There are 3 ways to get from Powell River to Salt Spring Island by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
best- Fly from Powell River Airport (YPW) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YPW - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Ganges Harbour Salt Springtrain
3h 24mFly to Ganges Harbor
cheapest- Fly from Powell River Airport (YPW) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane YPW - YGG
2h 58m$292–552Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Powell River to Hornby Islandferry
- Take the ferry from Hornby Island to Union Bayferry
- Take the bus from Union Bay - Union Bay Post Office to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferrybus
- Take the ferry from Duke Point to Vancouverferry
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Islandferry
11h 37m
Powell River Airport (YPW) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Powell River to Salt Spring Island is to fly which costs $290 - $550 and takes 2h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Powell River to Salt Spring Island is to fly which takes 2h 58m and costs $290 - $550.
The distance between Powell River and Salt Spring Island is 166 km.
The best way to get from Powell River to Salt Spring Island without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 11h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 24m to get from Powell River to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 91+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Powell River, BC, Canada and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
Pacific Coastal Airlines and Harbour Air Seaplanes fly from Powell River Airport (YPW) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) once daily.
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Powell River Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Powell River Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- Island Link Bus
Bus from Union Bay - Union Bay Post Office to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 1:20pm HSB ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $42
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $42
- Phone
- +1 250 218 9391
- Website
- Hornby Bus
Ferry from Powell River to Hornby Island
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Hornby Bus
Ferry from Hornby Island to Union Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Hornby Bus
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- BC Ferries
Ferry from Duke Point to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–170
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $26–45
- Adult
- $55–85
- Car
- $110–170
Ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $13–100
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $13–29
- Adult
- $28–60
- Car
- $65–100
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