There are 5 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Vancouver Island by plane, car, car ferry, train, or bus
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Fly Sonoma County Airport to Victoria International Airport
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane STS - YYJ
6h 24m$111–621Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Horseshoe Bay, BCcar
- Take the car ferry from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Nanaimo Departure Baycarferry
- Drive from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Victoriacar
20h 23m$334–620Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Victoria International Airport
- 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 Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane SFO - YYJ
8h 43m$226–1,353Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Nanaimo Airport
- 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 Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane SFO - YCD
9h 12m$306–1,353Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Comox Valley Airport
- 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 Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane SFO - YQQ
9h 32m$131–513
Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Vancouver Island is to train and bus and fly which costs $130 - $550 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Vancouver Island is to fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $110 - $650.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Vancouver Island is 1142 km.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Santa Rosa to Vancouver Island, including transfers.
There are three+ hotels available in Vancouver Island.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Vancouver Island, BC, Canada?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. flies from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–2,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Victoria International Airport via Burbank, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Victoria International Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- 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
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- 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
Car ferry from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Nanaimo Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- 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
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
- Adult Passenger
- $20
- Standard Vehicle
- $75
- Motorcycle
- $38
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