There are 6 ways to get from Salt Spring Island to Prince Rupert by ferry, plane, bus, train, or busferry
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Ferry to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Northwest Regional Airport, bus
best- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Northwest Regional Airport (YXT)plane YVR - YXT
- Take the bus from Terrance Skeena Mall to Prince Rupertbus
9h 15m$190–945Fly Ganges Harbor to Northwest Regional Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Northwest Regional Airport (YXT)plane YGG - YXT
- Take the bus from Terrance Skeena Mall to Prince Rupertbus
7h 42m$137–681Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry
- Take the train from Vancouver to Jaspertrain
- Take the train from Jasper to Prince Ruperttrain
11d 14h$6,741–6,891Ferry to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Smithers Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Smithers Airport (YYD)plane YVR - YYD
- Take the train from Smithers to Prince Ruperttrain
12h 20m$140–620Fly Ganges Harbor to Smithers Airport, train
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Smithers Airport (YYD)plane YGG - YYD
- Take the train from Smithers to Prince Ruperttrain
13h 39m$140–608Ferry, bus and ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoriaferry
- Take the busferry from Swartz Bay to Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminalbusferry
- Take the train from Vancouver to Quesneltrain
- Take the bus from Quesnel to Prince Georgebus
- Take the bus from Downtown Exch Bay B to Government at Gilganbus 161
- Take the train from Burns Lake to Prince Ruperttrain
11d 23h
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Northwest Regional Airport (YXT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Prince Rupert is to fly and train which costs $140 - $650 and takes 13h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Prince Rupert is to fly and bus which takes 7h 42m and costs $130 - $700.
The distance between Salt Spring Island and Prince Rupert is 921 km.
The best way to get from Salt Spring Island to Prince Rupert without a car is to ferry and train which takes 11 days 14h and costs $6,700 - $6,900.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Salt Spring Island to Prince Rupert, including transfers.
There are nine+ hotels available in Prince Rupert.
What companies run services between Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada and Prince Rupert, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Salt Spring Island to Prince Rupert. However, you can take the ferry to Vancouver, walk to Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal @ Bay 2, take the line 620 bus to Bridgeport Station @ Bay 1 Unloading Only, walk to Bridgeport Station @ Platform 2, take the subway to YVR-Airport Station @ Canada Line, walk to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) airport, fly to Northwest Regional Airport (YXT), walk to Terminal at Bristol, take the line 11 bus to Lakelse at Skeena Mall, walk to Terrance Skeena Mall, then take the bus to Prince Rupert. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Salt Spring Island to Prince Rupert via Vancouver, Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal @ Bay 2, Bridgeport Station @ Bay 1 Unloading Only, Bridgeport Station @ Platform 1, Vancouver City Centre Station @ Platform 1, Vancouver, and Jasper in around 11d 14h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Northwest Regional Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Smithers Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Smithers Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Northwest Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Phone
- 1-877-460-3200
- reservations@rockymountaineer.com
- Website
- rockymountaineer.com
Train from Vancouver to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 10d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6,592
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/routes_destinations
Train from Vancouver to Quesnel
- Ave. Duration
- 11d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13,800
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/routes_destinations
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Jasper to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $150–200
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $160–190
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $130–160
Train from Smithers to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $55–140
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $55–110
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $50–70
Train from Burns Lake to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $75–150
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $75–120
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $65–85
- Phone
- 1-844-564-7494
- Website
- bcbus.ca
Bus from Terrance Skeena Mall to Prince Rupert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://bcbus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://bcbus.ca/schedules-and-fares/
- Passenger
- $30–45
Bus from Quesnel to Prince George
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://bcbus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://bcbus.ca/schedules-and-fares/
- Passenger
- $27–40
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Swartz Bay to Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Phone
- +1 855 499 1119
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Downtown Exch Bay B to Government at Gilgan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/bulkley-nechako/
- 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
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