There are 8 ways to get from St. Louis to Nova Scotia by plane, train (Amtrak), bus, train, or car
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Fly to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane STL - YQY
10h 12m$823–3,428Fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane STL - YHZ
8h 39m$206–906Train via Toronto
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain
47h 13m$759–1,868Bus, train via Detroit
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Montreal, QCbus
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain
2d 6h$520–1,148Drive 2,855.7 km
- Drive from St. Louis to Halifaxcar 2,855.7 km
32h 21m$564–814Fly to Greater Moncton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM)plane STL - YQM
- Take the bus from Moncton Airport to Trurobus
12h 14m$313–1,233Train
- 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
2d 6h$892–1,905Bus, train
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York to Longueuilbus
- Take the bus from Metro Longueuil - 900 Rue de Serigny to Université Laval - 1070 Avenue des Sciences-de-la-Viebus
- Take the train from Sainte-Foy to Monctontrain
- Take the bus from Moncton to Halifaxbus
2d 9h$649–1,464
St. Louis to Nova Scotia by train and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Nova Scotia is to fly which costs $200 - $950 and takes 8h 39m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 8h 39m and costs $200 - $950.
No, there is no direct train from St. Louis to Nova Scotia. However, there are services departing from St. Louis and arriving at Halifax via Chicago Union Station, Windsor, Toronto Union Station and Montréal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 13m.
The distance between St. Louis and Nova Scotia is 2634 km. The road distance is 2855.7 km.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Nova Scotia without a car is to bus and train via Detroit which takes 2 days 6h and costs $500 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from St. Louis to Nova Scotia, including transfers.
St. Louis to Nova Scotia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from St. Louis station.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 10h 12m and costs $800 - $3,500. Alternatively, you can train via Toronto, which costs $750 - $1,900 and takes 47h 13m.
Nova Scotia is 2h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 1:30 PM in St. Louis and 3:30 PM in Nova Scotia.
St. Louis to Nova Scotia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Nova Scotia, Canada?
Air Canada flies from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from St. Louis to Halifax via Chicago Union Station, Detroit, Windsor, Toronto Union Station, and Montréal in around 47h 13m.
- 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
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
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 Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- $360–750
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $120–290
- Business
- $170–330
- Business Plus
- $190–350
- Economy
- $140–300
- Economy Plus
- $150–310
Train from Montréal to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- 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 Montréal to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- 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
Train from Sainte-Foy to Moncton
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–430
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $180–400
- Business
- $240–410
- Business Plus
- $250–430
- Economy
- $200–410
- Economy Plus
- $230–420
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Montreal, QC
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–110
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $75–110
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Moncton Airport to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
Bus from Moncton to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from New York to Longueuil
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $75–310
- Flexible
- $130–330
- Phone
- 514-228-2303
- [email protected]
- Website
- tourexpress.ca
Bus from Metro Longueuil - 900 Rue de Serigny to Université Laval - 1070 Avenue des Sciences-de-la-Vie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://tourexpress.ca/
- Adult
- $27–40
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