There are 11 ways to get from Kitchener to Amherst by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YYZ - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Airport to Amherstbus
7h 26m$191–639Train
- Take the train from Kitchener GO to Union Station GOtrain Ki
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Amhersttrain
28h 16m$397–972Drive 1,562.4 km
- Drive from Kitchener to Amherstcar 1,562.4 km
18h 19m$315–455Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Greater Moncton International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM)plane YYZ - YQM
- Take the train from Moncton to Amhersttrain
7h 25m$194–987Train to Toronto Island Airport, fly to Greater Moncton International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kitchener GO to Union Station GOtrain
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM)plane YTZ - YQM
- Take the train from Moncton to Amhersttrain
8h 28m$219–791Fly Kitchener/Waterloo Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kitchener/Waterloo Airport (YKF) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YKF - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Airport to Amherstbus
8h 8m$191–503Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Fredericton International Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airportbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Fredericton International Airport (YFC)plane YYZ - YFC
- Take the bus from Oromocto to Monctonbus
- Take the train from Moncton to Amhersttrain
8h 39m$339–1,046Bus to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from University of Waterloo Terminal to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.bus
- Fly from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YHM - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Airport to Amherstbus
10h 42m$244–709Train to Toronto Island Airport, fly to Fredericton International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Kitchener GO to Union Station GOtrain
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Fredericton International Airport (YFC)plane YTZ - YFC
- Take the bus from Oromocto to Monctonbus
- Take the train from Moncton to Amhersttrain
9h 39m$294–840Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kitchener to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to St-Antoine O. @ Rue Mansfield // St Antoine W. @ Mansfield St.bus
- Take the train from Montréal to Amhersttrain
30h 25m$286–733Bus, train via Ottawa
- Take the bus from Kitchener to Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Montrealbus
- Take the train from Montréal to Amhersttrain
32h 7m$380–775
Kitchener to Amherst by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kitchener to Amherst is to fly and bus which costs $190 - $550 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Kitchener to Amherst is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 25m and costs $190 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct train from Kitchener to Amherst. However, there are services departing from Kitchener GO and arriving at Amherst via Toronto Union Station and Montréal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 16m.
The distance between Kitchener and Amherst is 1549 km. The road distance is 1562.4 km.
The best way to get from Kitchener to Amherst without a car is to train which takes 28h 16m and costs $390 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Kitchener to Amherst, including transfers.
Kitchener to Amherst train services, operated by GO Transit, depart from Kitchener GO station.
Amherst is 1h ahead of Kitchener. It is currently 11:42 AM in Kitchener and 12:42 PM in Amherst.
Kitchener to Amherst train services, operated by GO Transit, arrive at Union Station GO.
Yes, the driving distance between Kitchener to Amherst is 1562 km. It takes approximately 18h 19m to drive from Kitchener to Amherst.
What companies run services between Kitchener, ON, Canada and Amherst, NS, Canada?
You can take a train from Kitchener GO to Amherst via Toronto Union Station and Montréal in around 28h 16m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Fredericton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Fredericton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–430
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–430
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Kitchener/Waterloo Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Phone
- +1 888 438 6646
- Website
- GO Transit
Train from Kitchener GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–22
- Website
- GO Transit
- Passenger
- $17–22
Train from Kitchener GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–22
- Website
- GO Transit
- Passenger
- $17–22
Train from Kitchener GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–22
- Website
- GO Transit
- Passenger
- $17–22
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $120–290
- Business
- $170–330
- Business Plus
- $190–350
- Economy
- $140–300
- Economy Plus
- $150–310
Train from Montréal to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $260–550
- Business
- $320–550
- Business Plus
- $340–550
- Economy
- $290–600
- Economy Plus
- $320–600
Train from Moncton to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $18–75
- Business
- $60–200
- Business Plus
- $75–210
- Economy
- $20–85
- Economy Plus
- $22–95
Train from Moncton to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $18–75
- Business
- $60–200
- Business Plus
- $75–210
- Economy
- $20–85
- Economy Plus
- $22–95
Train from Moncton to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $18–75
- Business
- $60–200
- Business Plus
- $75–210
- Economy
- $20–85
- Economy Plus
- $22–95
Train from Moncton to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $18–75
- Business
- $60–200
- Business Plus
- $75–210
- Economy
- $20–85
- Economy Plus
- $22–95
Train from Montréal to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $260–550
- Business
- $320–550
- Business Plus
- $340–550
- Economy
- $290–600
- Economy Plus
- $320–600
Train from Montréal to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $260–550
- Business
- $320–550
- Business Plus
- $340–550
- Economy
- $290–600
- Economy Plus
- $320–600
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Kitchener to Toronto Pearson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Kitchener to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Kitchener to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax Airport to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax Airport to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Oromocto to Moncton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax Airport to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Oromocto to Moncton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Maritimebus
- Phone
- +1 888 438 6646
- Website
- GO Transit
Bus from University of Waterloo Terminal to Main St. W. @ Summers Ln.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- Website
- GO Transit
- Passenger
- $15–18
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to St-Antoine O. @ Rue Mansfield // St Antoine W. @ Mansfield St.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–110
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $75–110
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Orleans Express
Bus from Ottawa to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Orleans Express
- Adult
- $45–65
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