There are 10 ways to get from Ontario to Halifax by bus, plane, train, or car
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Line 6 bus to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Bank / Gladstone to Billings Bridge 4Bbus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YOW - YHZ
4h 31mFly from Toronto Pearson International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YYZ - YHZ
4h 43m$109–429Train
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréaltrain VIA Rail
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain VIA Rail
29h 34m$435–1,043Drive 1,661.1 km
- Drive from Toronto to Halifaxcar 1,661.1 km
19h 43m$327–473Fly from Toronto Island Airport
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YTZ - YHZ
4h 42m$163–603Fly from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
- Fly from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YHM - YHZ
5h 10m$131–611Line 12 bus to Kitchener/Waterloo Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Westmount / Village to Fairway Stationbus
- Fly from Kitchener/Waterloo Airport (YKF) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YKF - YHZ
6h 3m$125–315Fly from Detroit
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane DTW - YHZ
6h 48m$187–1,308Bus, train via Moncton
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Montreal, QCbus
- Take the train from Montréal to Monctontrain
- Take the bus from Moncton to Halifaxbus
31h 20m$370–923Bus, train
- Take the bus from Toronto to Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Montréalbus
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain
33h 30m$410–860
Ontario to Halifax by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ontario to Halifax is to line 12 bus and fly which costs $120 - $320 and takes 6h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Ontario to Halifax is to fly which takes 4h 42m and costs $160 - $650.
No, there is no direct train from Ontario station to Halifax. However, there are services departing from Toronto Union Station and arriving at Halifax via Montréal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 34m.
The distance between Ontario and Halifax is 1000 km. The road distance is 1661.1 km.
The best way to get from Ontario to Halifax without a car is to train which takes 29h 34m and costs $430 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Ontario to Halifax, including transfers.
Ontario to Halifax train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Toronto Union Station.
The best way to get from Ontario to Halifax is to train which takes 29h 34m and costs $430 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $100 - $430 and takes 4h 43m.
Halifax is 1h ahead of Ontario. It is currently 4:14 AM in Ontario and 5:14 AM in Halifax.
Ontario to Halifax train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Montréal station.
What companies run services between Ontario, Canada and Halifax, NS, Canada?
You can take a train from Toronto Union Station to Halifax via Montréal in around 29h 34m. Alternatively, WestJet, Porter Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) hourly.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Detroit to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Detroit to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal St. Hubert
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Detroit to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Detroit to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Detroit to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Kitchener/Waterloo Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $120–290
- Business
- $170–330
- Business Plus
- $190–350
- Economy
- $140–300
- Economy Plus
- $150–310
Train from Montréal to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- 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
Train from Montréal to Moncton
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $240–550
- Business
- $300–480
- Business Plus
- $320–500
- Economy
- $270–550
- Economy Plus
- $300–550
Train from Montréal to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- 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
- Phone
- +1 613-560-5000
- Website
- OC Transpo
Bus from Bank / Gladstone to Billings Bridge 4B
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- OC Transpo
- Phone
- +1 519-585-7555
- Website
- Grand River Transit
Bus from Westmount / Village to Fairway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Grand River Transit
- Schedules at
- GRT Schedules
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Montreal, QC
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–110
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $75–110
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Moncton to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- Maritimebus
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Orleans Express
Bus from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Orleans Express
- Adult
- $40–65
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