Getting Here

Nova Scotia is located on the east coast of Canada, within a two-hour flight from the United States. And with 7,400 km of coastline it is almost completely surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. Principal urban centres include the Halifax metropolitan area and Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

The Halifax International Airport is the Atlantic Canadian hub for all domestic, regional and international services.

Flying Time (Approx):

  • New York (direct-LaGuardia & Newark) - 2 hours

  • Los Angeles via Toronto 6 hours, 40 minutes

  • Los Angeles via Montreal 6 hours, 20 minutes

  • Toronto (direct – Pearson) 2 hours

  • Montreal (direct – Trudeau) 1 hour, 20 minutes

  • London (direct – Heathrow) 6 hours

Nova Scotia is:

  • Two hours closer to Europe than any other mainland North American destination.

  • Geographically closer to New York and Boston than any other city in Canada.

  • Non-stop U.S. bound travelers can pre-clear U.S. customs in Halifax.

  • Nova Scotia is in the Atlantic time zone – one hour ahead of New York, four hours ahead of Los Angeles and four hours behind London.