Scheduled air service into Nova Scotia is available from all major Canadian cities and from all major U.S. cities through connecting hubs at Boston, Newark, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. Connections are also available from major European cities. Visit www.flyhalifax.com for current information. Limousine service and car rentals are available at the Halifax Stanfield International, Yarmouth and Sydney airports. At Halifax Stanfield International, numerous ground transport services are available curbside in the domestic arrivals area. For information call the Ground Transportation Inspector at 902-873-1410.

Airporter Inc. provides shuttle service to and from various hotels in the Metro Area. Core hours of operation are 6:30am -1:30am. Children under 10 years of age accompanied by an adult ride for free. For more information, call 902-873-2091. The shuttle has a regular departure schedule from Halifax Stanfield International Airport to Metro Halifax.

Acadian Lines provides province-wide bus service, including service to and from The Halifax Stanfield International Airport. For more information, call 902-454-9321.

Other Shuttle Buses service Halifax Airport on a regular basis. Shuttles depart several times daily for Sydney, Annapolis Valley, Yarmouth, Truro and Prince Edward Island, just to name a few destinations! For more information on these bus services contact the Information Booth at 902-873-1223.

Nova Scotia Economic and Rural Development and Tourism - www.novascotia.com

Government of Nova Scotia - www.gov.ns.ca

Highways from all points in the United States and Canada join the Trans Canada Highway from New Brunswick into Nova Scotia.

VIA Rail Canada provides transcontinental train service; with stations in Truro and Halifax. Call tollfree 1-888-842-7245, or go to www.viarail.ca

Greyhound from New York and Orleans Express from Montreal connect with Acadian Lines in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. At Amherst, intra-provincial bus lines link most major communities.

Regular bus service connects the metro Halifax area with other parts of the province.

Digby, Nova Scotia to Saint John, New Brunswick
Daily service year-round; additional service mid-May to October. Reservations recommended.
Tel: 1-877-762-7245

Newfoundland to Nova Scotia
Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland, to/from North Sydney, Nova Scotia, daily service year-round; additional service mid-June to September. Argentia, Newfoundland to North Sydney, Nova Scotia; Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, mid-June to mid- October. Reservations recommended. Tickets must be picked up one hour before sailing.

Marine Atlantic Reservations
355 Purves St, North Sydney, NS, B2A 3V2
Tel: 1-800-341-7981
www.marine-atlantic.ca

Prince Edward Island to Nova Scotia
Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, to Caribou, Nova Scotia, daily service May 1 to December 20.

Northumberland Ferries Ltd.
94 Water Street, PO Box 634
Charlottetown, PE, C1A 7L3
In Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island,
call toll-free 1-800-565-0201.
From other areas: 902-566-3838
www.nfl-bay.com

Digby is the terminal for the ferry, arriving daily from Saint John, New Brunswick.

Amherst is the first community you enter after crossing the border from New Brunswick, on Trans Canada Highway 104. Two scenic travelways begin at Amherst: the Sunrise Trail along Route 6, and the Glooscap Trail along Route 2.

Tidnish is the first community after you enter Nova Scotia coming from Confederation Bridge/PEI via New Brunswick’s Route 16.

Caribou is the terminal for ferries which arrive daily from Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, between May 1 and mid-December. Hwy 106 leads from the terminal to the Pictou Rotary and the Sunrise Trail.

North Sydney is the terminal of the ferry service from Port-aux-Basques and Argentia, Newfoundland. North Sydney is at the eastern end of Trans Canada Highway 105.