There are 3 ways to get from Powell River to Salt Spring Island by plane, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Powell River Airport (YPW) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YPW - YGG
3h 14m$190–430Ferry, bus via Victoria
cheapest- Take the ferry from Powell River to Comoxferry
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Cliffe Ave, between 18th & 19th St. to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Sandman Innbus
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbourferry
10h 13m$135–238Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Powell River to Comoxferry
- Take the bus from Courtenay, BC - Cliffe Ave, between 18th & 19th St. to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canadabus
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Capital City Stationbus
- Take the bus from Victoria to Swartz Baybus
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbourferry
11h 12m$146–256
Powell River Airport (YPW) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Powell River to Salt Spring Island is to ferry and bus via Victoria which costs $130 - $240 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Powell River to Salt Spring Island is to fly which takes 3h 14m and costs $190 - $430.
The distance between Powell River and Salt Spring Island is 134 km.
The best way to get from Powell River to Salt Spring Island without a car is to ferry and bus via Victoria which takes 10h 13m and costs $130 - $240.
It takes approximately 3h 14m to get from Powell River to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 92+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Powell River, BC, Canada and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
Pacific Coastal Airlines and Harbour Air Seaplanes fly from Powell River Airport (YPW) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) twice daily.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Powell River Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–430
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Courtenay, BC - Cliffe Ave, between 18th & 19th St. to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Sandman Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, Canada to Victoria, BC - Capital City Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Bus from Victoria to Swartz Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Schedules at
- https://bcfconnector.com/bc-ferries-connector-schedules/
- Adult
- $14–21
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Powell River to Comox
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- 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
- $10–29
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $60–85
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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