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 36mFly to Ganges Harbor
cheapest- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YHZ - YGG
9h 53m$363–1,503Train
- 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 8hFly 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 33mFly to Victoria International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane YHZ - YYJ
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbourferry
14h 16m$423–1,004
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 $420 - $1,000 and takes 14h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Halifax to Salt Spring Island is to fly which takes 9h 53m and costs $360 - $1,500.
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 8h.
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 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 36m 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 8h and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $360 - $1,500 and takes 9h 53m.
Salt Spring Island is 3h behind Halifax. It is currently 12:38 AM in Halifax and 9:38 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 8h. Alternatively, Air Canada, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and WestJet fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) twice daily.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Winnipeg, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Saskatoon, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Calgary, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,800
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Edmonton, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,800
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Montreal, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Saskatoon, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,800
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- 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
- 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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