There are 5 ways to get from Baltimore to Cape Breton Island by train, plane, bus, car, or subway
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Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane DCA - YQY
9h 26m$809–4,478Drive 1,834.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Baltimore to Cape Breton Islandcar 1,834.8 km
20h 44m$362–523Train, bus
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax to North Sydneybus
46h 17m$744–1,537Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane IAD - YQY
10h 13m$486–2,216Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane PHL - YQY
8h 53m$684–3,835
Baltimore to Cape Breton Island by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baltimore to Cape Breton Island is to drive which costs $360 - $550 and takes 20h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Baltimore to Cape Breton Island is to train and fly which takes 8h 53m and costs $650 - $3,900.
The distance between Baltimore and Cape Breton Island is 1683 km. The road distance is 1834.8 km.
The best way to get from Baltimore to Cape Breton Island without a car is to train and bus which takes 46h 17m and costs $700 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Baltimore to Cape Breton Island, including transfers.
Cape Breton Island is 1h ahead of Baltimore. It is currently 1:56 PM in Baltimore and 2:56 PM in Cape Breton Island.
Yes, the driving distance between Baltimore to Cape Breton Island is 1835 km. It takes approximately 20h 44m to drive from Baltimore to Cape Breton Island.
There are 18+ hotels available in Cape Breton Island.
What companies run services between Baltimore, MD, USA and Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Baltimore to Cape Breton Island. However, you can take the train to Washington Union Station, walk to Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, take the subway to Gallery Place, Red Line Track 2 Platform, walk to Gallery Place, Green/Yellow Line Center Platform, take the subway to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Yellow/Blue Line Track 2 Platform-Trains South Toward Alexandria, walk to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) airport, then fly to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY). Alternatively, you can take a train from Baltimore Penn Station to North Sydney via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Saint-Lambert, Halifax, and Halifax in around 46h 17m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Ottawa, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,300
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $12–650
- First Class
- $150–800
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–950
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $55–700
- First Class
- $250–950
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–850
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–650
- First Class
- $180–850
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–14
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–14
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–13
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–13
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Saint-Lambert to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $310–650
- Business
- $380–600
- Business Plus
- $390–600
- Economy
- $350–700
- Economy Plus
- $390–700
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Halifax to North Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–320
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
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