There are 8 ways to get from Boston to Nova Scotia by plane, bus, car ferry, train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to Sydney • 6 h 49 min
$187 - $509
Cheapest option
Fly to Halifax, line 87 bus • 6 h 10 min
$106 - $354
6 alternative options
Fly to Moncton, bus • 9 h 3 min
$165 - $450
Bus, car ferry • 15 h 5 min
$143 - $236
Train, car ferry, bus • 15 h 15 min
$158 - $268
Bus • 16 h 46 min
$125 - $177
Train • 37 h 54 min
$237 - $671
Drive • 11 h 23 min
$90 - $140
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Nova Scotia is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 11 h 23 min.
The quickest way to get from Boston to Nova Scotia is to fly and line 87 bus which costs $100 - $360 and takes 6 h 10 min.
The distance between Boston and Nova Scotia is 442 miles. The road distance is 696.8 miles.
It takes approximately 6 h 49 min to get from Boston to Nova Scotia, including transfers.
No, there is no direct train from Boston station to Nova Scotia. However, there are services departing from Boston South Station Amtrak and arriving at Halifax via New York Penn Station and Saint-Lambert. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37 h 54 min.
- Distance: 442.2 miles
- Duration: 6 h 49 min
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Nova Scotia, Canada?
WestJet, Air Canada and Delta fly from Boston to Glace Bay hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Boston to Halifax via Bangor, ME, Bangor, Maine - Concord Coach, Houlton, Maine, Woodstock, NB, and Moncton, NB in around 16 h 46 min.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Boston to Sydney via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,300
Flights from Boston to Sydney via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 3 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,300
Flights from Boston to Sydney via Montreal, Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 18 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,300
Flights from Boston to Sydney via Montreal, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,300
Flights from Boston to Sydney via Toronto, Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,300
Flights from Boston to Sydney via Ottawa, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 32 min
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,300
Flights from Boston to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $850
Flights from Boston to Halifax via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 19 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $850
Flights from Boston to Moncton via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 22 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,300
Flights from Boston to Moncton via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 22 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,300
Flights from Boston to Moncton via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,300
Flights from Boston to Moncton via Ottawa, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 26 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,300
Flights from Boston to Moncton via Montreal, Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Boston to Sydney via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 17 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360 - $950
Flights from Boston to Sydney via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 39 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360 - $950
Flights from Boston to Sydney via Toronto, Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 32 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360 - $950
Flights from Boston to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $700
Flights from Boston to Moncton via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 8 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,000
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 1-800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston North Station Amtrak to Portland Transportation Center Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30 - $70
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $30 - $50
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $55 - $80
- Business Coach Seat
- $50 - $70
- Room
- $160 - $230
Train from New York Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60 - $170
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $60 - $90
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $110 - $160
- Business Coach Seat
- $110 - $170
- Room
- $270 - $380
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak Acela Express
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 1-800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston South Station Amtrak to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75 - $160
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach
- $75 - $160
- Business Class
- $110 - $200
- First Class
- $291
- Phone
- +1 1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Saint-Lambert to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 21 h 26 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $350
- Website
- viarail.ca
- Escape
- $100 - $140
- Economy
- $180 - $250
- Economy Plus
- $250 - $350
- Business
- $260 - $370
- Business Plus/Sleeper
- $470 - $650
- Website
- halifax.ca
Bus from Bridge Terminal Bay 15 to Glendale Dr Before Metropolitan Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- halifax.ca
- Phone
- +1 800-575-1807
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Moncton Airport to Truro, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23 - $40
- Schedules at
- maritimebus.com
- Book at
- maritimebus.betterez.com
Bus from Woodstock, NB to Moncton, NB
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35 - $50
- Schedules at
- maritimebus.com
- Book at
- maritimebus.betterez.com
Bus from Moncton, NB to Marriott Harbourfront Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35 - $50
- Schedules at
- maritimebus.com
- Book at
- maritimebus.betterez.com
Rome2rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston, Ma to Portland, Me
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16 - $40
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $16 - $25
- Flexible
- $29 - $40
- Website
- concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20 - $40
- Schedules at
- concordcoachlines.com
- Book at
- webstore.concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28 - $45
- Schedules at
- concordcoachlines.com
- Book at
- webstore.concordcoachlines.com
- Website
- ameroshuttle.tripod.com
Bus from Yarmouth to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- ameroshuttle.tripod.com
- Website
- johntcyrandsons.com
Bus from Bangor, Maine - Concord Coach to Houlton, Maine
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25 - $29
- Schedules at
- johntcyrandsons.com
- Phone
- +1 877-762-7245
- Website
- ferries.ca
Car ferry from Portland, ME to Yarmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80 - $150
- Schedules at
- ferries.ca
- Book at
- ferries.ca
- Adult Off-Peak
- $80
- Adult Peak (July1 - Sept14)
- $107
- Vehicle Off-Peak
- $149
- Vehicle Peak (July1 - Sept14)
- $199
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