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Getting to Nova Scotia

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Nova Scotia Travellers Information - Entering Canada via Customs

Passport and visa requirements for visiting Canada will vary according to your citizenship, residency and purpose for visiting Canada. We recommend you obtain more information before you complete your travel plans by contacting the nearest:

  • Canadian Embassy 
  • High Commission
  • your country’s Customs/Immigration office 

Citizens of the United States (U.S.) travelling between the U.S. and Canada now require a valid U.S. passport, Air NEXUS card or U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner document.

For up-to-date information for visitors from the Canadian Border Services Agency, go to www.cbsa.gc.ca or call 1-800-461-9999 (within Canada) or (506) 636-5064. Information on visas for temporary residents can be found on the Citizenship and Immigration website or by calling 1-888-242-2100. In the U.S. refer to www.travel.state.gov.

Flights to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax Stanfield International Airport is located approximately 33km/20mi from the capital city of Halifax.  It contains pre-clearance for US Customs and is the Atlantic Canadian hub for all domestic, regional and international services. Scheduled air service into Nova Scotia is also available. 

Read more about flying into Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia Travel Information for Ferry and Cruise

Your options for arriving by sea include ferries - with your car, motorcycle, RV or as a walk-on passenger, and by cruise ship. Halifax and Sydney are the main ports of call for more than 20 major cruise ship. Halifax has received the "Best Port Welcome" award from Dreamworld Cruise Destination Magazine and "Most Receptive Port" award at the Canada-New England Cruise Symposium Marketing Awards.

Read more about arriving in Nova Scotia by ferry and cruise.

Getting to Nova Scotia by Motorcycle

Nova Scotia is a world-renowned motorcycle touring destination and entry either by road or by ferry is breeze for motorcyclists. Motorcycle pricing structures make ferry travel particularly convenient and attractive.

The town of Digby is the location of the ferry terminal for the ferry that travels across the Bay of Fundy from Saint John, New Brunswick. 

Read more about driving to Nova Scotia.

Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia
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29-Feb-2012 6:35 PM
Bear River Bound
A presentation begun a couple of years ago - an original song written by myself and my husband - ...

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20-Feb-2012 3:09 AM
Looking for a wedding location
We are getting married August 17, 2013! My fiance is from Tatamagouche, and we would like to get ...

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07-Feb-2012 3:25 AM
Annapolis Valley in October
I had the chance to visit my good friends in Coldbrook in October 2011 and was treated to some great ...

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22-Oct-2011 2:22 PM
Cape Breton Highlands
On Oct 18 I was finally able to get out on the road for a bit of leaf peeping. Left Halifax and ...

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16-Oct-2011 8:28 PM
Enfield Shubenacadie river are ripe
Although the leaves have fallen off the tree on the Island that I was watching, there are lots of ...

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17-Mar-2011 10:12 AM
St. Patrick's Day in Nova Scotia - Irish Pubs and Celebrations
Wondering where to go? There is live entertainment almost everywhere. Wherever you might be, you won't be far from a pub or community centre that is celebrating.

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16-Mar-2011 9:45 AM
WANTED: Nova Scotian Ambassadors - My Nova Scotia Contest
Are you a proud and friendly Nova Scotian? Do you feel like your a great ambassador for the beautiful province you call home? Do you love to shine in front of a camera? Well we're looking for YOU to play in one of our starring roles of a lifetime!

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04-Mar-2011 1:54 PM
McLobster...yeah it's real and it's in Nova Scotia!
Yes, it's true you can get a little lobster on the run, but I highly recommend you also take the slow food route. Enjoy the experience at one of our fabulous restaurants, or even get it straight of the boat. Tuck in a bib...no one is looking.

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11-Feb-2011 1:18 PM
A trip on the Mystical Fundy Ferry...
One of the best ways to close the travel loop around our horseshoe-shaped bay is to traverse its entrance aboard the Fundy ferry.

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11-Feb-2011 1:17 PM
X-country Skiing on the low tide beach
No doubt about it: our Bay of Fundy beaches are well-loved and oft-visited by locals year round. Lovely in the 'fair weather' months, that's for sure, but in winter the snow and tides make for some curious experiences...

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