There are 3 ways to get from Gander to Nova Scotia by plane, bus, car ferry, 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 Gander International Airport (YQX) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YQX - YHZ
3h 6m$514–1,116Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Gander to Port aux Basquescar
- Take the car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry
- Drive from North Sydney, NS to Halifaxcar
19h 24m$189–380Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Gander - Gander Airport to Port aux Basques - Marine Atlanticbus
- Take the car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry
- Take the bus from North Sydney to Halifaxbus
23h 2m$323–583
Gander International Airport (YQX) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gander to Nova Scotia is to drive and car ferry which costs $180 - $380 and takes 19h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Gander to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 3h 6m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between Gander and Nova Scotia is 851 km.
The best way to get from Gander to Nova Scotia without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 23h 2m and costs $320 - $600.
It takes approximately 3h 6m to get from Gander to Nova Scotia, including transfers.
Nova Scotia is 30 min behind Gander. It is currently 12:55 PM in Gander and 12:25 PM in Nova Scotia.
There are 270+ hotels available in Nova Scotia.
What companies run services between Gander, NL, Canada and Nova Scotia, Canada?
Air Canada flies from Gander International Airport (YQX) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) once daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Gander International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Phone
- 1-888-263-1854
- [email protected]
- Website
- drl-lr.com
Bus from Gander - Gander Airport to Port aux Basques - Marine Atlantic
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $115–130
- Website
- https://drl-lr.com/
- Adult
- $115–130
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from North Sydney to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–320
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- [email protected]
- Website
- marineatlantic.ca
Car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Website
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/sailing-information/schedule
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
Car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Website
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/sailing-information/schedule
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
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