There are 5 ways to get from Salt Spring Island to Kelowna by ferry, plane, bus, or taxi
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Ferry to Vancouver International Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YVR - YLW
5h 1m$93–543Fly from Ganges Harbor
cheapest- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YGG - YLW
2h 46m$83–395Ferry, Bus
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry
- Take the bus from Tsawwassen to Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna, BC - Downtownbus
10h 20m$86–218Ferry to Victoria International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoriaferry
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YYJ - YLW
4h 36m$154–678Ferry, taxi to Nanaimo Airport, fly
- 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
4h 53m$160–601
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) 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 $85 - $220 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Kelowna is to fly which takes 2h 46m and costs $80 - $400.
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 20m and costs $85 - $220.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Salt Spring Island to Kelowna, including transfers.
There are 151+ 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
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–430
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–350
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–500
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–750
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–750
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–850
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–400
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–470
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–240
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–360
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Bus from Tsawwassen to Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Schedules at
- https://bcfconnector.com/bc-ferries-connector-schedules/
- Adult
- $17–24
- 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
- 1-888-223-3779
- 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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