There are 4 ways to get from Salt Spring Island to Portland by plane, ferry, busferry, train, 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 Ganges Harbor to Portland International Airport
best- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane YGG - PDX
6h$50–305Ferry, bus and ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoriaferry
- Take the busferry from Swartz Bay to Vancouverbusferry
- Take the train from Vancouver to Portlandtrain
15h 8m$90–287Fly Salt Spring to Vancouver Harbour, train
- Fly from Salt Spring to Vancouver Harbourplane
- Take the train from Vancouver to Portlandtrain
11h 16m$144–427Fly Salt Spring to Vancouver Harbour, bus
- Fly from Salt Spring to Vancouver Harbourplane
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
11h$104–302
Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Portland is to ferry and bus and ferry and train which costs $85 - $290 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Portland is to fly which takes 6h and costs $45 - $310.
The distance between Salt Spring Island and Portland is 245 miles.
The best way to get from Salt Spring Island to Portland without a car is to ferry and bus and ferry and train which takes 15h 8m and costs $85 - $290.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Salt Spring Island to Portland, including transfers.
There are 881+ hotels available in Portland.
What companies run services between Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada and Portland, OR, USA?
Harbour Air Seaplanes, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Portland International Airport (PDX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Portland International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Portland International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- [email protected]
- Website
- BC Ferries Connector
Busferry from Swartz Bay to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–48
- Website
- BC Ferries Connector
- Adult
- $48
- Senior
- $43
- Youth
- $19
- Child
- $10
- 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
- $3–35
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $3–14
- Adult
- $5–27
- Car
- $22–35
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