Halifax Travel
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Halifax Transportation
Halifax International Airport is located 35km northeast of the city centre and has its own tourist information office (daily 9am-10pm). Airbus runs a bus shuttle service from the airport to the classier downtown hotels (daily: every 30min to 1hr from 7.30am to 11pm; 40min-1hr 15min depending on traffic; $12 single, $20 return). If you’re not staying at one of these, ask the driver how near to your destination he will let you off; for downtown get off at the Delta Barrington Hotel , which is on Barrington Street at Duke, right in the centre. The taxi fare from the airport to the centre is around $40. The Acadian Lines bus terminal, 6040 Almon St, about 4km northwest of the centre just off Robie Street, houses the long-distance bus station and also DRL buses (for Yarmouth and the South Shore). Transit bus #7 connects the terminal with downtown. The VIA Rail station, Hollis Street at Cornwallis Park, handles just six trains in and out per week, connecting Halifax with Truro, New Brunswick, the Gaspé and Montréal. From the train station it’s a fifteen-minute walk into the centre down Barrington Street, or else catch the #7 or #9 bus (every 15min during the week, hourly on the weekend).
The best way to see downtown Halifax is on foot, but for outlying attractions and accommodation Metro Transit (tel 490-6600) bus services are reliable and efficient, though they are sharply curtailed in the evenings and on weekends. There’s a flat fare of $1.65 in the Halifax area - exact fare only. If you need to change buses on the same journey, ask for a free transfer ticket at the outset. The ferries that cross Halifax harbour from the downtown terminal to Dartmouth and Woodside are part of the Transit system and apply the same tariff. Free Metro Transit route maps and schedules are available from the International Visitor Information Centre.