There are 8 ways to get from Houston 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 George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane IAH - YQY
13h 44m$874–3,631Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane IAH - YHZ
10h 21m$197–859Bus, train
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Atlantabus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to New Yorkbus
- 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 21h$943–1,614Bus, train via Moncton
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Monctontrain
- Take the bus from Moncton to Halifax Bus Terminalbus
3d$1,042–1,893Drive 3,953.5 km
- Drive from Houston to Halifaxcar 3,953.5 km
42h 50m$796–1,150Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM)plane IAH - YQM
- Take the bus from Moncton Airport to Trurobus
14h 1m$294–1,116Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane HOU - YHZ
10h 53m$275–1,205Train
- Take the train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal 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
3d 7h$1,885–3,297
Houston to Nova Scotia by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Nova Scotia is to fly which costs $190 - $900 and takes 10h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 10h 21m and costs $190 - $900.
No, there is no direct train from Houston to Nova Scotia. However, there are services departing from Houston and arriving at Halifax via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and Saint-Lambert. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 7h.
The distance between Houston and Nova Scotia is 3581 km. The road distance is 3953.5 km.
The best way to get from Houston to Nova Scotia without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 21h and costs $900 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 13h 44m to get from Houston to Nova Scotia, including transfers.
Houston to Nova Scotia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Houston station.
The best way to get from Houston to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 13h 44m and costs $850 - $3,700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,800 - $3,300 and takes 3 days 7h.
Nova Scotia is 2h ahead of Houston. It is currently 2:28 AM in Houston and 4:28 AM in Nova Scotia.
Houston to Nova Scotia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal station.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Nova Scotia, Canada?
Air Canada flies from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) once a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Houston to Halifax via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, and Saint-Lambert in around 3d 7h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Covington, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Cleveland, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Columbus, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Indianapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Indianapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- 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
- $290–460
- 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
- $290–460
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $280–440
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
- 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
- $290–460
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
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
Train from Saint-Lambert to Moncton
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $240–550
- Business
- $300–480
- Business Plus
- $310–500
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–240
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wanda Coach
Bus from Atlanta to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- Wanda Coach
- Book at
- GotoBus.com
- Adult One Way
- $150–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $200–310
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–300
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Moncton to Halifax Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Moncton Airport to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- Maritimebus
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