There are 6 ways to get from Chester, NS to Maine by bus, plane, train, car, or taxi
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Bus, fly to Portland
best- Take the bus from Hubbards Mall to Halifax Shopping Centrebus
- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Portland (PWM)plane YHZ - PWM
9h 8m$797–1,264Drive 578.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Chester, NS to Portlandcar 578.2 mi
10h 15m$133–192Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hubbards Mall to Halifaxbus
- Take the train from Halifax to Sainte-Foytrain
- Take the bus from Québec to Montréalbus
- Take the bus from Montreal to Bostonbus
- Take the bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, MEbus
36h 4m$339–666Bus, fly to St. John Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Hubbards Mall to Halifax Shopping Centrebus
- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to St. John Airport (YSJ)plane YHZ - YSJ
- Drive from Saint-John-Airport-YSJ to Bangorcar
7h 35m$307–824Bus, fly to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Take the bus from Hubbards Mall to Halifax Shopping Centrebus
- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane YHZ - BOS
- Take the train from Woburn Amtrak Station to Saco Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 43m$254–883Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Chester, NS to Halifaxtaxi
- Take the train from Halifax to Saint-Lamberttrain
- Take the train from St-Lambert Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Bostontrain
- Take the train from Boston to Portlandtrain
42h 36m$500–975
Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Portland (PWM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester, NS to Maine is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Chester, NS to Maine is to bus and fly and drive which takes 7h 35m and costs $300 - $850.
The distance between Chester, NS and Maine is 418 miles. The road distance is 581.5 miles.
The best way to get from Chester, NS to Maine without a car is to bus and train which takes 36h 4m and costs $330 - $700.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Chester, NS to Maine, including transfers.
Maine is 1h behind Chester, NS. It is currently 2:19 PM in Chester, NS and 1:19 PM in Maine.
Yes, the driving distance between Chester, NS to Maine is 582 miles. It takes approximately 10h 15m to drive from Chester, NS to Maine.
There are 378+ hotels available in Maine.
What companies run services between Chester, NS, Canada and Maine, USA?
There is no direct connection from Chester, NS to Maine. However, you can take the taxi to Hubbards Mall, take the bus to Halifax Shopping Centre, walk to Mumford Terminal Bay 1, take the line 3 bus to Bridge Terminal Bay 14, walk to Bridge Terminal Bay 10, take the line 320 bus to Silver Dart Dr At Halifax Airport, walk to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) airport, then fly to Portland (PWM). Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Chester, NS to Congress St + Center St via Hubbards Mall, Halifax, Halifax, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Montréal, Montreal, Boston, Boston, MA - South Station, and Portland Transportation Center in around 36h 4m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Portland via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Portland via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Portland via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Portland via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Portland via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Portland via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Portland via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- pascan.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to St. John Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Halifax to Sainte-Foy
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–400
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $180–390
- Business
- $220–360
- Business Plus
- $240–370
- Economy
- $200–400
- Economy Plus
- $220–400
Train from Halifax to Saint-Lambert
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $220–470
- Business
- $270–410
- Business Plus
- $280–420
- Economy
- $250–480
- Economy Plus
- $270–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Woburn Amtrak Station to Saco Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St-Lambert Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Boston to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Hubbards Mall to Halifax Shopping Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
Bus from Hubbards Mall to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
Bus from Hubbards Mall to Halifax Shopping Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
Bus from Hubbards Mall to Halifax Shopping Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- [email protected]
- Website
- orleansexpress.com
Bus from Québec to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://orleansexpress.com/en/
- Adult
- $35–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Montreal to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Montreal to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- [email protected]
- Website
- concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $21–45
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