There are 3 ways to get from Salt Spring Island to Hornby Island by ferry, plane, or bus
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Ferry to Vancouver Harbour, fly to Powell River - Powell Lake, ferry
best- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry
- Fly from Vancouver Harbour to Powell River - Powell Lakeplane
- Take the ferry from Powell River to Hornby Islandferry
7h 19mFly Ganges Harbor to Nanaimo, bus, ferry
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane YGG - ZNA
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Comox, BC - Huskybus
- Take the ferry from Comox to Hornby Islandferry
6h 48mFly Ganges Harbor to Powell River Airport, ferry
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Powell River Airport (YPW)plane YGG - YPW
- Take the ferry from Powell River to Hornby Islandferry
6h 37m
Vancouver Harbour to Powell River - Powell Lake flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Salt Spring Island and Hornby Island is 231 km.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Salt Spring Island to Hornby Island, including transfers.
There are 13+ hotels available in Hornby Island.
What companies run services between Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada and Hornby Island, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Salt Spring Island to Hornby Island. 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 1, take the subway to Waterfront Station @ Platform 5, walk to Vancouver Harbour airport, fly to Powell River - Powell Lake, walk to Powell River, then take the ferry to Hornby Island. Alternatively, you can 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 20 bus to Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, take the bus to Comox, BC - Husky, walk to Anderton Rd at Guthrie Rd, take the line 1 bus to Comox Ave at Ellis St, walk to Comox, then take the ferry to Hornby Island.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Nanaimo via Coal Harbour Spb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Nanaimo via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Powell River Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- [email protected]
- Website
- islandlinkbus.com
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal to Comox, BC - Husky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- https://www.islandlinkbus.com/
- Road Adult
- $45
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $13–100
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Child
- $13–29
- Adult
- $28–60
- Car
- $65–100
- Phone
- +1 250 218 9391
- Website
- hornbybus.com
Ferry from Powell River to Hornby Island
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://hornbybus.com/
Ferry from Comox to Hornby Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://hornbybus.com/
Ferry from Powell River to Hornby Island
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://hornbybus.com/
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