There are 3 ways to get from Montreal to Cape Breton Island by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly
best- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane YUL - YQY
3h 40m$504–2,704Drive 1,340.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Montreal to Sydneycar 1,340.4 km
16h 28m$265–383Train, bus
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain VIA Rail
- Take the bus from Halifax to North Sydneybus Halifax to Sydney
30h 26m$506–1,010
Montreal to Cape Breton Island by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to Cape Breton Island is to drive which costs $260 - $390 and takes 16h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Cape Breton Island is to fly which takes 3h 40m and costs $500 - $2,700.
The distance between Montreal and Cape Breton Island is 1080 km. The road distance is 1340.4 km.
The best way to get from Montreal to Cape Breton Island without a car is to train and bus which takes 30h 26m and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 3h 40m to get from Montreal to Cape Breton Island, including transfers.
Cape Breton Island is 1h ahead of Montreal. It is currently 5:32 PM in Montreal and 6:32 PM in Cape Breton Island.
Yes, the driving distance between Montreal to Cape Breton Island is 1340 km. It takes approximately 16h 28m to drive from Montreal to Cape Breton Island.
There are 14+ hotels available in Cape Breton Island.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada?
Air Canada flies from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Montréal to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $310–650
- Business
- $380–600
- Business Plus
- $390–600
- Economy
- $350–700
- Economy Plus
- $390–700
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Halifax to North Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–340
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
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