There are 3 ways to get from Washington 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane DCA - YQY
5h 59m$800–3,700Drive 1,895.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Washington to Cape Breton Islandcar 1,895.9 km
21h 30m$375–541Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station 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
- Take the bus from Halifax to North Sydneybus
46h 49m$770–1,594
Washington to Cape Breton Island by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Cape Breton Island is to drive which costs $370 - $550 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Cape Breton Island is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs $800 - $3,700.
The distance between Washington and Cape Breton Island is 1608 km. The road distance is 1895.9 km.
The best way to get from Washington to Cape Breton Island without a car is to train and bus which takes 46h 49m and costs $750 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 5h 59m and has one stopover.
Cape Breton Island is 1h ahead of Washington. It is currently 1:20 AM in Washington and 2:20 AM in Cape Breton Island.
Yes, the driving distance between Washington to Cape Breton Island is 1896 km. It takes approximately 21h 30m to drive from Washington to Cape Breton Island.
American Airlines and Air Canada offer flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport Airport.
There are 18+ hotels available in Cape Breton Island.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada?
Air Canada and American Airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–1,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $70–700
- First Class
- $270–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- 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
- $170–350
- 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
- 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/
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