There are 3 ways to get from Edinburgh to Port Williams by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane EDI - YHZ
- Take the bus from Dartmouth, NS to Wolfville / Acadia University, NSbus
12h 32m$552–1,464Fly Edinburgh Airport to St. John Airport, car ferry, drive
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to St. John Airport (YSJ)plane EDI - YSJ
- Take the car ferry from Saint John, NB to Digbycarferry
- Drive from Digby to Port Williamscar
18h 25m$459–1,629Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane GLA - YHZ
- Take the bus from Dartmouth, NS to Wolfville / Acadia University, NSbus
15h 39m$516–2,698
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Port Williams is to fly and bus which costs $550 - $1,500 and takes 12h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Port Williams is to fly and bus which takes 12h 32m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Port Williams is 4425 km.
It takes approximately 12h 32m to get from Edinburgh to Port Williams, including transfers.
Port Williams is 4h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 6:54 PM in Edinburgh and 2:54 PM in Port Williams.
There are 36+ hotels available in Port Williams.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Port Williams, NS, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Port Williams. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), walk to Silver Dart Dr At Halifax Airport, take the line 320 bus to Bridge Terminal Bay 10, walk to Dartmouth, NS, take the bus to Wolfville / Acadia University, NS, then take the taxi to Port Williams. Alternatively, you can take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Glasgow Waterloo Street, take the line 500 shuttle to Glasgow Airport, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), walk to Silver Dart Dr At Halifax Airport, take the line 320 bus to Bridge Terminal Bay 10, walk to Dartmouth, NS, take the bus to Wolfville / Acadia University, NS, then take the taxi to Port Williams.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to St. John Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to St. John Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–750
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- pascan.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to St. John Airport via Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $32–34
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +1 800-575-1807
- info@maritimebus.com
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Dartmouth, NS to Wolfville / Acadia University, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Book at
- https://maritimebus.betterez.com/cart/570e4206d12bb17e0b0015fe
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Passenger
- $18–26
- Phone
- +1 877-762-7245
- Website
- ferries.ca
Car ferry from Saint John, NB to Digby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.ferries.ca/
- Adult
- $45–65
- Adult 14-59 years
- $40–55
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