There are 4 ways to get from Salt Spring Island to Parksville by plane, bus, ferry, busferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ganges Harbor to Nanaimo, line 1 bus, line 9 bus
best- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YGG - ZNA
- Take the bus from Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Bay B at Woodgrove Exchbus
- Take the bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Jensen Ave E at Craig Stbus
4h 35m$201–391Ferry, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoriaferry
- Take the busferry from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassenbusferry
- Take the ferry from Vancouver to Departure Bayferry
9h 8m$34–280Fly Salt Spring Island - Ganges Harbour, Salt Spring Island to Richmond - Richmond, train, line 1 bus, line 9 bus
- Fly from Salt Spring Island - Ganges Harbour, Salt Spring Island to Richmond - Richmondplane
- Take the train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbourtrain
- Take the bus from Front St at Church St to Bay B at Woodgrove Exchbus
- Take the bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Jensen Ave E at McCarter Stbus
4h 28mFly Ganges Harbor to Vancouver International Airport, train, line 1 bus, line 9 bus
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YGG - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbourtrain
- Take the bus from Front St at Church St to Bay B at Woodgrove Exchbus
- Take the bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Jensen Ave E at Craig Stbus
4h 48m
Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Nanaimo (ZNA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Parksville is to ferry and bus and ferry which costs $30 - $280 and takes 9h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Parksville is to fly and line 1 bus and line 9 bus which takes 4h 35m and costs $200 - $400.
The distance between Salt Spring Island and Parksville is 90 km.
The best way to get from Salt Spring Island to Parksville without a car is to ferry and bus and ferry which takes 9h 8m and costs $30 - $280.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Salt Spring Island to Parksville, including transfers.
There are 73+ hotels available in Parksville.
What companies run services between Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada and Parksville, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Salt Spring Island to Parksville. However, you can take the line 2 bus to Visitor Info Centre, walk to Ganges Harbor (YGG) airport, fly to Nanaimo (ZNA), walk to Haliburton St at Robins St, take the line 7 bus to Bay F at Downtown Nanaimo Exch, take the line 1 bus to Bay B at Woodgrove Exch, then take the line 9 bus to Jensen Ave E at Craig St. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Fulford-Ganges at Blackburn to Jensen Ave E at Craig St via Fulford Ferry Term, Fulford Harbour, Victoria, Swartz Bay, Tsawwassen, Vancouver, Departure Bay, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, and Bay B at Woodgrove Exch in around 9h 8m.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Nanaimo via Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–440
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Nanaimo via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–380
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Phone
- +1 778 800 0225
- [email protected]
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Harbour Air
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nanaimo
Bus from Bay G at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Bay B at Woodgrove Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nanaimo
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Jensen Ave E at Craig St
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nanaimo
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Front St at Church St to Bay B at Woodgrove Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nanaimo
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Jensen Ave E at McCarter St
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Nanaimo
- Adult
- $0
Bus from Front St at Church St to Bay B at Woodgrove Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nanaimo
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Bay B at Woodgrove Exch to Jensen Ave E at Craig St
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Nanaimo
- Adult
- $0
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- [email protected]
- Website
- BC Ferries Connector
Busferry from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–67
- Website
- BC Ferries Connector
- Adult
- $67
- Senior
- $61
- Youth
- $27
- Child
- $14
- Toddler
- $0
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- BC Ferries
Ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–45
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $4–19
- Adult
- $8–40
- Car
- $30–45
Ferry from Vancouver to Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–160
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $25–45
- Adult
- $50–85
- Car
- $110–160
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