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Transportation: Buses

• Acadian Lines (to/from Nova Scotia)
• Greyhound Canada (to/from Ontario and Western Canada)
• Greyhound U.S.A. (to/from U.S.A.)
• SMT (Eastern) Ltd
• Voyageur (to/from Quebec and Ontario)

If you need to get into town from the airport, just take the taxi. A one-way fare from downtown is $10-15, what a shared shuttle bus would cost in most cities.You can also charter a bus for special group travel, whether its a company or team visiting the city, a ball game, or going skiing.

Scheduled Bus Transportation

SMT has two buses a day from Charlottetown to Moncton (fares are $34 one-way), from where you can transfer to other destinations and/or to VIA Rail.

Charlottetown - Moncton

VIA RAIL leaves Moncton for Halifax at 11:30, except Wednesdays; and leaves for Montreal and points west at 18:10, except Tuesdays. VIA RAIL from Montreal and points west arrives in Moncton at 11:10am, except Tuesdays; and from Halifax at 17:50pm, except Tuesdays.

From Moncton, the 7:45 and 14:20 buses go on to St. John and Fredericton (and also offer connections, from Moncton, to other points); and the 17:45 bus goes via Amherst and Truro to Halifax, where there are connections to the rest of Canada.

Moncton-Charlottetown
This schedule changes seasonally:

In the off-season, buses leave Moncton at 9 am daily, 2 pm daily, and 8:15 pm (Friday & Sunday), arriving in Charlottetown 3 hours later. Buses leave Charlottetown at 7:45 am daily, 2 pm daily, and 5:15 pm (Sunday/Friday) and arrive in Moncton 2:35 hours later.

Halifax to Summerside & Charlottetown
PEI Express Shuttle (PEIshuttle.com 902-462-8177 Toll-free: 877 877-1771) has a daily bus leaving Halifax/Dartmouth around 6:30 (Halifax International Airport about 7:45 am) arriving Summerside 11 am, and Charlottetown 11:30. The bus returns leaving at 11:45 and Summerside at 12:30 pm, arriving at Halifax International Airport at 3:20 and Halifax/Dartmouth by 5 pm. Fares run $55 one way (taxes included). Advanced Shuttle Service (902-886-3322, Toll-free: 877 886-3322) also has a shuttle between Charlottetown and Halifax (no details provided)

Sample fares Charlottetown-Summerside adult one way $10.50; student one-way $9.40; Charlottetown-Moncton, one way $34, student one-way $30. Plus taxes.

Charlottetown-Cavendish
PEI Express Shuttle (PEIshuttle.com 902-462-8177 Toll-free: 877 877-1771) has a bus between Charlottetown & Cavendish which runs daily from June 15 - Sept 15. Departs Charlottetown 09:15 and 16:15 Departs Cavendish 10:15 and 17:15

Beach Shuttle
This bus connects Charlottetown to Cavendish with two return trips from early June to end of September and four return trips from late Jly 1 to Labour Day. Fares are $25/person return (same day only), $15 one way.

from Charlottetown
Summer: 9 am, 11:30 am, 2:30 pm and 5 pm
Shoulder: 9 am and 4 pm

from Cavendish
Summer: 10:15 am, 12:45 am, 3:45 pm and 6:15 pm
Shoulder: 10:15 am, and 5:15 pm

This shuttle is run by Prince Edward Tours (princeedwardtours.com 902-566-5466 Toll Free: 1-877-286-6532)

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