There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Nova Scotia by train, plane, or bus
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane LHR - YHZ
12h 25m$687–1,965Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane BHX - YHZ
14h 32m$546–1,645Fly Cardiff Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane CWL - YHZ
15h 22m$564–2,017Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane LHR - YQY
15h 56m$1,554–5,087Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane LGW - YHZ
13h 23m$629–1,330Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane BRS - YHZ
14h 4m$631–1,262Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Greater Moncton International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM)plane LHR - YQM
- Take the bus from Moncton Airport to Trurobus
18h 55m$569–1,822Train, train to Exeter, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane EXT - YHZ
31h 36m$586–2,372
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Nova Scotia is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,700 and takes 14h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Nova Scotia is to train and fly which takes 12h 25m and costs $650 - $2,000.
The distance between Cardiff and Nova Scotia is 4874 km.
It takes approximately 12h 25m to get from Cardiff to Nova Scotia, including transfers.
Nova Scotia is 4h behind Cardiff. It is currently 9:22 AM in Cardiff and 5:22 AM in Nova Scotia.
There are 257+ hotels available in Nova Scotia.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Nova Scotia, Canada?
WestJet, Porter Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) once daily.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Exeter to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Exeter to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Exeter to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Exeter to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Guernsey, London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–650
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Ottawa, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–650
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Moncton Airport to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- Maritimebus
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