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There is little public transportation on PEI so most people rent a car.
AIR
Charlottetown's airport is 8km from town and serves all flights entering and leaving the
province.
Air Canada has daily flights to Charlottetown from Halifax and Toronto, and from
Montréal in the high season (June to September). WestJet offers direct flights to Charlot-
tetown from Toronto and Ottawa. From June to September, Delta Airlines runs one daily
direct flight to Charlottetown from New York and Boston, respectively.
Sunwing
(
877-786-9464;
www.flysunwing.com
)
flies from Toronto during the summer.
BICYCLE
Cyclists and pedestrians are banned from the Confederation Bridge and must use the
24-hour, demand-driven shuttle service (bicycle/pedestrian $8.25/4.25). On the PEI side,
go to the bridge operations building at Gateway Village in Borden-Carleton; on the New
Brunswick side, the pickup is at the Cape Jourimain Nature Centre at exit 51 on Rte 16.
While your easiest option to get around the island is by car, bicycle is also a fine
choice. The flat and well-maintained Confederation Trail (
Click here
)
runs the length of
the island through some beautiful countryside and small towns.
BOAT
service that links Wood Islands, in PEI's southeast, to Caribou, Nova Scotia, from May
to December. There are up to nine daily sailings in each direction during the summer, and
five in the fall and spring (car/pedestrian/motorcycle $67.50/17/40). Note that vehicle
fees include all passengers for the 1¼-hour trip. All tickets are round-trip fare even if
you're only taking the ferry one way. The ferry operates on a first-come, first-served
basis.
BUS
Charlottetown and Summerside and its County Line Express runs between the two ($9
each way) three times a day via Rte 2. Schedules are available on the website.
services to Charlottetown from Moncton, New Brunswick ($42.87 one-way, three hours)
two times a day, with stops at Borden-Carleton and Summerside en route. There are two
buses a day to Halifax ($72.35 one-way, 5½ hours), with a transfer in Amherst, Nova
Scotia.
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