There are 5 ways to get from Tacoma to Salt Spring Island by bus, busferry, 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, bus and ferry, ferry
best- Take the bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St594 / ...
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Take the busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Bay
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbour
12h 52m$90–160Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ganges Harbor
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)SEA - YGG
7h 22m$67–385Train to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Salt Spring
- Take the train from Tacoma to Vancouver
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Salt Spring
8h 10m$182–355Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport, line 72 bus, ferry, bus
- 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$216–869Bus, bus to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Salt Spring
- Take the bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to Olive Wy & 6th Ave
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Canada Place
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Salt Spring
8h 22m$142–252
Vancouver Harbour to Salt Spring flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tacoma to Salt Spring Island is to bus and bus and ferry and ferry which costs $90 - $160 and takes 12h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Tacoma to Salt Spring Island is to fly which takes 7h 22m and costs $65 - $390.
The distance between Tacoma and Salt Spring Island is 375 km.
The best way to get from Tacoma to Salt Spring Island without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 12h 52m and costs $90 - $160.
It takes approximately 12h 52m to get from Tacoma to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 95+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Tacoma, WA, USA and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tacoma to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- 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 Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
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
- 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
- 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
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Vancouver to Swartz Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Schedules at
- https://bcfconnector.com/bc-ferries-connector-schedules/
- Adult
- $30–45
- 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
- +1 800.665.2122
- 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
- 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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