There are 6 ways to get from Salt Spring Island to Kelowna by ferry, plane, bus, taxi, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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
4h 36m$97–374Fly from Ganges Harbor
cheapest- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YGG - YLW
2h 34m$59–401Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry Southern Gulf Islands
- Take the bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Avebus Ebus
8h 15mFerry to Victoria International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Victoriaferry
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YYJ - YLW
4h 34m$130–406Line 3 bus, ferry, taxi to Nanaimo Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Visitor Info Centre to Vesuvius Bay Ferry Termbus
- 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 38m$369–519Ferry, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoriaferry
- Take the busferry from Swartz Bay to Vancouverbusferry
- Take the bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Avebus
11h 21m
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Kelowna is to ferry and fly which costs $95 - $380 and takes 4h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Kelowna is to fly which takes 2h 34m and costs $55 - $410.
The distance between Salt Spring Island and Kelowna is 367 km.
The best way to get from Salt Spring Island to Kelowna without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 8h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 36m to get from Salt Spring Island to Kelowna, including transfers.
There are 203+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–240
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–190
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–280
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–310
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Comox
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–470
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–320
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Comox
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–650
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–430
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–210
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 250 537 6758
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- Salt Spring Island
Bus from Visitor Info Centre to Vesuvius Bay Ferry Term
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Salt Spring Island
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- BC Ferries Connector
Busferry from Swartz Bay to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–67
- Website
- BC Ferries Connector
- Adult
- $67
- Senior
- $61
- Youth
- $27
- Child
- $14
- Toddler
- $0
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- BC Ferries
Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $13–100
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $13–29
- Adult
- $28–60
- Car
- $65–100
Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $13–100
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $13–29
- Adult
- $28–60
- Car
- $65–100
Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–90
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $11–27
- Adult
- $24–55
- Car
- $60–90
Ferry from Vesuvius Bay to Crofton
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–40
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $2–17
- Adult
- $4–35
- Car
- $25–40
Ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–45
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $4–19
- Adult
- $8–40
- Car
- $30–45
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