There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Salt Spring Island by plane, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Vancouver International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SYD - YVR
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Islandferry
20h$734–1,720Fly to Ganges Harbor
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane SYD - YGG
19h 38m$567–2,121Fly to Victoria International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane SYD - YYJ
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbourferry
23h 3m$576–2,155Fly to Nanaimo Airport, ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane SYD - YCD
- Take the ferry from Crofton to Vesuvius Bayferry
22h 38m$651–2,478Fly to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH)plane SYD - YWH
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbourferry
22h 41m$773–2,852Fly to Nanaimo, bus, ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane SYD - ZNA
- Take the bus from Dwtn Nanaimo Exch D Bay to Drinkwater Rd at Cowichan Commonsbus
- Take the ferry from Crofton to Vesuvius Bayferry
22h 30m$604–2,181
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Salt Spring Island is to fly and ferry which costs $700 - $1,800 and takes 20h.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Salt Spring Island is to fly which takes 19h 38m and costs $550 - $2,200.
The distance between Sydney and Salt Spring Island is 12578 km.
It takes approximately 20h to get from Sydney to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
Salt Spring Island is 19h behind Sydney. It is currently 12:21 PM in Sydney and 5:21 PM in Salt Spring Island.
There are 71+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and three other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ganges Harbor via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Nadi, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Los Angeles, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Los Angeles, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Nadi, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanaimo via Vancouver International Airport, Sechelt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanaimo via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanaimo via Los Angeles, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria International Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria International Airport via San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria International Airport via San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Phone
- 604-795-3838
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Dwtn Nanaimo Exch D Bay to Drinkwater Rd at Cowichan Commons
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/nanaimo/home
- Adult
- $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 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
Ferry from Crofton to Vesuvius Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- 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
- $1–5
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $9–14
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