There are 8 ways to get from Seattle to Nova Scotia by plane, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane SEA - YQY
15h 29m$824–3,229Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane SEA - YHZ
11h 33m$187–807Train via Chicago
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Halifaxtrain
3d 23h$2,802–4,611Drive 5,370 km
- Drive from Seattle to Halifaxcar 5,370 km
2d 13h$1,084–1,565Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YVR - YHZ
12h 24m$360–1,003Train, bus to Abbotsford International Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrancebus
- Fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YXX - YHZ
14h 18m$422–1,074Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM)plane SEA - YQM
- Take the bus from Moncton Airport to Trurobus
14h 38m$274–1,014Train
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain
5d 8h$1,551–3,336
Seattle to Nova Scotia by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Nova Scotia is to fly which costs $180 - $850 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 11h 33m and costs $180 - $850.
No, there is no direct train from Seattle to Nova Scotia. However, there are services departing from Seattle and arriving at Halifax via Chicago Union Station, Schenectady and Saint-Lambert. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 23h.
The distance between Seattle and Nova Scotia is 4642 km. The road distance is 5370 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Nova Scotia without a car is to train via Chicago which takes 3 days 23h and costs $2,800 - $4,700.
It takes approximately 15h 29m to get from Seattle to Nova Scotia, including transfers.
Seattle to Nova Scotia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 15h 29m and costs $800 - $3,300. Alternatively, you can train via Chicago, which costs $2,800 - $4,700 and takes 3 days 23h.
Nova Scotia is 4h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 08:50 in Seattle and 12:50 in Nova Scotia.
Seattle to Nova Scotia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Nova Scotia, Canada?
Air Canada, WestJet, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Seattle to Halifax via Chicago Union Station, Schenectady, and Saint-Lambert in around 3d 23h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal St. Hubert
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Saint-Lambert to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $310–650
- Business
- $380–600
- Business Plus
- $390–600
- Economy
- $350–700
- Economy Plus
- $390–700
Train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $1,000–2,100
- Business
- $1,100–1,800
- Business Plus
- $1,100–1,800
- Economy
- $1,100–2,100
- Economy Plus
- $1,200–2,100
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 Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $310–650
- Business
- $380–600
- Business Plus
- $390–600
- Economy
- $350–700
- Economy Plus
- $390–700
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $18–55
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Abbotsford - Airport Curbside in the shuttle area in front of main terminal entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- info@maritimebus.com
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Moncton Airport to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- Maritimebus
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