There are 7 ways to get from Charleston to Nova Scotia by plane, bus, train, car, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Yeager Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
best- Fly from Yeager Airport (CRW) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane CRW - YHZ
6h 20m$171–774Bus, train via Buffalo
- Take the bus from Charleston, WV to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Buffalo, NYbus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Montreal, QCbus
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain
46h 16m$412–1,072Bus, train
- Take the bus from Charleston Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Monctontrain
- Take the bus from Moncton to Halifaxbus
2d 2h$579–1,379Drive 2,212.7 km
- Drive from Charleston to Halifaxcar 2,212.7 km
24h 24m$436–629Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport
- Take the bus from Charleston Bus Station to Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane CMH - YQY
14h 11m$696–3,246Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Take the bus from Charleston Bus Station to Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane CMH - YHZ
12h 46m$179–874Train
- Take the train from Charleston Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Halifaxtrain
2d 2h$727–1,580
Charleston to Nova Scotia by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charleston to Nova Scotia is to fly which costs $170 - $800 and takes 6h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Charleston to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 6h 20m and costs $170 - $800.
No, there is no direct train from Charleston station to Nova Scotia. However, there are services departing from Charleston Station and arriving at Halifax via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and Saint-Lambert. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Charleston and Nova Scotia is 1703 km. The road distance is 2212.7 km.
The best way to get from Charleston to Nova Scotia without a car is to bus and train via Buffalo which takes 46h 16m and costs $410 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Charleston to Nova Scotia, including transfers.
Charleston to Nova Scotia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Charleston Station.
The best way to get from Charleston to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 6h 20m and costs $170 - $800. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $700 - $1,600 and takes 2 days 2h.
Nova Scotia is 1h ahead of Charleston. It is currently 8:13 AM in Charleston and 9:13 AM in Nova Scotia.
Charleston to Nova Scotia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
What companies run services between Charleston, WV, USA and Nova Scotia, Canada?
United Airlines, Breeze Airways, and Air Canada fly from Yeager Airport (CRW) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Charleston Station to Halifax via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and Saint-Lambert in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Yeager Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,100
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Washington Dulles, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,300
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Washington Dulles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,500
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Yeager Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Yeager Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,800
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
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
Train from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
Train from Montréal to Moncton
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $240–550
- Business
- $300–480
- Business Plus
- $320–500
- Economy
- $270–550
- Economy Plus
- $300–550
Train from Saint-Lambert to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charleston Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Charleston, WV to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Charleston Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–80
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Charleston Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–80
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Montreal, QC
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–110
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $75–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Charleston Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Charleston Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Charleston Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Moncton to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- Maritimebus
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