There are 5 ways to get from Seattle to Salt Spring Island (Station) by bus, ferry, train, plane, 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, ferry
best- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal to Tsawwassenbus
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Islandferry
8h 45m$80–198Fly Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ganges Harbor
cheapest- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane LKE - YGG
6h 47m$62–437Train, Bus, ferry
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal to Tsawwassenbus
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Islandferry
9h 5m$87–241Bus to Richmond, fly to Salt Spring
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond to Salt Springplane
6h 22m$134–198Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Victoria International Airport, line 72 bus, ferry
- Take the tram from Int'l Dist/Chinatown to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane SEA - YYJ
- Take the bus from Saanichton Exch Bay A to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay Abus
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Otter Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Otter Bay to Salt Spring Islandferry
8h 10m$214–1,095
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 8h 45m.
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 303 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Salt Spring Island (Station) without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 8h 45m and costs $80 - $200.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Seattle to Salt Spring Island (Station), including transfers.
There are 73+ 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.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ganges Harbor via Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–430
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ganges Harbor via Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–440
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- 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
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $5
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- +1 800.665.2122
- 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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