There are 3 ways to get from Calgary to Cape Breton Island by plane, bus, 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane YYC - YQY
6h 14m$800–3,200Bus, train
- Take the bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher Stbus
- Take the train from Banff Train Station to Jaspertrain
- Take the train from Jasper to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax Bus Terminal to North Sydneybus
6d 8hDrive 4,802.4 km
- Drive from Calgary Delta Hotel to Cape Breton Islandcar 4,802.4 km
2d 8h$860–1,243
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Calgary to Cape Breton Island is to drive which costs $850 - $1,300 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Cape Breton Island is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs $800 - $3,200.
The distance between Calgary and Cape Breton Island is 3928 km. The road distance is 4802.4 km.
The best way to get from Calgary to Cape Breton Island without a car is to bus and train which takes 6 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Calgary to Cape Breton Island, including transfers.
Cape Breton Island is 2h ahead of Calgary. It is currently 4:21 PM in Calgary and 6:21 PM in Cape Breton Island.
Yes, the driving distance between Calgary to Cape Breton Island is 4802 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Calgary to Cape Breton Island.
There are 17+ hotels available in Cape Breton Island.
What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada?
WestJet and Air Canada fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,100
- Phone
- +1 877 460 3200
- [email protected]
- Website
- HOME Rocky Mountaineer
Train from Banff Train Station to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- HOME Rocky Mountaineer
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Jasper to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $800–1,700
- Business
- $900–1,400
- Business Plus
- $950–1,500
- Economy
- $900–1,700
- Economy Plus
- $1,000–1,700
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $120–290
- Business
- $170–330
- Business Plus
- $190–350
- Economy
- $140–300
- Economy Plus
- $150–310
Train from Montréal to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $310–650
- Business
- $380–600
- Business Plus
- $390–600
- Economy
- $350–700
- Economy Plus
- $390–700
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- [email protected]
- Website
- Red Arrow
Bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Banff - Brewster Sight Seeing Building-100 Gopher St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Red Arrow
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax Bus Terminal to North Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–410
- Website
- Maritimebus
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