Getting to Nova Scotia
BY LAND
The Trans-Canada Highway Route
The Trans-Canada Highway allows you to travel between Victoria (BC) all the way through to St. John's (NF). Follow the Trans-Canada Highway from New Brunswick onto Nova Scotia. To visit them online for additional info and ideas on route itineraries, please click here.
Highway 101
Hwy 101 from Halifax, NS, heading west towards Fundy Shore and Annapolis Valley
Scenic Route #1
Follow this scenic route from Halifax, NS along the Fundy Shore and Annapolis Valley onto Yarmouth and Acadian Shores.
Highway 103
Travel via Hwy 103 from Halifax, NS heading west towards the South Shore.
Scenic Route #3
Follow this scenic route from Halifax, NS along the South Shore onto Yarmouth and Acadian Shores.
There are different means of transportation that are offered between Yarmouth and Halifax such as rental car companies and passenger shuttle services, as well as the following bus services:
Trius Tours Ltd.
Bus Services from Yarmouth to Halifax operate daily, year round. Reservations are recommended. For more information, please call 1-877-566-1567. To view bus schedule, click here.
Kings Transit Authority
Kings Transit is a public transit service operating in Fundy Shore and Annapolis Valley between the towns of Wolfville, NS through to Weymouth, NS. Their Service also extends to Cornwallis Park and Upper Clements Park. For more information, please call 1-888-546-4442. To view a bus schedule, click here.
Acadian Bus
The Acadian Bus has 12 pick up spots while travelling between Digby and Halifax, NS The route also extends to allow travelting to Sydney, NS, Charlottetown, PEI, and Moncton, NB. For more information, please call 1-800-567-5151 .To purchase a ticket and/or to view schedules and rates, please click here.
BY AIR
Stanfield International Airport
Our international airport connects Nova Scotia to a world through flight, providing you with daily flights from Canada, the USA and Europe. The gateway to Southwest Nova Scotia is only a 25 minute drive from the Halifax International Airport. To visit them online, please click here.
Yarmouth International Airport Twin Cities Air Service is offering daily charter flights from Yarmouth, NS to Portland, Maine. For more information, please call 1-800-564-3882. To visit them online, please click here. *There are many municipal airports that accept charter flights including Waterville, Digby and Yarmouth.
BY SEA
Bay Ferries - Princess of Acadia
Travel the Ferry along the Bay of Fundy on a short three hour crossing from Saint John, New Brunswick to Digby, Nova Scotia which operates daily and year-round. Reservations are recommended; find out more by calling 1-877-762-7245 or online at www.acadiaferry.com
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW...
Digby Neck & Islands Ferry
Information Allow 45 minutes for the drive from Digby to East Ferry, if you want to catch the ferry service between East Ferry and Tiverton, Long Island. It operates every hour on the half hour. The service between Freeport and Westport departs every hour on the hour. Both ferries operate year-round and cost $4 round trip per car; passengers travel free. Crossing time is approximately 5 minutes.
LaHave Ferry Information
In LaHave you’ll have a choice between taking the ferry across the river to East LaHave or continuing along the shore to Bridgewater. If the former is your choice, the ferry service runs every half hour from 7am to 11pm year round and costs $5.00 per car. Crossing time is approximately 5 minutes.
Tancook Island Ferry Information
Travel between Chester and Tancook Island daily. Round trip fee is $5. For more information on the daily schedule call 902-275-4616.
For assistance planning your vacation in Southwest Nova Scotia call 1-866-456-5874.
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