platform 1, walk to Vancouver City Centre Station @ Platform 2, take the subway to YVR-Airport Station @ Canada Line, walk to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) airport, then fly to Ganges Harbor (YGG). Alternatively, you can drive to Mount Vernon Amtrak Station, take the train to Vancouver, walk to Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1, take the subway to Burrard Station @ Platform 1, walk to Vancouver Harbour airport, then fly to Salt Spring.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Ganges Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–260
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Edmonds to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Mount Vernon Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-360-385-4777
- Website
- jeffersontransit.com
Bus from Haines Place Park & Ride to Kingston Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- http://jeffersontransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://jeffersontransit.com/178/Routes-Schedules
Bus from Haines Place Park & Ride to Sequim Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- http://jeffersontransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://jeffersontransit.com/178/Routes-Schedules
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Victoria to Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–82
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Adult
- $82
- Senior
- $74
- Youth
- $33
- Child
- $17
- Toddler
- $0
- Phone
- +1 360-417-0700
- Website
- dungeness-line.com
Bus from 63 Four Corners Park & Ride to Virginia Mason
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://dungeness-line.com/
- Schedules at
- https://dungeness-line.com/schedules/
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://quickcoach.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://quickcoach.com/en/schedule
- Adult
- $55–65
- Phone
- +1 360 705 7000
- Website
- wsdot.wa.gov
Ferry from Kingston to Edmonds
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- wsdot.wa.gov
- Passenger
- $9–22
- Vehicle & Driver
- $25–35
- Phone
- +1 888-993-3779
- Website
- cohoferry.com
Ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://cohoferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://cohoferry.com/schedule-fares
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