There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Salt Spring Island by plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SYD - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Ganges Harbour Salt Springtrain
18h 7mFly to Victoria International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane SYD - YYJ
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbourferry
22h 26m$531–2,075Fly to Ganges Harbor
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane SYD - YGG
19h 38m$871–3,124Fly to Nanaimo Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane SYD - YCD
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Ganges Harbour Salt Springtrain
23h 57m
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Salt Spring Island is to fly and ferry which costs $500 - $2,100 and takes 22h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Salt Spring Island is to fly which takes 19h 38m and costs $850 - $3,200.
The distance between Sydney and Salt Spring Island is 12558 km.
It takes approximately 18h 7m to get from Sydney to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
Salt Spring Island is 18h behind Sydney. It is currently 1:36 AM in Sydney and 7:36 AM in Salt Spring Island.
There are 68+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Victoria International Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Phone
- +1 778 800 0225
- [email protected]
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Ganges Harbour Salt Spring
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Harbour to Ganges Harbour Salt Spring
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Harbour Air
- 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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