There are 5 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Salt Spring Island by plane, ferry, bus, 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.
Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Victoria International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane SBA - YYJ
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbourferry
12h 41m$96–473Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take the bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Vancouver Waterfront Station, BCbus
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Ganges Harbour Salt Springtrain 67
36h 42mFly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Ganges Harbor
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane SBA - YGG
11h 1m$134–705Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane LAX - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Ganges Harbour Salt Springtrain
11h 34mTrain to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Ganges Harbor
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane LAX - YGG
11h 11m$211–905
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Salt Spring Island is to fly and ferry which costs $95 - $480 and takes 12h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Salt Spring Island is to fly which takes 11h 1m and costs $130 - $750.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Salt Spring Island is 1655 km.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Salt Spring Island without a car is to bus and train which takes 36h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 41m to get from Santa Barbara to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
There are 90+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Harbour Air Seaplanes, and two other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Ganges Harbor via Seattle, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Ganges Harbor via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Ganges Harbor via Los Angeles International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Ganges Harbor via Salt Lake City, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Portland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Seattle, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ganges Harbor via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Phone
- +1 778 800 0225
- [email protected]
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Harbour to Ganges Harbour Salt Spring
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Ganges Harbour Salt Spring
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Harbour Air
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 888 223 3779
- Website
- BC Ferries
Ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–45
- Website
- BC Ferries
- Child
- $4–19
- Adult
- $8–40
- Car
- $30–45
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