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AIR: Air Canada (AC) offers direct flights from London and other major centres. Icelandair, Canada 3000, Air Transat and Continental Express Airlines all offer flights from major European centres. Air Canada and Canada 3000 fly to Halifax from Ottawa, Montréal and Toronto. Air Nova also offers local flights between Halifax and Sydney. There are also flights into Halifax from all major Canadian cities, and from Boston, Newark, Detroit, London, Reykjavik, Frankfurt/M, Amsterdam, Munich, Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Berlin.
International airports: Halifax (YHZ) (website: www.hiaa.ca), 35km (21 miles) from the city. Airport facilities include duty-free shops, car hire, currency exchange, ATMs and restaurants.
SEA: There are regular sailings to Nova Scotia from Portland and Bar Harbor, Maine (USA), New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. North America’s fastest ship The Cat operates between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor in the USA (travel time – 2 hours 45 minutes). Several ferries and shipping lines offer local services in and around the province. Enquire locally for further details. A growing number of cruise lines also visit Halifax as part of the New Atlantic Frontier itinerary. Ferry and cruise operators include Bay Ferries, Marine Atlantic, Northumberland Ferries and Prince of Fundy Cruises.
RAIL: VIA Rail trains run from Montréal to Halifax (the Ocean line) six times a week with bus connections to the rest of Nova Scotia.
ROAD: The Trans-Canada Highway enters the province from New Brunswick and ends at North Sydney on the northeast coast. Smaller provincial highways branch off it and circumnavigate the coastline. Ferry services or causeways connect most islands with the mainland. Bus: Acadian Lines provides services throughout the province. There are connections with SMT Eastern from New Brunswick, Voyageur from Quebec and Ontario, and Greyhound from the USA. Car hire: There are agencies at Halifax and Sydney airports and throughout the province.
URBAN: Comprehensive bus services are provided in the Halifax-Dartmouth area by Metro Transit, which operates a zonal fare system. There are connections with the harbour ferry on both sides.
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