There are 4 ways to get from L'Anse aux Meadows to Cape Breton Island by car, car ferry, plane, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from L'Anse aux Meadows to Port aux Basquescar
- Take the carferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry Port aux Basques / ...
16h 7m$159–326Drive to Deer Lake Regional Airport, fly to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport
- Drive from L'Anse aux Meadows to Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF)car
- Fly from Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane YDF - YQY
16h 35m$936–3,724Drive to Deer Lake Regional Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus
- Drive from L'Anse aux Meadows to Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF)car
- Fly from Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YDF - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Airport NS to Sydneybus
15h 3m$496–1,354Taxi to Saint Anthony Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from L'Anse aux Meadows to Saint Anthony Airport (YAY)taxi
- Fly from Saint Anthony Airport (YAY) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YAY - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Airport NS to Sydneybus
13h 45m$419–1,094
Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from L'Anse aux Meadows to Cape Breton Island is to drive and car ferry which costs $150 - $330 and takes 16h 7m.
The fastest way to get from L'Anse aux Meadows to Cape Breton Island is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 13h 45m and costs $410 - $1,100.
The distance between L'Anse aux Meadows and Cape Breton Island is 899 km.
It takes approximately 16h 7m to get from L'Anse aux Meadows to Cape Breton Island, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Cape Breton Island.
What companies run services between L'Anse aux Meadows, NL, Canada and Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada?
There is no direct connection from L'Anse aux Meadows to Cape Breton Island. However, you can drive to Port aux Basques, take the car ferry to North Sydney, NS, then drive to Sydney. Alternatively, you can drive to Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) airport then fly to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY).
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Deer Lake Regional Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
Flights from Deer Lake Regional Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Saint Anthony Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via St Johns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Deer Lake Regional Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax Airport NS to Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax Airport NS to Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- Maritimebus
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- [email protected]
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
Car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
- Schedules at
- Nova Scotia / Newfundland Ferry Schedule
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
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