There are 6 ways to get from Portland Airport (PDX) to Salt Spring Island by plane, ferry, train, busferry, or bus
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Fly to Victoria International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)PDX - YYJ
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbour
7h 54m$535–1,140Fly to Ganges Harbor
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)PDX - YGG
4h 5m$80–501Train, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouver
- Take the busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Bay
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbour
16h 27m$150–300Fly to Richmond, fly to Salt Spring
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)PDX - YVR
- Fly from Richmond to Salt Spring
4h 27m$419–1,142Fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, bus to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Salt Spring
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)PDX - SEA
- Take the bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Canada Place
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Salt Spring
8h 31m$208–725Fly to King County International Airport, train to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Salt Spring
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to King County International Airport (BFI)PDX - BFI
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Salt Spring
9h 27m$846–1,314
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland Airport (PDX) to Salt Spring Island is to train and bus and ferry and ferry which costs $150 - $300 and takes 16h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Portland Airport (PDX) to Salt Spring Island is to fly which takes 4h 5m and costs $80 - $500.
The distance between Portland Airport (PDX) and Salt Spring Island is 389 km.
The best way to get from Portland Airport (PDX) to Salt Spring Island without a car is to train and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 16h 27m and costs $150 - $300.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Portland Airport (PDX) to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 84+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Portland Airport (PDX), USA and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Harbour Air Seaplanes, and Delta fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–490
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Medford, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Spokane, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Portland International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
Flights from Portland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–480
Flights from Portland International Airport to King County International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–480
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–410
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–480
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Schedules at
- https://bcfconnector.com/bc-ferries-connector-schedules/
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Canada Place
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- quickcoach.com
- Adult
- $55–70
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–28
- 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
- $3–10
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $20–28
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