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$98–543Ferry, Bus
cheapest- 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 21m$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 34m$194–498Ferry, 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$320–651Fly from Ganges Harbor
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YGG - YLW
2h 48m$144–395
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 21m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Kelowna is to fly which takes 2h 48m and costs $140 - $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 21m and costs $85 - $220.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Salt Spring Island to Kelowna, including transfers.
There are 144+ hotels available in Kelowna.
What companies run services between Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada and Kelowna, BC, Canada?
Harbour Air Seaplanes, Air North, and WestJet fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) twice daily.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–460
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–450
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–370
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–480
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- 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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