There are 6 ways to get from Salt Spring Island to Vernon 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 Vancouver
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)YVR - YLW
5h 32m$383–818Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouver
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to West Kelowna, BC - Eastbound on Dobbin Road
- Take the bus from Kelowna West, BC to Vernon, BC
12h 27m$126–268Ferry to Victoria International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoria
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)YYJ - YLW
5h 5m$389–743Ferry, taxi to Nanaimo Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Vesuvius Bay to Crofton
- Take the taxi from Crofton to Drinkwater Rd at Cowichan Commons
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)YCD - YLW
5h 24m$575–916Fly from Ganges Harbor
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)YGG - YLW
3h 19m$359–738Ferry, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoria
- Take the busferry from Swartz Bay to Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to West Kelowna
- Take the bus from Kelowna West, BC to Vernon, BC
14h 33m$219–310
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Vernon is to ferry and bus which costs $120 - $270 and takes 12h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Vernon is to fly which takes 3h 19m and costs $350 - $750.
The distance between Salt Spring Island and Vernon is 392 km.
The best way to get from Salt Spring Island to Vernon without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 12h 27m and costs $120 - $270.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Salt Spring Island to Vernon, including transfers.
There are 44+ hotels available in Vernon.
What companies run services between Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada and Vernon, BC, Canada?
Harbour Air Seaplanes, Air North, and Air Canada fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) twice daily.
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- 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 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–390
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–340
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
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
- $70–290
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–350
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
- $70–250
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–290
- Website
- flycma.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Phone
- 1-877-769-3287
- info@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to West Kelowna, BC - Eastbound on Dobbin Road
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $70–95
- Phone
- 1-800-232-1958
- info@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to West Kelowna, BC - Eastbound on Dobbin Road
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://redarrow.ca/
- Book at
- https://www.redarrow.ca/order/reservation/
- Adult
- $55–85
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Kelowna West, BC to Vernon, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $40–55
- 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
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Schedules at
- https://bcfconnector.com/bc-ferries-connector-schedules/
- Adult
- $30–50
- Phone
- 1.833.276.5841
- reservations@gowilsonsgroup.com
- Website
- bcconnector.com
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to West Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Website
- https://bcconnector.com/
- Book at
- https://wilson.betterez.com/cart/6087276ef3667421ed35892e/reservation/5fe0db94d00ace0f242d8732
- Adult One-way
- $140–170
- 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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