There are 3 ways to get from North Rustico to Cape Breton Island by car, car ferry, or plane
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 North Rustico to Wood Islandscar
- Take the car ferry from Wood Islands to Cariboucarferry
- Drive from Caribou to Sydneycar
5h 57m$78–164Fly
- Fly from Charlottetown Airport (YYG) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane YYG - YQY
5h 47m$690–2,806Drive 436.9 km
- Drive from North Rustico to Cape Breton Islandcar 436.9 km
6h 27m$87–125
Charlottetown Airport (YYG) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from North Rustico to Cape Breton Island is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from North Rustico to Cape Breton Island is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs $650 - $2,900.
The distance between North Rustico and Cape Breton Island is 378 km. The road distance is 436.9 km.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from North Rustico to Cape Breton Island, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between North Rustico to Cape Breton Island is 437 km. It takes approximately 6h 27m to drive from North Rustico to Cape Breton Island.
There are 18+ hotels available in Cape Breton Island.
What companies run services between North Rustico, PE, Canada and Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada?
Air Canada flies from Charlottetown Airport (YYG) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Charlottetown Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
Flights from Charlottetown Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
Flights from Charlottetown Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
- Phone
- +1 877-762-7245
- Website
- ferries.ca
Car ferry from Wood Islands to Caribou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–58
- Website
- https://www.ferries.ca/
- Adult
- $11–23
- Vehicle Low
- $43
- Auto Trailer/Camper
- $58
- Motorcycle
- $23
- Bicycle
- $11
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