There are 5 ways to get from Halifax to Salt Spring Island by plane, train, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
best- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YHZ - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Ganges Harbour Salt Springtrain
9h 37mFly to Victoria International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane YHZ - YYJ
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbourferry
14h 13m$343–1,054Train
- Take the train from Halifax to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Ganges Harbour Salt Springtrain
5d 9hFly to Ganges Harbor
- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YHZ - YGG
10h 33m$383–1,603Fly to Abbotsford International Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Abbotsford International Airport (YXX)plane YHZ - YXX
- Take a shuttle bus from Abbotsford Airport to Vancouver Downtown
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Ganges Harbour Salt Springtrain
12h 33m
Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Halifax to Salt Spring Island is to fly and ferry which costs $340 - $1,100 and takes 14h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Halifax to Salt Spring Island is to fly which takes 10h 33m and costs $380 - $1,600.
No, there is no direct train from Halifax to Salt Spring Island. However, there are services departing from Halifax and arriving at Ganges Harbour Salt Spring via Montréal, Toronto Union Station, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1 and Vancouver Harbour. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 9h.
The distance between Halifax and Salt Spring Island is 4506 km.
The best way to get from Halifax to Salt Spring Island without a car is to train which takes 5 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Halifax to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
Halifax to Salt Spring Island train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Halifax station.
The best way to get from Halifax to Salt Spring Island is to train which takes 5 days 9h and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $380 - $1,600 and takes 10h 33m.
Salt Spring Island is 4h behind Halifax. It is currently 2:25 AM in Halifax and 10:25 PM in Salt Spring Island.
Halifax to Salt Spring Island train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Montréal station.
What companies run services between Halifax, NS, Canada and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
You can take a train from Halifax to Ganges Harbour Salt Spring via Montréal, Toronto Union Station, Vancouver, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 1, Burrard Station @ Platform 1, and Vancouver Harbour in around 5d 9h. Alternatively, Air Canada, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and two other airlines fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Saskatoon, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Edmonton, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,800
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Montreal St. Hubert, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Montreal, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Calgary, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,800
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Saskatoon, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,800
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Montreal St. Hubert
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–850
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
- Phone
- +1 778 800 0225
- [email protected]
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Ganges Harbour Salt Spring
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Harbour to Ganges Harbour Salt Spring
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Harbour to Ganges Harbour Salt Spring
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Harbour Air
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Halifax to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $310–650
- Business
- $380–600
- Business Plus
- $390–600
- Economy
- $350–700
- Economy Plus
- $390–700
Train from Montréal to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $120–290
- Business
- $170–330
- Business Plus
- $190–350
- Economy
- $140–300
- Economy Plus
- $150–310
Train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $1,000–2,100
- Business
- $1,100–1,800
- Business Plus
- $1,100–1,800
- Economy
- $1,100–2,100
- Economy Plus
- $1,200–2,100
- Phone
- +1 604 229 1232
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reliable Bus
Shuttle from Abbotsford Airport to Vancouver Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Reliable Bus
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- BC Ferries
Ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–45
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $4–19
- Adult
- $8–40
- Car
- $30–45
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