There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Nova Scotia by plane, train (Amtrak), car, bus, or train
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Fly Portland International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane PDX - YQY
16h 2m$774–3,029Fly Portland International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane PDX - YHZ
13h 13m$327–1,307Train
- Take the train from Portland 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$647–1,377Drive 5,474.3 km
- Drive from Portland to Halifaxcar 5,474.3 km
2d 14h$1,060–1,531Fly Portland International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM)plane PDX - YQM
- Take the bus from Moncton Airport to Truro, NSbus
17h 23m$511–1,944Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)plane SEA - YQY
17h 23m$560–2,204Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane SEA - YHZ
15h 4m$363–1,282Bus, train
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouverbus
- Take the train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Montrealbus
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain
5d 13h$573–1,070
Portland to Nova Scotia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Nova Scotia is to fly which costs $320 - $1,400 and takes 13h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 13h 13m and costs $320 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct train from Portland to Nova Scotia. However, there are services departing from Portland and arriving at Halifax via Chicago Union Station, Schenectady and Saint-Lambert. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 23h.
The distance between Portland and Nova Scotia is 4738 km. The road distance is 5474.3 km.
The best way to get from Portland to Nova Scotia without a car is to train which takes 3 days 23h and costs $600 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 16h 2m to get from Portland to Nova Scotia, including transfers.
Portland to Nova Scotia train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Portland station.
The best way to get from Portland to Nova Scotia is to fly which takes 16h 2m and costs $750 - $3,100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 3 days 23h.
Nova Scotia is 4h ahead of Portland. It is currently 11:43 PM in Portland and 3:43 AM in Nova Scotia.
Portland to Nova Scotia train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Nova Scotia, Canada?
WestJet, Air Canada, and three other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Portland to Halifax via Chicago Union Station, Schenectady, and Saint-Lambert in around 3d 23h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Vancouver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Minneapolis, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via St. Louis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Vancouver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Vancouver, Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via St. Louis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Vancouver, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Edmonton, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via St. Louis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Greater Moncton International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $35–80
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $35–140
- Business - advance purchase
- $50–250
- Business Class
- $85–340
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Saint-Lambert to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $160–220
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $180–210
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $150–190
Train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $360–650
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $360–650
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $490–650
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $470–550
Train from Montréal to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $160–220
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $180–210
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $150–190
- Phone
- +1 800-575-1807
- info@maritimebus.com
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Moncton Airport to Truro, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Book at
- https://maritimebus.betterez.com/cart/570e4206d12bb17e0b0015fe
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Passenger
- $27–40
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 1-866-488-4452
- customerservice@megabus.com
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–110
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $75–110
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