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Atlantic Canada

66 ports

ports: 66
Operators: 10
Letete to Deer Island: 20m
Goose Bay to Nain: 2½ days

Newfoundland and Labrador Ferry Services, Coastal Transport and six other companies sail between 62 ports in Atlantic Canada. Ferries also sail to Atlantic Canada from five ports in Canada, the United States and Saint Pierre and Miquelon, mostly Cap-aux-Meules, Blanc-Sablon and Bar Harbor. The main crossing, from Letete to Deer Island, takes 20 minutes and runs 30 times a day; the longest within Atlantic Canada, from Goose Bay to Nain, takes 2½ days. Some sailings take cars, others foot passengers only. Some lines are seasonal.

Ferries to Atlantic Canada

5 routes

Magdalen Islands

Cap-aux-Meules to SourisCTMA5hDaily

Quebec

Blanc-Sablon to St. BarbeLabrador Marine1h 45mTwice a day

United States

Bar Harbor to Yarmouth (Nova Scotia)Bay Ferries3h 30m6 a week, mid-May to mid-October

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Miquelon to FortuneSPM Ferries1h 30mTwice a week Saint-Pierre to FortuneSPM Ferries1h 30m3 a week

Destinations in Atlantic Canada

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New Brunswick9 ports

Newfoundland and Labrador36 ports

Nova Scotia19 ports

Prince Edward Island2 ports

Ferry companies in Atlantic Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador Ferry Services

Calls at Bell Island, Portugal Cove, Fogo Island and 20 other portsCars on some sailings

5m–4h 45m

Coastal Transport

Calls at Letete, Deer Island, Blacks Harbour and three other portsCars

20m–1h 30m

Marine Atlantic

Calls at North Sydney, Port aux Basques and ArgentiaCarsOvernight

6h 30m–16h 30m

Nova Scotia Provincial Ferries

Calls at LaHave, East LaHave, Freeport (Nova Scotia) and 12 other portsCars

3m–50m

Labrador Marine

From Blanc-SablonCars

1h 45m–2½ days

From Cap-aux-MeulesCars

5h

Northumberland Ferries

Calls at Wood Islands and CaribouCarsSeasonal

1h 15m

From Bar HarborCars

2h 30m–3h 30m

East Coast Ferries

Calls at Deer Island Point and CampobelloCarsSeasonal

20m

From Saint-Pierre and MiquelonCarsHigh speed

1h 30m

Questions

Where do ferries to Atlantic Canada leave from?

From Cap-aux-Meules to Souris (5 hours, every day), Blanc-Sablon to St. Barbe (1 hour 45 minutes, twice a day), Bar Harbor to Yarmouth (Nova Scotia) (3½ hours, six times a week, mid-May to mid-October), Saint-Pierre to Fortune (an hour and a half, three times a week) and Miquelon to Fortune (an hour and a half, twice a week).

Which ferry companies sail in Atlantic Canada?

Newfoundland and Labrador Ferry Services: Bell Island, Portugal Cove, Fogo Island and 20 other ports. Coastal Transport: Letete, Deer Island, Blacks Harbour, Grand Manan, Ingalls Head and White Head Island. Marine Atlantic: North Sydney, Port aux Basques and Argentia. Nova Scotia Provincial Ferries: LaHave, East LaHave, Freeport (Nova Scotia) and 12 other ports. Labrador Marine: from Blanc-Sablon. CTMA: from Cap-aux-Meules. Northumberland Ferries: Wood Islands and Caribou. Bay Ferries: from Bar Harbor. And two other companies.

Can I take my car on a ferry in Atlantic Canada?

Partly. Some sailings take cars, others foot passengers only.

Do ferries in Atlantic Canada run all year?

Yes. Newfoundland and Labrador Ferry Services, Coastal Transport and six other companies sail all year round; some lines are seasonal.