There are 5 ways to get from Maryland to Cape Breton Island by plane, train, bus, car, or subway
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Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane DCA - YQY
8h 35m$806–3,708Drive 1,834.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Baltimore to Cape Breton Islandcar 1,834.8 km
20h 44m$359–519Train, bus
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station 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
- Take the bus from Halifax to North Sydneybus
46h 17m$731–1,587Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane IAD - YQY
9h 9m$486–2,207Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane PHL - YQY
9h 22m$636–3,857
Maryland to Cape Breton Island by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maryland to Cape Breton Island is to drive which costs $350 - $550 and takes 20h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Maryland to Cape Breton Island is to fly which takes 8h 35m and costs $800 - $3,800.
The distance between Maryland and Cape Breton Island is 1630 km. The road distance is 1834.8 km.
The best way to get from Maryland to Cape Breton Island without a car is to train and bus which takes 46h 17m and costs $700 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Maryland to Cape Breton Island, including transfers.
Cape Breton Island is 1h ahead of Maryland. It is currently 11:01 PM in Maryland and 12:01 AM in Cape Breton Island.
Yes, the driving distance between Maryland to Cape Breton Island is 1835 km. It takes approximately 20h 44m to drive from Maryland to Cape Breton Island.
There are 18+ hotels available in Cape Breton Island.
What companies run services between Maryland, USA and Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada?
Air Canada and American Airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Ottawa, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–950
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $55–650
- First Class
- $240–950
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–850
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $29–650
- First Class
- $180–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- 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
- $160–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- 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
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax to North Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- Website
- Maritimebus
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