There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Salt Spring Island by plane, ferry, subway, 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Victoria International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane DCA - YYJ
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Fulford Harbourferry
12h 21m$340–1,366Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Ganges Harbor
cheapest- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane IAD - YGG
13h 48m$326–1,407Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ganges Harbor
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG)plane DCA - YGG
10h 15m$502–1,991Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane IAD - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Ganges Harbour Salt Springtrain
11h 30mFly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane DCA - SEA
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Ganges Harbour Salt Springtrain
14h 23m
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Salt Spring Island is to subway and fly which costs $320 - $1,500 and takes 13h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Salt Spring Island is to fly which takes 10h 15m and costs $500 - $2,000.
The distance between Washington and Salt Spring Island is 3849 km.
It takes approximately 12h 21m to get from Washington to Salt Spring Island, including transfers.
Salt Spring Island is 2h behind Washington. It is currently 12:22 PM in Washington and 10:22 AM in Salt Spring Island.
There are 92+ hotels available in Salt Spring Island.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada?
United Airlines, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and five other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Ganges Harbor (YGG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ganges Harbor via Chicago O'Hare, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ganges Harbor via Minneapolis, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ganges Harbor via Detroit, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ganges Harbor via Toronto, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ganges Harbor via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Chicago O'Hare, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Detroit, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Calgary, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ganges Harbor via Toronto, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Victoria International Airport via Minneapolis, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Victoria International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Victoria International Airport via Minneapolis, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Victoria International Airport via Minneapolis, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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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