There are 5 ways to get from Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia by bus, train, car or plane
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Recommended option
Bus • 16h
4 alternative options
Bus, train • 16h 48m
Drive • 8h 5m
Drive to Rockland, fly • 11h 34m
Fly from Bar Harbor • 9h 27m
Bar Harbor (BHB) to Halifax (YHZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia is to drive which takes 8h 5m and costs $100 - $150.
The distance between Bar Harbor and Nova Scotia is 867 km. The road distance is 711.2 km.
It takes approximately 16h to get from Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia is to bus which takes 16h and costs $85 - $170. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $360 - $1,600 and takes 9h 27m.
Nova Scotia is 1h ahead of Bar Harbor. It is currently 10:10 AM in Bar Harbor and 11:10 AM in Nova Scotia.
Yes, the driving distance between Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia is 711 km. It takes approximately 8h 5m to drive from Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia.
There are 16+ hotels available in Nova Scotia. Prices start at $54 CAD per night.
- Distance: 867.5 km
- Duration: 16h
What companies run services between Bar Harbor, ME, USA and Nova Scotia, Canada?
You can take a bus from Bar Harbor to Halifax via Bangor - Concord Coach, Bangor, ME, Houlton, Maine, Woodstock, NB, Fredericton, NB, and Moncton, NB in around 16h. Alternatively, Cape Air, American Airlines and Air Canada fly from Bar Harbor to Lower Sackville 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Rockland to Halifax via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $950
Flights from Rockland to Halifax via Boston, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,000
Flights from Bar Harbor to Halifax via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,200
Flights from Bar Harbor to Halifax via Boston, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370 - $1,300
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Rockland to Halifax via Boston, Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bar Harbor to Halifax via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $1,100
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Moncton to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40 - $130
- Website
- http://www.viarail.ca/
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $50 - $130
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $50 - $110
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $40 - $65
- Phone
- (207) 667-5796
- info@downeasttrans.org
- Website
- downeasttrans.org
Bus from Bar Harbor - Malvern Belmont Apartments to Bangor - Concord Coach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $0 - $13
- Schedules at
- downeasttrans.org
- Acadia free shuttles
- $0
- Down East services
- $9 - $13
- Phone
- +1 207-942-3354
- Website
- johntcyrandsons.com
Bus from Bangor, ME to Houlton, Maine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24 - $29
- Schedules at
- johntcyrandsons.com
- Phone
- +1 800-575-1807
- info@maritimebus.com
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Woodstock, NB to Fredericton, NB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21 - $30
- Book at
- https://maritimebus.betterez.com/cart/570e4206d12bb17e0b0015fe
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
Bus from Fredericton, NB to Moncton, NB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30 - $90
- Book at
- https://maritimebus.betterez.com/cart/570e4206d12bb17e0b0015fe
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
Bus from Moncton, NB to Halifax, NS - Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $65
- Book at
- https://maritimebus.betterez.com/cart/570e4206d12bb17e0b0015fe
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
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