There are 4 ways to get from Thunder Bay to Sydney 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
best- Fly from Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane YQT - YQY
9h 52m$629–2,548Drive 2,913.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Thunder Bay to Sydneycar 2,913.8 km
36h 37m$571–825Bus, train
- Take the bus from Thunder Bay to Sault Ste Mariebus
- Take the bus from Sault Ste Marie to Sudburybus
- Take the bus from Sudbury to Ottawa - Via Railbus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax to Sydneybus
2d 9h$652–1,647Bus, train via White River
- Take the bus from Thunder Bay, ON to White River, ONbus
- Take the train from White River to Sudburytrain
- Take the bus from Sudbury to Ottawa - Via Railbus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax to Sydneybus
2d 10h$878–2,013
Thunder Bay to Sydney by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thunder Bay to Sydney is to drive which costs $550 - $850 and takes 36h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Thunder Bay to Sydney is to fly which takes 9h 52m and costs $600 - $2,600.
The distance between Thunder Bay and Sydney is 2221 km. The road distance is 2913.8 km.
The best way to get from Thunder Bay to Sydney without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 9h and costs $650 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Thunder Bay to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 1h ahead of Thunder Bay. It is currently 9:47 PM in Thunder Bay and 10:47 PM in Sydney.
Yes, the driving distance between Thunder Bay to Sydney is 2914 km. It takes approximately 36h 37m to drive from Thunder Bay to Sydney.
There are 27+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Thunder Bay, ON, Canada and Sydney, NS, Canada?
Air Canada, Flair Airlines, and Porter Airlines fly from Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
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 White River to Sudbury
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $110–260
- Business
- $160–320
- Business Plus
- $170–330
- Economy
- $120–270
- Economy Plus
- $130–280
Train from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
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
- Phone
- 1.800.461.8558
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ontario Northland
Bus from Thunder Bay to Sault Ste Marie
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- Ontario Northland
- Children
- $45–70
- Senior
- $80–120
- Adult
- $95–140
Bus from Sault Ste Marie to Sudbury
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–70
- Website
- Ontario Northland
- Children
- $24–35
- Senior
- $40–60
- Adult
- $45–70
Bus from Sudbury to Ottawa - Via Rail
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Ontario Northland
- Children
- $30–50
- Senior
- $55–85
- Adult
- $65–100
Bus from Sudbury to Ottawa - Via Rail
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Ontario Northland
- Children
- $30–50
- Senior
- $55–85
- Adult
- $65–100
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax to Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–400
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax to Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–400
- Website
- Maritimebus
- Phone
- +1 855 566 2378
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ontario & Manitoba Bus Service
Bus from Thunder Bay, ON to White River, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–230
- Website
- Ontario & Manitoba Bus Service
- Adult
- $170–230
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