There are 7 ways to get from Salt Spring Island to Portland by ferry, plane, 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.
Ferry to Vancouver International Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane YVR - PDX
6h 34m$337–561Fly from Ganges Harbor
cheapest- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane YGG - PDX
3h 10m$56–356Ferry, train via Seattle
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Victoriaferry
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Seattle Clipper Terminalferry
- Take the train from Seattle to Portlandtrain
11h 18m$229–427Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry Southern Gulf Islands
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus FlixBus 2115
12h 29m$60–143Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry Southern Gulf Islands
- Take the train from Vancouver to Portlandtrain Amtrak Cascades
12h 59m$190–348Ferry, bus to Bellingham International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Vancouverferry
- Take the bus from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond to Bellingham Airportbus
- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane BLI - PDX
7h 48m$313–604Ferry, ferry to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Salt Spring Island to Victoriaferry
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Seattle Clipper Terminalferry
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane SEA - PDX
10h 11m$280–603
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Portland is to ferry and bus which costs $60 - $150 and takes 12h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Spring Island to Portland is to fly which takes 3h 10m and costs $55 - $360.
The distance between Salt Spring Island and Portland is 305 miles.
The best way to get from Salt Spring Island to Portland without a car is to ferry and train via Seattle which takes 11h 18m and costs $220 - $430.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Salt Spring Island to Portland, including transfers.
There are 885+ hotels available in Portland.
What companies run services between Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada and Portland, OR, USA?
Harbour Air Seaplanes, Air Canada, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Portland International Airport (PDX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–500
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Portland International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Portland International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–500
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–320
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–220
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Portland International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Vancouver to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Quick Shuttle
Bus from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond to Bellingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- Quick Shuttle
- Schedules at
- Quick Shuttle Schedule
- 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
- $9–70
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $9–21
- Adult
- $20–45
- Car
- $45–70
Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8–65
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $8–19
- Adult
- $17–40
- Car
- $40–65
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
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
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
Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8–65
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $8–19
- Adult
- $17–40
- Car
- $40–65
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Victoria to Seattle Clipper Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $120–210
- Child
- $80–110
Ferry from Victoria to Seattle Clipper Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $120–210
- Child
- $80–110
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