There are 5 ways to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff by ferry, plane, bus, or train
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Ferry to Victoria International Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoria
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)YYJ - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
6h 28m$133–512Ferry to Vancouver International Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouver
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)YVR - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
7h 8m$122–447Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to VancouverSouthern Gulf Islands
- Take the train from Vancouver to BanffRainforest to Gold Rush Grand Adventure / ...
10d$8,459–8,540Ferry to Nanaimo Airport, fly, bus
- Take the ferry from Vesuvius Bay to Crofton
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)YCD - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
6h 51m$294–765Fly from Ganges Harbor, bus
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)YGG - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
4h 56m$125–465
Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff is to ferry and fly and bus which costs $120 - $450 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff is to fly and bus which takes 4h 56m and costs $120 - $470.
The distance between Salt Spring Island and Banff is 890 km.
The best way to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff without a car is to ferry and train which takes 10 days 0h and costs $8,450 - $8,550.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 1h ahead of Salt Spring Island. It is currently 12:46 PM in Salt Spring Island and 1:46 PM in Banff.
There are 433+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Salt Spring Island to Banff. However, you can take the ferry to Victoria, walk to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay B, take the line 72 bus to James White Blvd at Resthaven Dr, walk to James White Blvd at Fifth St, take the line 88 bus to Victoria International Airport, walk to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary Airport, then take the bus to HI Banff Alpine Centre. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Salt Spring Island to Banff via Vancouver, Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal @ Bay 2, Bridgeport Station @ Bay 1 Unloading Only, Bridgeport Station @ Platform 1, Vancouver City Centre Station @ Platform 1, and Vancouver in around 10d.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–320
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–900
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Phone
- 1-877-460-3200
- reservations@rockymountaineer.com
- Website
- rockymountaineer.com
Train from Vancouver to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 9d 22h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $8,441
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/routes_destinations
- Phone
- +1 800 974 2850
- Website
- banffexplorer.com
Bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $59
- Schedules at
- banffexplorer.com
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoria
- 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
Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–90
- 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
- $10–35
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $65–90
Ferry from Vesuvius Bay to Crofton
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- 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
- $1–5
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $9–14
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