There are 6 ways to get from Brooklyn to Cape Breton Island by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane JFK - YQY
7h 54m$438–2,021Drive 1,545.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Brooklyn to Cape Breton Islandcar 1,545.8 km
17h 30m$305–441Train, bus
- 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
44h 26m$664–1,394Fly from Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane LGA - YQY
8h 18m$558–2,615Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane EWR - YQY
8h 33m$472–2,142Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane PHL - YQY
9h 55m$637–3,858
Brooklyn to Cape Breton Island by subway, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brooklyn to Cape Breton Island is to drive which costs $300 - $450 and takes 17h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Brooklyn to Cape Breton Island is to fly which takes 7h 54m and costs $430 - $2,100.
The distance between Brooklyn and Cape Breton Island is 1283 km. The road distance is 1545.8 km.
The best way to get from Brooklyn to Cape Breton Island without a car is to train and bus which takes 44h 26m and costs $650 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Brooklyn to Cape Breton Island, including transfers.
Cape Breton Island is 1h ahead of Brooklyn. It is currently 11:36 AM in Brooklyn and 12:36 PM in Cape Breton Island.
Yes, the driving distance between Brooklyn to Cape Breton Island is 1546 km. It takes approximately 17h 30m to drive from Brooklyn to Cape Breton Island.
There are 14+ hotels available in Cape Breton Island.
What companies run services between Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, USA and Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada?
Air Canada and Delta fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–2,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Ottawa, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–850
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $29–650
- First Class
- $180–850
- 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
- $190–340
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
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