There are 4 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Salt Spring Island by plane, bus, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane STS - YGG
10h 4m$111–621Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejobus
- Take the bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take the bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmondbus
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Islandferry
29h 47m$231–461Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Islandferry
33h 43m$434–1,019Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane SFO - YGG
8h 17m$126–483
Santa Rosa to Salt Spring Island by bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Salt Spring Island is to train and bus and fly which costs $120 - $490 and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Salt Spring Island is to train and bus and fly which takes 8h 17m and costs $120 - $490.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Salt Spring Island is 1166 km.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Salt Spring Island without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 29h 47m and costs $230 - $470.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Santa Rosa to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 75+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Harbour Air Seaplanes, and three other airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ganges Harbor via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ganges Harbor via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ganges Harbor via San Diego, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ganges Harbor via Las Vegas, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ganges Harbor via Santa Ana, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ganges Harbor via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://quickcoach.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://quickcoach.com/en/schedule
- Adult
- $55–65
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $44
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Island
- 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
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