There are 6 ways to get from State College to Nova Scotia by plane, bus, train, 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 from Penn State University Park Airport
best- Fly from Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane SCE - YHZ
10h$105–560Bus, train via Quebec
- Take the bus from State College, Pa to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montrealbus
- Take the bus from Montréal to Québecbus
- Take the train from Sainte-Foy to Monctontrain
- Take the bus from Moncton to Halifax Bus Terminalbus
37h 55m$521–1,028Bus, train
- Take the bus from State College Regional Airport to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Montrealbus
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain
40h 44m$471–961Drive 1,743.7 km
- Drive from State College to Halifaxcar 1,743.7 km
19h 6m$315–455Bus to Harrisburg International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane MDT - YHZ
10h 57m$122–589Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Harrisburg to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Halifaxtrain
42h 48m$763–1,413
State College to Nova Scotia by bus, taxi, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from State College to Nova Scotia is to fly which costs $100 - $600 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from State College to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 10h and costs $100 - $600.
The distance between State College and Nova Scotia is 1292 km. The road distance is 1743.7 km.
The best way to get from State College to Nova Scotia without a car is to bus and train via Quebec which takes 37h 55m and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 10h to get from State College to Nova Scotia, including transfers.
Nova Scotia is 1h ahead of State College. It is currently 11:08 PM in State College and 12:08 AM in Nova Scotia.
Yes, the driving distance between State College to Nova Scotia is 1744 km. It takes approximately 19h 6m to drive from State College to Nova Scotia.
There are 259+ hotels available in Nova Scotia.
What companies run services between State College, PA, USA and Nova Scotia, Canada?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Charlotte, Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Charlotte, New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Washington Dulles, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Sainte-Foy to Moncton
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–430
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $180–400
- Business
- $240–410
- Business Plus
- $250–430
- Economy
- $200–410
- Economy Plus
- $230–420
Train from Montréal to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- VIA Rail
- 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
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $310–650
- Business
- $380–600
- Business Plus
- $390–600
- Economy
- $350–700
- Economy Plus
- $390–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Harrisburg to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–450
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from State College, Pa to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult One-way
- $50–90
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from State College, Pa to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from State College Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from State College Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Orleans Express
Bus from Montréal to Québec
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- Orleans Express
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Moncton to Halifax Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- Maritimebus
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from State College Regional Airport to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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