There are 5 ways to get from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia by taxi, plane, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Deer Lake Regional Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Corner Brook to Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF)taxi
- Fly from Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YDF - YHZ
3h 19m$370–1,015Line 10 bus, line 14 bus to Saint John'S International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Longs Hill opp Livingstone St to MUN Centrebus
- Take the bus from MUN Centre to Airport near Arrivalsbus
- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YYT - YHZ
5h 38m$238–658Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Port aux Basques - Marine Atlanticbus
- Take the car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry
- Take the bus from North Sydney to Halifaxbus
29h 33m$369–642Fly from Gander International Airport
- Fly from Gander International Airport (YQX) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YQX - YHZ
3h 6m$514–1,116Fly from Goose Bay
- Fly from Goose Bay (YYR) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YYR - YHZ
3h 29m$1,026–2,431
Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia is to bus and car ferry which costs $360 - $650 and takes 29h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 3h 6m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia is 758 km.
The best way to get from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 29h 33m and costs $360 - $650.
It takes approximately 3h 19m to get from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia, including transfers.
Nova Scotia is 30 min behind Newfoundland. It is currently 2:35 PM in Newfoundland and 2:05 PM in Nova Scotia.
There are 269+ hotels available in Nova Scotia.
What companies run services between Newfoundland, Canada and Nova Scotia, Canada?
Air Canada flies from Gander International Airport (YQX) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) once daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Deer Lake Regional Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Gander International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Goose Bay to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- 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
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- Phone
- 1-888-263-1854
- [email protected]
- Website
- drl-lr.com
Bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Port aux Basques - Marine Atlantic
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–180
- Website
- https://drl-lr.com/
- Adult
- $160–180
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from North Sydney to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–340
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Phone
- +1 709-570-2020
- [email protected]
- Website
- metrobus.com
Bus from Longs Hill opp Livingstone St to MUN Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.metrobus.com/home/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from MUN Centre to Airport near Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.metrobus.com/home/
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- [email protected]
- Website
- marineatlantic.ca
Car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Website
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/sailing-information/schedule
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- $130–170
City Cabs
- Phone
- +1 709 634 6565
Corner Taxi Ltd
- Phone
- +1 709 634 5662
Star Taxi Ltd
- Phone
- +1 709 634 4343
- Website
- starandcornertaxi.com
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