There are 3 ways to get from St. John's to Antigonish by plane, bus, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, bus
best- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YYT - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Airport NS to Antigonishbus
7h 21m$308–792Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from St. John's to Port aux Basquescar
- Take the car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry
- Drive from North Sydney, NS to Antigonishcar
20h 55m$215–410Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Port aux Basques - Marine Atlanticbus
- Take the car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry
- Take the bus from North Sydney to Antigonishbus
25h 1m$268–457
Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. John's to Antigonish is to drive and car ferry which costs $210 - $410 and takes 20h 55m.
The fastest way to get from St. John's to Antigonish is to fly and bus which takes 7h 21m and costs $300 - $800.
The distance between St. John's and Antigonish is 1072 km.
The best way to get from St. John's to Antigonish without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 25h 1m and costs $260 - $460.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from St. John's to Antigonish, including transfers.
Antigonish is 30 min behind St. John's. It is currently 1:57 PM in St. John's and 1:27 PM in Antigonish.
There are 22+ hotels available in Antigonish.
What companies run services between St. John's, NL, Canada and Antigonish, NS, Canada?
There is no direct connection from St. John's to Antigonish. However, you can take the line 14 bus to Airport near Arrivals, walk to St-Johns-Airport-YYT airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), walk to Halifax Airport NS, then take the bus to Antigonish. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Antigonish via Port aux Basques - Marine Atlantic, Port aux Basques, North Sydney, NS, and North Sydney in around 25h 1m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Halifax Airport NS to Antigonish
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
Bus from North Sydney to Antigonish
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Phone
- 1-888-263-1854
- [email protected]
- Website
- drl-lr.com
Bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Port aux Basques - Marine Atlantic
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–180
- Website
- https://drl-lr.com/
- Adult
- $160–180
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- [email protected]
- Website
- marineatlantic.ca
Car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Website
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/sailing-information/schedule
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
Car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Website
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/sailing-information/schedule
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
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