There are 3 ways to get from St. John's to Nova Scotia 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
best- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YYT - YHZ
4h 26m$236–656Bus, 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
28h 16m$373–637Drive, car ferry
- 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 Halifaxcar
23h 12m$254–475
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 Nova Scotia is to drive and car ferry which costs $250 - $480 and takes 23h 12m.
The fastest way to get from St. John's to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs $230 - $700.
The distance between St. John's and Nova Scotia is 924 km.
The best way to get from St. John's to Nova Scotia without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 28h 16m and costs $370 - $650.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from St. John's to Nova Scotia, including transfers.
Nova Scotia is 30 min behind St. John's. It is currently 5:44 PM in St. John's and 5:14 PM in Nova Scotia.
There are 218+ hotels available in Nova Scotia.
What companies run services between St. John's, NL, Canada and Nova Scotia, Canada?
Porter Airlines and Air Canada fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- 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
- 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
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from North Sydney to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–340
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- 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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