Cape Breton Island Maps

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There are several ways you can come to Cape Breton. The most frequently used one is by car. If you are travelling by car, there are two entry points to the Island - the Canso Causeway at Port Hastings and the car ferries from Newfoundland. The car ferries to and from Port-aux-Basques and Argentia, Newfoundland, run from the Marine Atlantic terminal in North Sydney.

You can also take a bus - either a tour bus or a regularly scheduled bus like the Acadian Lines buses which run back and forth from Halifax every day.

If air travel is your choice, Air Canada has five flights daily between Sydney Airport and Halifax Stanfield International Airport, with connections to major centers in Canada, the United States, and Europe. WestJet also flies direct between Sydney and Toronto 3 to 4 times a week.

Some distances to Cape Breton:

Climate & Weather

Cape Breton is an Island of many faces...ocean, lakes, highlands, valleys, plateaus, rolling farmland and wilderness forests. Is it any wonder we have trouble predicting the weather?

The fall, however, is the most predictable of our seasons and it is arguably the most consistently pleasant. In October particularly, the skies are almost always clear, sunshine is abundant and the scenery is...well, indescribable. Temperatures in October range from about 5 to15 degrees Celsius in the daytime, depending on where you are (it is, of course cooler near the ocean than it is inland) and it has been known to go below freezing overnight. Warm clothing is strongly advised, and if you plan to camp, you should consider taking along a heater of some sort.

Cape Breton weather for:

More Information

• For further information, please visit our About Cape Breton page
• For specific travel-related questions, please visit our Community Forum
• Lots of great information on the new Cabot Trail website
• For more information on Cape Breton Island including accommodations, attractions and outdoor activities, check out the Destination Cape Breton website: www.cbisland.com (Opens new browser window)
• For more information on Victoria County: Visit Victoria County (Opens new browser window)
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