There are 4 ways to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff by ferry, plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry to Victoria International Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Victoriaferry
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YYJ - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
7h 3m$174–691Fly from Ganges Harbor, bus
cheapest- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YGG - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
4h 51m$125–454Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Banffbus
18h 29m$146–294Ferry, Tour
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry Southern Gulf Islands
- Take the train from Vancouver to Banfftrain Rainforest to Gold Rush Grand Adventure / ...
40h 44m$8,458–8,544
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 bus which costs $140 - $300 and takes 18h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff is to fly and bus which takes 4h 51m and costs $120 - $460.
The distance between Salt Spring Island and Banff is 909 km.
The best way to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 18h 29m and costs $140 - $300.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 1h ahead of Salt Spring Island. It is currently 3:35 PM in Salt Spring Island and 4:35 PM in Banff.
There are 1434+ 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 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, Vancouver, Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station, and Kelowna Airport in around 18h 29m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver, Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Phone
- +1 877 460 3200
- reservations@rockymountaineer.com
- Website
- rockymountaineer.com
Train from Vancouver to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8,441
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
- Phone
- +1 800 974 2850
- booking@banffexplorer.com
- Website
- banffexplorer.com
Bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $59
- Website
- https://banffexplorer.com/
- Phone
- 1-800-232-1958
- info@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://redarrow.ca/
- Book at
- https://www.redarrow.ca/order/reservation/
- Adult
- $55–85
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Banff
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Adult
- $80–120
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–80
- 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
- $9–27
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $55–80
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
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