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 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
6h 30m$168–692Fly 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
5h 4m$121–442Ferry, train
- 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 / ...
10d$8,460–8,540Ferry to Vancouver International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YVR - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
7h 8m$132–497Ferry to Nanaimo Airport, fly, bus
- Take the ferry from Vesuvius Bay to Croftonferry
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YCD - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Airport to HI Banff Alpine Centrebus
6h 49m$154–865
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 fly and bus which costs $120 - $450 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff is to fly and bus which takes 5h 4m and costs $120 - $450.
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 30m to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 1h ahead of Salt Spring Island. It is currently 7:45 AM in Salt Spring Island and 8:45 AM in Banff.
There are 551+ 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 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
- $100–600
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–390
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–750
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–750
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–800
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- 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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