There are 4 ways to get from St. Louis to Cape Breton Island by plane, train, bus, 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane STL - YQY
10h 3m$803–3,403Drive 3,013.2 km
cheapest- Drive from St. Louis to Cape Breton Islandcar 3,013.2 km
34h 26m$595–859Train, bus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax to North Sydneybus
2d 13h$1,071–2,247Bus, train
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax to North Sydneybus
2d 19h$888–1,802
St. Louis to Cape Breton Island by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Cape Breton Island is to drive which costs $550 - $900 and takes 34h 26m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Cape Breton Island is to fly which takes 10h 3m and costs $800 - $3,400.
The distance between St. Louis and Cape Breton Island is 2625 km. The road distance is 3013.2 km.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Cape Breton Island without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $1,000 - $2,300.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from St. Louis to Cape Breton Island, including transfers.
Cape Breton Island is 2h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 11:25 PM in St. Louis and 1:25 AM in Cape Breton Island.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Louis to Cape Breton Island is 3013 km. It takes approximately 34h 26m to drive from St. Louis to Cape Breton Island.
There are 14+ hotels available in Cape Breton Island.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada?
Air Canada flies from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Saint-Lambert to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $310–650
- Business
- $380–600
- Business Plus
- $390–600
- Economy
- $350–700
- Economy Plus
- $390–700
Train from Saint-Lambert to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $310–650
- Business
- $380–600
- Business Plus
- $390–600
- Economy
- $350–700
- Economy Plus
- $390–700
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Halifax to North Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–340
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
Bus from Halifax to North Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–340
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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