There are 7 ways to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff by ferry, plane, shuttle, 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.
Ferry to Vancouver International Airport, fly, shuttle
best- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YVR - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
6h 40m$150–660Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry Southern Gulf Islands
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Banffbus Van-Cal
16h 54m$114–316Ferry to Victoria International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Victoriaferry
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YYJ - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
6h 34m$148–652Fly from Ganges Harbor, shuttle
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YGG - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
4h 26m$138–567Ferry, shuttle to Abbotsford International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Vancouver Downtown to Abbotsford Airport
- Fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YXX - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
8h 6m$190–815Ferry to Nanaimo Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the ferry from Vesuvius Bay to Croftonferry
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YCD - YYC
- Take a shuttle bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
7h 48m$212–1,005Ferry, bus via Kelowna
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry
- Take the bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Avebus
- Take the bus from Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher Stbus
17h 55m
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff is to ferry and bus which costs $110 - $320 and takes 16h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff is to fly and shuttle which takes 4h 26m and costs $130 - $600.
The distance between Salt Spring Island and Banff is 888 km.
The best way to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 16h 54m and costs $110 - $320.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Salt Spring Island to Banff, including transfers.
Banff is 1h ahead of Salt Spring Island. It is currently 8:54 AM in Salt Spring Island and 9:54 AM in Banff.
There are 606+ hotels available in Banff.
What companies run services between Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada and Banff, AB, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Salt Spring Island to Banff. However, you can take the ferry to Vancouver, walk to Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal @ Bay 2, take the line 620 bus to Bridgeport Station @ Bay 1 Unloading Only, walk to Bridgeport Station @ Platform 2, take the subway to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), walk to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) airport, fly to Calgary International Airport (YYC), walk to Calgary International Airport - YYC, then take the shuttle to Banff, AB. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Salt Spring Island to Banff via Vancouver, Tsawwassen, Vancouver, and Vancouver in around 16h 54m.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–600
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–1,100
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Kelowna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–1,100
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–700
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–850
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–850
- Phone
- +1 403 762 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
Shuttle from Calgary International Airport - YYC to Banff, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Banff Transportation
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- BC Ferries
Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $13–100
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $13–29
- Adult
- $28–60
- Car
- $65–100
Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $13–100
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $13–29
- Adult
- $28–60
- Car
- $65–100
Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–90
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $11–27
- Adult
- $24–55
- Car
- $60–90
Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $13–100
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $13–29
- Adult
- $28–60
- Car
- $65–100
Ferry from Vesuvius Bay to Crofton
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–40
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $2–17
- Adult
- $4–35
- Car
- $25–40
Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $13–100
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $13–29
- Adult
- $28–60
- Car
- $65–100
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