There are 4 ways to get from Salt Spring Island to Santa Barbara by ferry, plane, 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.
Ferry to Victoria International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Take the ferry from Fulford Harbour to Victoriaferry
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane YYJ - SBA
11h 50m$252–1,045Fly Ganges Harbor to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane YGG - SBA
11h 9m$103–554Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Santa Barbaratrain
42h 33m$771–1,331Fly Ganges Harbor to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane YGG - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
11h 9m$144–495
Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Santa Barbara is to fly which costs $100 - $600 and takes 11h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 11h 9m and costs $100 - $600.
The distance between Salt Spring Island and Santa Barbara is 1035 miles.
The best way to get from Salt Spring Island to Santa Barbara without a car is to ferry and train which takes 42h 33m and costs $750 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 11h 50m to get from Salt Spring Island to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 1h behind Salt Spring Island. It is currently 7:03 PM in Salt Spring Island and 6:03 PM in Santa Barbara.
There are 333+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
Harbour Air Seaplanes, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9–70
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $9–21
- Adult
- $20–45
- Car
- $45–70
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