There are 5 ways to get from Seattle to Salt Spring Island by bus, busferry, ferry, plane, train, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
best- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Canada Place
- Take the busferry from Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal to Swartz Bay
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbour
10h 2m$90–144Fly Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ganges Harbor
cheapest- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)LKE - YGG
6h 48m$57–387Bus to Richmond, fly to Salt Spring
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond
- Fly from Richmond to Salt Spring
6h 13m$134–198Train to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Salt Spring
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Salt Spring
6h 57m$149–311Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Victoria International Airport, line 72 bus, ferry, bus
- Take the tram from Int'l Dist/Chinatown to SeaTac/Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)SEA - YYJ
- Take the bus from Saanichton Exch Bay A to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay A
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbour
- Take the bus from Fulford Harbour to Blackburn Road, Fulford, BC
7h 39m
Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Salt Spring Island is to bus and bus and ferry and ferry which costs $85 - $150 and takes 10h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Salt Spring Island is to bus and fly which takes 6h 13m and costs $130 - $200.
The distance between Seattle and Salt Spring Island is 335 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Salt Spring Island without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 10h 2m and costs $85 - $150.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Seattle to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 95+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
Harbour Air Seaplanes flies from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) once daily.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ganges Harbor via Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–380
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ganges Harbor via Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–390
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–330
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Int'l Dist/Chinatown to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Canada Place
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- quickcoach.com
- Adult
- $50–65
Bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- quickcoach.com
- Adult
- $50–65
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal to Swartz Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Schedules at
- https://bcfconnector.com/bc-ferries-connector-schedules/
- Adult
- $30–50
- Phone
- 250-382-6161
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Saanichton Exch Bay A to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay A
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/schedules-and-maps/
- Single Ride
- $3
- Phone
- 250-537-6758
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Fulford Harbour to Blackburn Road, Fulford, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/salt-spring-island/home
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbour
- 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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