There are 6 ways to get from Yarmouth Port to Cape Breton Island by bus, plane, train, car, or taxi
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Bus to Boston Logan Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Barnstable to Bostonbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane BOS - YQY
8h 40m$1,153–2,294Drive 1,326.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Yarmouth Port to Cape Breton Islandcar 1,326.4 km
15h 1m$262–378Bus, train
- Take the bus from Barnstable to Bostonbus
- Take the bus from Boston to Montrealbus
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax to North Sydneybus
42h 4m$611–1,303Fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport
- Fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane HYA - YQY
8h 47m$489–2,334Taxi to Provincetown Municipal Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Yarmouth Port to Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC)taxi
- Fly from Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane PVC - YQY
8h 2m$710–2,948Train, bus
- Take the train from Hyannis to South Stationtrain
- Take the train from Boston to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax to North Sydneybus
2d 1h$707–1,545
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yarmouth Port to Cape Breton Island is to drive which costs $260 - $380 and takes 15h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Yarmouth Port to Cape Breton Island is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 2m and costs $700 - $3,000.
The distance between Yarmouth Port and Cape Breton Island is 1093 km. The road distance is 1326.4 km.
The best way to get from Yarmouth Port to Cape Breton Island without a car is to bus and train which takes 42h 4m and costs $600 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Yarmouth Port to Cape Breton Island, including transfers.
Cape Breton Island is 1h ahead of Yarmouth Port. It is currently 10:26 PM in Yarmouth Port and 11:26 PM in Cape Breton Island.
Yes, the driving distance between Yarmouth Port to Cape Breton Island is 1326 km. It takes approximately 15h 1m to drive from Yarmouth Port to Cape Breton Island.
There are 18+ hotels available in Cape Breton Island.
What companies run services between Yarmouth Port, MA, USA and Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada?
Cape Air, Air Canada, and American Airlines fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–2,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,300
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Reagan Washington, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
Flights from Provincetown Municipal Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
Flights from Provincetown Municipal Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,300
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
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
- Phone
- +1 508-775-8504
- [email protected]
- Website
- CapeFlyer
Train from Hyannis to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–31
- Website
- CapeFlyer
- South Station to Bourne
- $28
- South Station to Hyannis
- $31
- Middleborough to Hyannis
- $7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Barnstable to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Barnstable to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- Peter Pan
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Boston to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Boston to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax to North Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax to North Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- Maritimebus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Estimated price
- $210–250
Barnstable Taxi and Livery
- Phone
- +1 508-524-8818
Town Taxi of Cape Cod
- Phone
- +1 508-775-5555
- Website
- towntaxicapecod.com
Cape Taxi
- Phone
- +1 508 790 0222
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