There are 5 ways to get from San Antonio to Cape Breton Island by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from San Antonio International Airport
best- Fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane SAT - YQY
15h 5m$1,002–4,102Drive 4,448.8 km
cheapest- Drive from San Antonio to Cape Breton Islandcar 4,448.8 km
46h 57m$876–1,266Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax to North Sydneybus
3d 15h$1,316–2,907Bus to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plazabus
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane AUS - YQY
14h 48m$968–3,935Train, bus
- Take the train from San Antonio Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax to North Sydneybus
3d 16h$1,487–3,221
San Antonio to Cape Breton Island by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Antonio to Cape Breton Island is to drive which costs $850 - $1,300 and takes 46h 57m.
The fastest way to get from San Antonio to Cape Breton Island is to bus and fly which takes 14h 48m and costs $950 - $4,000.
The distance between San Antonio and Cape Breton Island is 3811 km. The road distance is 4448.8 km.
The best way to get from San Antonio to Cape Breton Island without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 15h and costs $1,300 - $3,000.
It takes approximately 15h 5m to get from San Antonio to Cape Breton Island, including transfers.
Cape Breton Island is 2h ahead of San Antonio. It is currently 12:41 AM in San Antonio and 2:41 AM in Cape Breton Island.
Yes, the driving distance between San Antonio to Cape Breton Island is 4449 km. It takes approximately 46h 57m to drive from San Antonio to Cape Breton Island.
There are 18+ hotels available in Cape Breton Island.
What companies run services between San Antonio, TX, USA and Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada?
Air Canada and United Airlines fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Houston, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,200
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via St. Louis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Antonio Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Saint-Lambert to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- 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 Saint-Lambert to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax to North Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax to North Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- Maritimebus
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
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