There are 5 ways to get from Salt Spring Island to Kelowna by ferry, plane, bus, or taxi
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Ferry to Victoria International Airport, fly to Kelowna International Airport
best- Take the ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoriaferry
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YYJ - YLW
4h 50m$127–508Fly Ganges Harbor to Kelowna International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YGG - YLW
3h 1m$55–377Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry Southern Gulf Islands
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna, BC - Downtownbus Vancouver
10h 4m$66–189Ferry, taxi to Nanaimo Airport, fly to Kelowna International Airport
- Take the ferry from Vesuvius Bay to Croftonferry
- Take the taxi from Crofton to Drinkwater Rd at Cowichan Commonstaxi
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YCD - YLW
5h 8m$138–491Fly Ganges Harbor to Penticton Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Penticton Regional Airport (YYF)plane YGG - YYF
- Take the bus from Wade & Winnipeg to Queensway Exchbus
7h 4m$232–546
Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Kelowna is to ferry and bus which costs $65 - $190 and takes 10h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Kelowna is to fly which takes 3h 1m and costs $50 - $380.
The distance between Salt Spring Island and Kelowna is 366 km.
The best way to get from Salt Spring Island to Kelowna without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 10h 4m and costs $65 - $190.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Salt Spring Island to Kelowna, including transfers.
There are 442+ hotels available in Kelowna.
What companies run services between Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada and Kelowna, BC, Canada?
Harbour Air Seaplanes, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–400
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–380
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Penticton Regional Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–850
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–850
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–850
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Penticton Regional Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–1,000
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Penticton Regional Airport via Vancouver, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–340
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Phone
- 1-877-769-3287
- info@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna, BC - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $70–100
- Phone
- 1-800-232-1958
- info@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna, BC - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://redarrow.ca/
- Book at
- https://www.redarrow.ca/order/reservation/
- Adult
- $55–90
- Phone
- +1 844 442 2212
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Wade & Winnipeg to Queensway Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/south-okanagan-similkameen/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- 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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