There are 3 ways to get from St. John's to Lunenburg by plane, bus, car ferry, or car
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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 Shopping Centre to Lunenburg Essobus
6h 56m$278–694Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from St. John's to Port aux Basquescar
- Take the carferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry
- Drive from North Sydney, NS to Lunenburgcar
24h 8m$268–492Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Port aux Basques - Marine Atlanticbus
- Take the carferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry
- Take the bus from North Sydney to Halifaxbus
- Take the bus from Halifax to Lunenburg Essobus
30h 41m$403–777
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 Lunenburg is to drive and car ferry which costs $260 - $500 and takes 24h 8m.
The fastest way to get from St. John's to Lunenburg is to fly and bus which takes 6h 56m and costs $270 - $700.
The distance between St. John's and Lunenburg is 1030 km.
The best way to get from St. John's to Lunenburg without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 30h 41m and costs $400 - $800.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from St. John's to Lunenburg, including transfers.
Lunenburg is 30 min behind St. John's. It is currently 1:04 PM in St. John's and 12:34 PM in Lunenburg.
There are 59+ hotels available in Lunenburg.
What companies run services between St. John's, NL, Canada and Lunenburg, NS, Canada?
There is no direct connection from St. John's to Lunenburg. 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 Silver Dart Dr At Halifax Airport, take the line 320 bus to Bridge Terminal Bay 10, take the line 3 bus to Mumford Terminal Bay 2, walk to Halifax Shopping Centre, then take the bus to Lunenburg Esso. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Lunenburg Esso via Port aux Basques - Marine Atlantic, Port aux Basques, North Sydney, NS, North Sydney, and Halifax in around 30h 41m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
- 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
Bus from Halifax Shopping Centre to Lunenburg Esso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from North Sydney to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–390
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax to Lunenburg Esso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Maritimebus
- Phone
- 1-888-263-1854
- [email protected]
- Website
- Home DRL
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
- Home DRL
- Adult
- $160–180
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- [email protected]
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
Car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
- Schedules at
- Nova Scotia / Newfundland Ferry 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
- Marine Atlantic
- Schedules at
- Nova Scotia / Newfundland Ferry Schedule
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
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