There are 5 ways to get from Silver Spring to Cape Breton Island by plane, train, bus, car, or subway
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Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)DCA - YQY
9h 33m$556–2,811Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)IAD - YQY
8h 34m$326–1,617Train, bus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Halifax
- Take the bus from Halifax to North Sydney, NS
2d$353–1,496Drive 1,888.4 km
- Drive from Silver Spring to Cape Breton Island1,888.4 km
21h 9m$372–537Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY)PHL - YQY
12h 48m$358–2,506
Silver Spring to Cape Breton Island by subway, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Silver Spring to Cape Breton Island is to drive which costs $370 - $550 and takes 21h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Silver Spring to Cape Breton Island is to subway and fly which takes 8h 34m and costs $320 - $1,700.
The distance between Silver Spring and Cape Breton Island is 1630 km. The road distance is 1888.4 km.
The best way to get from Silver Spring to Cape Breton Island without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs $350 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Silver Spring to Cape Breton Island, including transfers.
Cape Breton Island is 1h ahead of Silver Spring. It is currently 12:07 PM in Silver Spring and 1:07 PM in Cape Breton Island.
Yes, the driving distance between Silver Spring to Cape Breton Island is 1888 km. It takes approximately 21h 9m to drive from Silver Spring to Cape Breton Island.
There are 20+ hotels available in Cape Breton Island.
What companies run services between Silver Spring, MD, USA and Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada?
Air Canada flies from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (YQY) 5 times a day.
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- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Ottawa, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Ottawa, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–1,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $70–700
- First Class
- $270–1,000
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $40–650
- First Class
- $210–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $40–410
- Business Class
- $130–480
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $25–350
- Business Class
- $100–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–410
- 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
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–11
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 800-575-1807
- info@maritimebus.com
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Halifax to North Sydney, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Book at
- https://maritimebus.betterez.com/cart/570e4206d12bb17e0b0015fe
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Passenger
- $60–90
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