There are 10 ways to get from Nova Scotia to Lancaster by plane, train, bus, car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
best- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane YHZ - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 4m$471–2,565Fly to Harrisburg International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)plane YHZ - MDT
12h 25m$83–416Train, bus
- Take the train from Halifax to Montréaltrain
- Take the bus from Montreal to New York Midtownbus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain
38h 48m$347–709Drive 1,005.1 mi
- Drive from Halifax to Lancastercar 1,005.1 mi
18h 23m$230–333Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane YHZ - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 32m$280–828Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane YHZ - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 40m$282–667Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane YHZ - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 53m$522–1,659Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane YHZ - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain
13h 49m$702–2,114Train
- Take the train from Halifax to Saint-Lamberttrain
- Take the train from St-Lambert Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Stationtrain
40h 55m$393–854Bus, train
- Take the bus from Halifax to Monctonbus
- Take the train from Moncton to Saint-Lamberttrain
- Take the train from St-Lambert Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
43h 42m$400–882
Nova Scotia to Lancaster by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nova Scotia to Lancaster is to fly which costs $80 - $420 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Nova Scotia to Lancaster is to fly and train which takes 10h 4m and costs $470 - $2,600.
No, there is no direct train from Nova Scotia to Lancaster station. However, there are services departing from Halifax and arriving at Elizabethtown Amtrak Station via St-Lambert Amtrak Station and Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 55m.
The distance between Nova Scotia and Lancaster is 831 miles. The road distance is 1011 miles.
The best way to get from Nova Scotia to Lancaster without a car is to train and bus which takes 38h 48m and costs $340 - $750.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Nova Scotia to Lancaster, including transfers.
Nova Scotia to Lancaster train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Halifax station.
The best way to get from Nova Scotia to Lancaster is to fly which takes 12h 25m and costs $80 - $420. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $390 - $900 and takes 40h 55m.
Lancaster is 1h behind Nova Scotia. It is currently 2:22 PM in Nova Scotia and 1:22 PM in Lancaster.
Nova Scotia to Lancaster train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Saint-Lambert station.
What companies run services between Nova Scotia, Canada and Lancaster, PA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) to Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Halifax to W. Chestnut & Water St. via St-Lambert Amtrak Station, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Elizabethtown Amtrak Station, and AMTRAK ETown in around 40h 55m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St-Lambert Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Elizabethtown Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St-Lambert Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Halifax to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–490
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $220–480
- Business
- $270–420
- Business Plus
- $280–430
- Economy
- $250–480
- Economy Plus
- $280–490
Train from Halifax to Saint-Lambert
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–490
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $220–470
- Business
- $270–420
- Business Plus
- $280–430
- Economy
- $250–480
- Economy Plus
- $280–490
Train from Moncton to Saint-Lambert
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $170–370
- Business
- $220–350
- Business Plus
- $230–360
- Economy
- $190–380
- Economy Plus
- $210–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Montreal to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax to Moncton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- Maritimebus
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