There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco to Nova Scotia by plane, car ferry, car, train or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly San Francisco to Sydney • 11h 51m
Cheapest option
Fly San Francisco to Halifax • 13h 7m
5 alternative options
Fly Oakland to Halifax • 15h 1m
Train • 4 days 5h
Bus, train • 6 days 2h
Drive • 2 days 12h
San Francisco to Nova Scotia by subway and train
The journey time between San Francisco and Nova Scotia is around 4 days 5h and covers a distance of around 6822 km. This includes an average layover time of around 4h. Operated by BART, Amtrak and VIA Rail, the San Francisco to Nova Scotia service departs from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arrives in Halifax. Typically three services run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Nova Scotia is to fly which costs $170 - $500 and takes 13h 7m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 11h 51m and costs $420 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Nova Scotia. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arriving at Halifax via Richmond, Chicago Union Station, Schenectady and Saint-Lambert. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 5h.
The distance between San Francisco and Nova Scotia is 5145 km. The road distance is 6103.7 km.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Nova Scotia without a car is to train which takes 4 days 5h and costs $250 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 11h 51m to get from San Francisco to Nova Scotia, including transfers.
San Francisco to Nova Scotia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 11h 51m and costs $420 - $1,400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $250 - $1,200 and takes 4 days 5h.
Nova Scotia is 4h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 9:26 AM in San Francisco and 1:26 PM in Nova Scotia.
San Francisco to Nova Scotia train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Halifax station.
- Distance: 5145.4 km
- Duration: 11h 51m
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Nova Scotia, Canada?
Air Canada and United Airlines fly from San Francisco to Glace Bay 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from San Francisco to Halifax via Richmond, Richmond, Chicago Union Station, Schenectady, and Saint-Lambert in around 4 days 5h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco to Sydney via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550 - $1,800
Flights from San Francisco to Sydney via Las Vegas, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $1,800
Flights from San Francisco to Halifax via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450 - $1,400
Flights from San Francisco to Halifax via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450 - $1,400
Flights from San Francisco to Saint John via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,000
Flights from Oakland to Halifax via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340 - $1,200
Flights from Oakland to Halifax via Salt Lake City, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $1,900
Flights from Oakland to Halifax via Las Vegas, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,900
Flights from Oakland to Halifax via Denver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to Halifax via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450 - $1,400
Flights from San Francisco to Halifax via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,300
Flights from San Francisco to Halifax via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,300
Flights from Oakland to Halifax via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340 - $1,200
Flights from Oakland to Halifax via Salt Lake City, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco to Halifax via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430 - $1,300
Flights from San Francisco to Halifax via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Francisco to Halifax via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $950
Flights from San Francisco to Halifax via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to Halifax via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $950
Flights from Oakland to Halifax via Salt Lake City, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $1,900
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from San Francisco to Saint John via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,800
Flights from Oakland to Halifax via Las Vegas, Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,000
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Francisco to Halifax via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460 - $1,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from San Francisco to Halifax via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460 - $1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130 - $850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $130 - $380
- Child Coach - short notice
- $180 - $360
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $180 - $600
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $190 - $600
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $260 - $800
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $360 - $1,200
- Business Seat - short notice
- $370 - $1,300
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $350 - $850
Train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45 - $340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $45 - $140
- Child Coach - short notice
- $70 - $130
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $70 - $220
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $75 - $220
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $100 - $270
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $140 - $430
- Business Seat - short notice
- $140 - $450
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $120 - $340
Train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12 - $150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $12 - $50
- Child Coach - short notice
- $30 - $50
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $27 - $90
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $30 - $90
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $35 - $80
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $55 - $180
- Business Seat - short notice
- $65 - $170
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $35 - $150
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Saint-Lambert to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150 - $210
- Website
- http://www.viarail.ca/
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $160 - $210
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $180 - $210
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $150 - $190
Train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3 days 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $370 - $650
- Website
- http://www.viarail.ca/
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $370 - $650
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $490 - $650
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $470 - $550
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65 - $150
- Website
- http://www.viarail.ca/
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $80 - $150
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $80 - $130
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $65 - $90
Train from Montréal to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150 - $210
- Website
- http://www.viarail.ca/
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $160 - $210
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $180 - $210
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $150 - $190
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13 - $65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $13 - $65
Bus from Sacramento to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80 - $250
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $80 - $250
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21 - $70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 877-762-7245
- Website
- ferries.ca
Car ferry from Saint John, NB to Digby
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22 - $35
- Schedules at
- ferries.ca
- Book at
- ferries.ca
- Adult 14-59 years
- $35
- Senior 60+
- $32
- Child 6-13
- $22
- Student with ID
- $32
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