There are 4 ways to get from Olympia to Ladysmith by bus, plane, car, train, ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly, drive
best- Take the bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane SEA - YYJ
- Drive from Victoria-Airport-YYJ to Ladysmithcar
4h 34m$290–1,149Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Lakewood Station - Bay 3 to Bus Wy & Royal Brougham Stbus 594
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the busferry from Vancouver to Victoriabusferry
- Take the bus from Legislature Terminal to Canada Ave & Station - Train Stnbus 66
16h 21m$42–145Train, ferry
- Take the train from Tacoma to Vancouvertrain Amtrak Cascades
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry Van→Nan
12hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Lakewood Station - Bay 3 to Bus Wy & Royal Brougham Stbus 594
- Take the bus from Seattle Greyhound Station to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Port Angeles to Victoriaferry
- Take the bus from Legislature Terminal to Village Green Mallbus 66
13h 46m$113–130
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Olympia to Ladysmith is to bus and bus and ferry which costs $40 - $150 and takes 16h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Olympia to Ladysmith is to bus and fly and drive which takes 4h 34m and costs $290 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Olympia to Ladysmith. However, there are services departing from Capitol Way at 11th Ave and arriving at 1st Ave & Gatacre via Lakewood Station - Bay 3, Seattle Bus Station, Vancouver, Legislature Terminal and Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 21m.
The distance between Olympia and Ladysmith is 340 km.
The best way to get from Olympia to Ladysmith without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 34m to get from Olympia to Ladysmith, including transfers.
Olympia to Ladysmith bus services, operated by Sound Transit, depart from Lakewood Station - Bay 3.
Olympia to Ladysmith bus services, operated by Sound Transit, arrive at Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St station.
There are 63+ hotels available in Ladysmith.
What companies run services between Olympia, WA, USA and Ladysmith, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Olympia to Ladysmith. However, you can take the bus to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport, walk to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) airport, fly to Victoria International Airport (YYJ), then drive to Ladysmith. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Capitol Way at 11th Ave to 1st Ave at Hwy 1 via SR 512 P&R - Zone F, D St E & 25th St E, Tacoma, Vancouver, Main Street-Science World Station @ Bay 2, Westbound W Pender St @ Burrard St, Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal, Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal, and Bay D at Downtown Nanaimo Exch in around 12h.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tacoma to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Olympia to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- [email protected]
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from Lakewood Station - Bay 3 to Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $5
Bus from Lakewood Station - Bay 3 to Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $5
- Phone
- +1 360-417-0700
- Website
- dungeness-line.com
Bus from Seattle Greyhound Station to Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Website
- https://dungeness-line.com/
- Schedules at
- https://dungeness-line.com/schedules/
- Phone
- +1 250 746 9899
- [email protected]
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Legislature Terminal to Village Green Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
Bus from Legislature Terminal to Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- [email protected]
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Vancouver to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–67
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Adult
- $67
- Senior
- $61
- Youth
- $27
- Child
- $14
- Toddler
- $0
- Phone
- 236-362-1045
- [email protected]
- Website
- hullo.com
Ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://hullo.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-993-3779
- Website
- cohoferry.com
Ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://cohoferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://cohoferry.com/schedule-fares
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