There are 10 ways to get from Hamilton to Amherst by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus
best- Fly from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YHM - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Airport to Amherstbus
6h 55m$223–685Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from King St. W. @ Summers Ln. to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YYZ - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Airport to Amherstbus
7h 38m$191–635Train
- Take the train from West Harbour GO to Union Station GOtrain Lw
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Amhersttrain
28h 14m$392–965Drive 1,536.6 km
- Drive from Hamilton to Amherstcar 1,536.6 km
18h 7m$310–448Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Greater Moncton International Airport, train
- Take the bus from King St. W. @ Summers Ln. to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM)plane YYZ - YQM
- Take the train from Moncton to Amhersttrain
7h 37m$194–983Train to Toronto Island Airport, fly to Greater Moncton International Airport, train
- Take the train from West Harbour GO to Union Station GOtrain
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM)plane YTZ - YQM
- Take the train from Moncton to Amhersttrain
8h 10m$214–784Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Fredericton International Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from King St. W. @ Summers Ln. to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Fredericton International Airport (YFC)plane YYZ - YFC
- Take the bus from Oromocto to Monctonbus
- Take the train from Moncton to Amhersttrain
8h 51m$339–1,042Train to Toronto Island Airport, fly to Fredericton International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from West Harbour GO to Union Station GOtrain
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Fredericton International Airport (YFC)plane YTZ - YFC
- Take the bus from Oromocto to Monctonbus
- Take the train from Moncton to Amhersttrain
9h 21m$289–833Bus, train
- Take the bus from King St. W. @ Summers Ln. to Union Station Bus Terminalbus 16 / ...
- Take the bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to St-Antoine O. @ Rue Mansfield // St Antoine W. @ Mansfield St.bus
- Take the train from Montréal to Amhersttrain
29h 47m$282–724Bus, train via Ottawa
- Take the bus from Hamilton GO Centre Bus to Union Station Bus Terminalbus 16 / ...
- Take the bus from Toronto to Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Montréalbus
- Take the train from Montréal to Amhersttrain
32h 37m$357–748
Hamilton to Amherst by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hamilton to Amherst is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $650 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Hamilton to Amherst is to fly and bus which takes 6h 55m and costs $220 - $700.
No, there is no direct train from Hamilton to Amherst. However, there are services departing from West Harbour GO and arriving at Amherst via Toronto Union Station and Montréal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 14m.
The distance between Hamilton and Amherst is 1514 km. The road distance is 1536.6 km.
The best way to get from Hamilton to Amherst without a car is to train which takes 28h 14m and costs $390 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Hamilton to Amherst, including transfers.
Hamilton to Amherst train services, operated by GO Transit, depart from West Harbour GO station.
Amherst is 1h ahead of Hamilton. It is currently 14:32 in Hamilton and 15:32 in Amherst.
Hamilton to Amherst train services, operated by GO Transit, arrive at Union Station GO.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamilton to Amherst is 1537 km. It takes approximately 18h 7m to drive from Hamilton to Amherst.
What companies run services between Hamilton, ON, Canada and Amherst, NS, Canada?
You can take a train from West Harbour GO to Amherst via Toronto Union Station and Montréal in around 28h 14m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Fredericton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Fredericton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Fredericton International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–440
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Phone
- +1 888-438-6646
- Website
- GO Transit
Train from West Harbour GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- GO Transit
- Website
- GO Transit Schedules
- Passenger
- $12–16
Train from West Harbour GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- GO Transit
- Website
- GO Transit Schedules
- Passenger
- $12–16
Train from West Harbour GO to Union Station GO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- GO Transit
- Website
- GO Transit Schedules
- Passenger
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $120–290
- Business
- $170–330
- Business Plus
- $190–350
- Economy
- $140–300
- Economy Plus
- $150–310
Train from Montréal to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $260–550
- Business
- $320–550
- Business Plus
- $340–550
- Economy
- $290–600
- Economy Plus
- $320–600
Train from Moncton to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $18–75
- Business
- $60–200
- Business Plus
- $75–210
- Economy
- $20–85
- Economy Plus
- $22–95
Train from Moncton to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $18–75
- Business
- $60–200
- Business Plus
- $75–210
- Economy
- $20–85
- Economy Plus
- $22–95
Train from Moncton to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $18–75
- Business
- $60–200
- Business Plus
- $75–210
- Economy
- $20–85
- Economy Plus
- $22–95
Train from Moncton to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $18–75
- Business
- $60–200
- Business Plus
- $75–210
- Economy
- $20–85
- Economy Plus
- $22–95
Train from Montréal to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $260–550
- Business
- $320–550
- Business Plus
- $340–550
- Economy
- $290–600
- Economy Plus
- $320–600
Train from Montréal to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $260–550
- Business
- $320–550
- Business Plus
- $340–550
- Economy
- $290–600
- Economy Plus
- $320–600
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- info@maritimebus.com
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax Airport to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax Airport to Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Oromocto to Moncton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Oromocto to Moncton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Maritimebus
- Phone
- +1 888-438-6646
- Website
- GO Transit
Bus from King St. W. @ Summers Ln. to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- GO Transit
- Website
- GO Transit Schedules
- Passenger
- $11–14
Bus from King St. W. @ Summers Ln. to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- GO Transit
- Website
- GO Transit Schedules
- Passenger
- $11–14
Bus from King St. W. @ Summers Ln. to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- GO Transit
- Website
- GO Transit Schedules
- Passenger
- $11–14
Bus from King St. W. @ Summers Ln. to Union Station Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- GO Transit
- Website
- GO Transit Schedules
- Passenger
- $11–14
Bus from Hamilton GO Centre Bus to Union Station Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- GO Transit
- Website
- GO Transit Schedules
- Passenger
- $12–15
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- questions@ca.megabus.com
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to St-Antoine O. @ Rue Mansfield // St Antoine W. @ Mansfield St.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–110
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $75–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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