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TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
Halifax International Airport is 40km northeast of town on Hwy 102 toward Truro. The
cheapest way to get there is by Metro Transit public bus 320, which runs half-hourly to
hourly between 5am and midnight from the Metro X bus stop on Albemarle St between
Duke and Cogswell Sts. If you arrive in the middle of the night, as many flights do, your
only choice is a taxi, which costs $56 to downtown Halifax. There are often not enough
taxis, so it's prudent to reserve one in advance. Try Halifax Airport Taxi (
902-999-2434; www.halifaxairportlimotaxi.com ) , which has 24-hour airport service.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Pedestrians almost always have the right-of-way in Halifax, so watch out for cars stop-
ping suddenly!
Outside the downtown core, you can usually find free on-street parking for up to two
hours. Otherwise, try private Impark (1245 Hollis St; per 1/12hr $1.50/8) or the municipally
owned Metro-Park ( 902-830-1711; 1557 Granville St; per 1/12hr $2.25/15) . Halifax' park-
ing meters are enforced from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday.
All the major national rental chains are represented at the airport and in downtown
Halifax. Some will let you pick up in town and drop off at the airport free of charge.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Metro Transit ( 902-490-6600; www.halifax.ca/metrotransit ; one-way fare $3.25) runs the
city bus system and the ferries to Dartmouth. Maps and schedules are available at the
ferry terminals and at the information booth in Scotia Sq mall.
Bus 7 cuts through downtown and North End Halifax via Robie St and Gottingen St,
passing both hostels. Bus 1 travels along Spring Garden Rd, Barrington St, and the south
part of Gottingen St before crossing the bridge to Dartmouth. Fred is a free city bus that
loops around downtown every 30 minutes in the summer.
Taking the ferry to Dartmouth (one-way fare $2.25; every 15 to 30 minutes from
6am to 11:30pm) from the Halifax Ferry Terminal is a nice way of getting on the water,
even if it's just for 12 minutes. Woodside, where another ferry goes in peak periods, is a
good place to start a bike ride to Eastern Passage or Lawrencetown.
AROUND HALIFAX
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