There are 10 ways to get from Tucson to Nova Scotia by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tucson to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane TUS - YQY
14h 20m$1,120–4,325Fly Tucson to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane TUS - YHZ
12h 42m$293–1,103Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tucson Downtown to Flagstaff Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Flagstaff 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
3d 15h$1,574–3,346Bus, train via St. Louis
- Take the bus from Tucson to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montrealbus
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain
3d 21h$985–2,005Drive 5,135.5 km
- Drive from Tucson to Halifaxcar 5,135.5 km
2d 8h$1,014–1,464Bus to Phoenix, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane PHX - YHZ
12h 23m$319–1,073Bus to Phoenix, fly to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane PHX - YQY
12h 16m$1,046–3,745Bus to Phoenix, fly to Greater Moncton International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM)plane PHX - YQM
- Take the bus from Moncton Airport to Trurobus
15h 13m$436–1,350Fly Tucson to St. John Airport, car ferry, drive
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to St. John Airport (YSJ)plane TUS - YSJ
- Take the car ferry from Saint John, NB to Digbycarferry
- Drive from Digby to Kentvillecar
18h 19m$490–1,711Train
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station 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
4d 5h$1,769–3,660
Tucson to Nova Scotia by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Nova Scotia is to bus and fly which costs $310 - $1,100 and takes 12h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Nova Scotia is to bus and fly which takes 12h 16m and costs $1,000 - $3,800.
No, there is no direct train from Tucson station to Nova Scotia. However, there are services departing from Tucson Amtrak Station and arriving at Halifax via Chicago Union Station, Schenectady and Saint-Lambert. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 5h.
The distance between Tucson and Nova Scotia is 4595 km. The road distance is 5135.5 km.
The best way to get from Tucson to Nova Scotia without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 15h and costs $1,500 - $3,400.
It takes approximately 14h 20m to get from Tucson to Nova Scotia, including transfers.
Tucson to Nova Scotia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Tucson Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Tucson to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 14h 20m and costs $1,100 - $4,400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,700 - $3,700 and takes 4 days 5h.
Nova Scotia is 4h ahead of Tucson. It is currently 7:10 PM in Tucson and 11:10 PM in Nova Scotia.
Tucson to Nova Scotia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Nova Scotia, Canada?
United Airlines, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Tucson (TUS) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Halifax via Chicago Union Station, Schenectady, and Saint-Lambert in around 4d 5h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Tucson to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Tucson to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Phoenix, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Tucson to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
Flights from Tucson to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Denver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Tucson to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Tucson to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Phoenix, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Tucson to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Chicago Midway, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Phoenix to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Phoenix to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Phoenix to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–5,000
Flights from Phoenix to Greater Moncton International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,600
Flights from Phoenix to Greater Moncton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Tucson to St. John Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Tucson to St. John Airport via Phoenix, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Tucson to St. John Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Tucson to St. John Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Tucson to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Chicago Midway, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Phoenix to Greater Moncton International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Tucson to St. John Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Tucson to St. John Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Tucson to St. John Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Phoenix to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Phoenix to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Phoenix to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Phoenix to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Flagstaff to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- 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
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- 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 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 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson Downtown to Flagstaff Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- 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
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 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 Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $330–650
- Website
- https://www.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/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
Bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
Bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 877-762-7245
- Website
- ferries.ca
Car ferry from Saint John, NB to Digby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.ferries.ca/
- Adult
- $45–65
- Adult 14-59 years
- $40–55
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