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Travel Information
 Nova Scotia is located in Canada, on the upper east coast of North America, lying between the provinces of New Brunswick (in the west) and Newfoundland (in the northeast). [View Nova Scotia Locator Map]
How do I get there ?
Via Air
Nova Scotia is easily accessable by Air, Sea or Land. Check out all our airline options by clicking here
An international airport is located just outside the capital city of Halifax. There is also an airport located in Sydney which services the island of Cape Breton.
Ferry
Several ferry services operate in Nova Scotia, offering connection to the United States eastern seaboard (Bar Harbour and Portland, Maine), and New Brunswick (Saint John), Prince Edward Island (Wood Islands) and Newfoundland (Port Aux Basques and Argentia).
- Yarmouth is the terminal for the high speed ferry The Cat, operating from Bar Harbor, Maine to Yarmouth (4 days a week early and late season, 3 days a week mid-summer) and from Portland, Maine to Yarmouth (3 days a week early and late season, 4 days a week mid-summer). Regular bus service links Yarmouth to Halifax.
- Digby is the terminal for the car ferry from Saint John, New Brunswick. Buses depart daily to Halifax.Caribou/Pictou is the terminal for ferries which arrive daily from Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, between May 1 and mid-December. Highway 106 leads from the ferry terminal to the Pictou Rotary and the Northumberland Shore.
- 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.
Highway
Nova Scotia is connected to mainland Canada at the New Brunswick border. Travelling the Trans Canada Highway east from New Brunswick will enter Nova Scotia in the Amherst area... from here it is roughly a 2.5 - 3 hour drive to the capital city of Halifax.
Train
Passenger rail service is provided by VIA Rail, with stations in Truro and Halifax.
Visitor Information Centres
There are Visitor Information Centres located throughout Nova Scotia, staffed by travel counsellors who will help you with travel information and literature (brochures, maps, guides, etc). There are also Nova Scotia Visitor Information Centres located in both Portland and Bar Harbor, Maine. Just f ollow the Question Mark ( ? ) signs!
Drop into our visitor information centres in the following areas when touring in our areas.
Glooscap Trail
- Masstown
- Elmsdale (Halifax International Airport - Year Round)
- Joggins
- Maitland
- Parrsboro
- River Hebert
- Springhill
- Stewiacke
- Truro (Year Round - look for the 40' high statue of Glooscap)
Sunrise Trail
- Amherst (Year Round - Provincial)
- Antigonish
- New Glasgow
- Oxford
- Pictou (Provincial)
- Pugwash
- River John
- Sutherland’s River
- Tatamagouche
- Tidnish
- Wallace
- Westville (Rest Area exit 21, hwy 104)
Marine Drive
- Canso
- Eastern Passage
- Guysborough
- Sherbrooke
- Middle Musquodoboit
- Musquodoboit Harbour
- Sheet Harbour
- Mulgrave
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