There are 5 ways to get from Tacoma to Salt Spring Island by bus, ferry, train, or plane
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, line 72 bus
best- Take the bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to 4th Ave & Washington Stbus 594 / ...
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry
- Take the bus from Legislature Exch Bay C to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay Abus 72 / ...
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbourferry
8h 37m$184–329Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ganges Harbor
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane SEA - YGG
5h 11m$44–327Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Ganges Harbor
- Take the train from Tacoma to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YVR - YGG
7h 8m$105–430Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport, line 72 bus, ferry
- 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 Fulford Harbourferry
6h 24m$213–991Bus, bus to Richmond, fly to Salt Spring
- Take the bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to Olive Wy & 6th Avebus
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond to Salt Springplane
7h 23m$133–203
Tacoma to Salt Spring Island by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tacoma to Salt Spring Island is to fly which costs $40 - $330 and takes 5h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Tacoma to Salt Spring Island is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs $40 - $330.
The distance between Tacoma and Salt Spring Island is 240 km.
The best way to get from Tacoma to Salt Spring Island without a car is to bus and ferry and line 72 bus which takes 8h 37m and costs $180 - $330.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Tacoma to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 72+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Tacoma, WA, USA and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Harbour Air Seaplanes, and two other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Ganges Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–270
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–320
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–310
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tacoma to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to 4th Ave & Washington St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $5
Bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to Olive Wy & 6th Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $5
- Phone
- +1 250 382 6161
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Legislature Exch Bay C to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/
- Single Ride
- $3
Bus from Saanichton Exch Bay A to Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal Bay A
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/victoria/
- Single Ride
- $3
- 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
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $170–290
- Child
- $110–150
- 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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