There are 4 ways to get from St. John's to North Sydney 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 to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport
best- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane YYT - YQY
8h 59m$673–2,888Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from St. John's to Port aux Basquescar
- Take the carferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry Port aux Basques / ...
18h 18m$179–354Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Port aux Basques - Marine Atlanticbus Westbound
- Take the carferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry Port aux Basques / ...
21h 6m$183–297Fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus
- 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 North Sydneybus
10h 1m$393–1,023
Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. John's to North Sydney is to bus and car ferry which costs $180 - $300 and takes 21h 6m.
The fastest way to get from St. John's to North Sydney is to fly which takes 8h 59m and costs $650 - $2,900.
The distance between St. John's and North Sydney is 623 km.
The best way to get from St. John's to North Sydney without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 21h 6m and costs $180 - $300.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from St. John's to North Sydney, including transfers.
North Sydney is 30 min behind St. John's. It is currently 12:25 PM in St. John's and 11:55 AM in North Sydney.
There are 29+ hotels available in North Sydney.
What companies run services between St. John's, NL, Canada and North Sydney, NS, Canada?
Air Canada, Porter Airlines, and WestJet fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,800
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
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
- 1-888-263-1854
- [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
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax Airport NS to North Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–370
- Website
- Maritimebus
- 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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