There are 4 ways to get from Prince Rupert to Sydney by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Northwest Regional Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Prince Rupert to Terrance Skeena Mallbus
- Fly from Northwest Regional Airport (YXT) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane YXT - YQY
21h 10m$1,283–6,126Train to Smithers Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Prince Rupert to Smitherstrain
- Fly from Smithers Airport (YYD) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane YYD - YQY
25h 48m$1,029–4,345Train, bus
- Take the train from Prince Rupert to Jaspertrain
- Take the train from Jasper to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax to Sydneybus
5d 23h$1,706–3,694Drive 6,329.3 km
- Drive from Prince Rupert to Sydneycar 6,329.3 km
3d 4h$1,251–1,807
Prince Rupert to Sydney by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prince Rupert to Sydney is to drive which costs $1,200 - $1,900 and takes 3 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Prince Rupert to Sydney is to bus and fly which takes 21h 10m and costs $1,200 - $6,500.
The distance between Prince Rupert and Sydney is 4928 km. The road distance is 6329.3 km.
The best way to get from Prince Rupert to Sydney without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 23h and costs $1,700 - $3,700.
It takes approximately 21h 10m to get from Prince Rupert to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 4h ahead of Prince Rupert. It is currently 11:44 PM in Prince Rupert and 3:44 AM in Sydney.
Yes, the driving distance between Prince Rupert to Sydney is 6329 km. It takes approximately 3 days 4h to drive from Prince Rupert to Sydney.
There are 25+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Prince Rupert, BC, Canada and Sydney, NS, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Prince Rupert to Sydney. However, you can take the bus to Terrance Skeena Mall, walk to Lakelse at Skeena Mall, take the line 11 bus to Terminal at Bristol, walk to Northwest Regional Airport (YXT) airport, fly to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY), then take the taxi to Sydney. Alternatively, you can take a train from Prince Rupert to Sydney via Jasper, Toronto Union Station, Montréal, Halifax, and Halifax in around 5d 23h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Northwest Regional Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Vancouver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Smithers Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Vancouver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Smithers Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Vancouver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Northwest Regional Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from Smithers Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Vancouver, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Prince Rupert to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $260–600
- Business
- $320–550
- Business Plus
- $340–550
- Economy
- $290–600
- Economy Plus
- $330–600
Train from Jasper to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $800–1,700
- Business
- $900–1,400
- Business Plus
- $950–1,500
- Economy
- $900–1,700
- Economy Plus
- $1,000–1,700
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- 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
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $310–650
- Business
- $380–600
- Business Plus
- $390–600
- Economy
- $350–700
- Economy Plus
- $390–700
Train from Prince Rupert to Smithers
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $80–200
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–290
- Economy
- $90–210
- Economy Plus
- $100–220
- Phone
- +1 778 763 4155
- Website
- tnst.ca
Bus from Prince Rupert to Terrance Skeena Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.tnst.ca/passenger-information
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Halifax to Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–370
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
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