British Columbia
From Salt Spring Island (Long Harbour), ferries sail to Vancouver (Tsawwassen), Pender Island (Otter Bay) and Galiano Island (Sturdies Bay) and 3 other ports: 49 sailings a week on 1 line. The busiest crossing is to Vancouver (Tsawwassen), 14 a week; the shortest is to Pender Island (Otter Bay), about 40 minutes.
Times come from BC Ferries' printed seasonal timetables, read into this site on . Fares were last read on . Sailings change at short notice; confirm with the line before you travel.
Timetable published to 19 Nov
Timetable published to 19 Nov
The mainland end of Salt Spring's ferry links is here on the east coast, north of Ganges, where the run to Tsawwassen covers eighteen nautical miles in about an hour and twenty minutes. Islanders heading for Victoria use Fulford Harbour at the southern tip, and those crossing to the Cowichan Valley use Vesuvius Bay on the west coast. The three are not interchangeable, and a sailing booked at the wrong one costs a drive of some length across the island.
Before you sail
What to bring, when to arrive and what happens when the weather turns.
