There are 5 ways to get from Seattle to Salt Spring Island (Station) by train, bus, ferry, plane, or tram
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Train, Bus, ferry
best- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Take the bus from Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal to Tsawwassen
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Island
9h 5m$92–243Fly Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ganges Harbor
cheapest- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)LKE - YGG
6h 57m$57–377Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Take the bus from Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal to Tsawwassen
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Island
9h 5m$81–196Bus 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 22m$135–199Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Victoria International Airport, line 72 bus, ferry
- Take the tram from Pioneer Square 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 Otter Bay
- Take the ferry from Otter Bay to Salt Spring Island
8h 12m$209–890
Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Salt Spring Island (Station) is to bus and ferry which costs $80 - $200 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Salt Spring Island (Station) is to bus and fly which takes 6h 22m and costs $130 - $200.
The distance between Seattle and Salt Spring Island (Station) is 323 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Salt Spring Island (Station) without a car is to train and Bus and ferry which takes 9h 5m and costs $90 - $250.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Seattle to Salt Spring Island (Station), including transfers.
There are 72+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island (Station).
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Salt Spring Island (Station), BC, Canada?
Harbour Air Seaplanes flies from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) twice daily.
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- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ganges Harbor via Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–370
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ganges Harbor via Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–380
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–340
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Bus from Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal to Tsawwassen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Schedules at
- https://bcfconnector.com/bc-ferries-connector-schedules/
- Adult
- $17–24
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
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
- 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
- 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
Ferry from Victoria to Otter Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–45
- 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
- $5–16
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $30–45
Ferry from Otter Bay to Salt Spring Island
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- 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
- $4–12
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $23–35
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