There are 5 ways to get from Salt Spring Island to Fort McMurray by ferry, plane, train, or bus
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Ferry to Vancouver International Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouver
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM)YVR - YMM
7h 28m$518–850Ferry to Victoria International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoria
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM)YYJ - YMM
8h 10m$159–885Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouver
- Take the train from Vancouver to Edmonton
- Take the bus from Edmonton - 10014 104 St to Fort McMurray - 10013 Macdonald Ave
8d 10h$6,082–12,198Fly from Ganges Harbor
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM)YGG - YMM
7h 20m$160–832Ferry to Nanaimo Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Vesuvius Bay to Crofton
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM)YCD - YMM
8h 44m$635–758
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Fort McMurray is to fly which costs $160 - $850 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Fort McMurray is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs $160 - $850.
The distance between Salt Spring Island and Fort McMurray is 1236 km.
The best way to get from Salt Spring Island to Fort McMurray without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 8 days 10h and costs $6,000 - $13,000.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Salt Spring Island to Fort McMurray, including transfers.
Fort McMurray is 1h ahead of Salt Spring Island. It is currently 2:09 PM in Salt Spring Island and 3:09 PM in Fort McMurray.
There are 25+ hotels available in Fort McMurray.
What companies run services between Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada and Fort McMurray, AB, Canada?
Harbour Air Seaplanes, Air Canada, and WestJet fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Fort Mcmurray Airport (YMM) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–750
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,400
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,400
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,400
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,400
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–700
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Fort Mcmurray Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
- Phone
- 1-877-460-3200
- reservations@rockymountaineer.com
- Website
- rockymountaineer.com
Train from Vancouver to Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 8d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/routes_destinations
- 1 Guest
- $6,000–12,000
- Phone
- 1-800-232-1958
- info@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Edmonton - 10014 104 St to Fort McMurray - 10013 Macdonald Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://redarrow.ca/
- Book at
- https://www.redarrow.ca/order/reservation/
- Adult
- $60–95
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
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 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 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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