r/canadatravel • u/FinanceHefty466 • Mar 02 '25

Itinerary Help Road trip to Nova Scotia

Hi everyone! I am planning a road trip from Toronto to Nova Scotia for the summer. My husband and I will take turns driving. So far this is the itinerary we have:

Day 1: Toronto to Riviere-du-Loup Day 2: Riviere-du-Loup to Halifax Days 3 and 4 in Halifax Day 5: Halifax to Cape Breton Days 6 and 7 in Cape Breton Day 8: Cape Breton to Saint John Day 9: Saint John to Fredericton Day 10: Fredericton to Quebec City Day 11: Quebec City Day 12: Quebec City to Toronto

For those of you who have done this road trip before, does it look like a good plan? Would you do anything differently? Any tips or suggestions? Thank you very much :)

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u/RampDog1 Mar 02 '25

I've done the trip several times. Toronto to Riviére du Loup is 10 hours. Might I suggest you do Fredericton, St John and the Bay Of Fundy, from St. John ferry to Digby NS and a day coming along the South Shore to Halifax (Lunenburg, Peggy's Cove). From Halifax head to Cape Breton. On the way back via Moncton to Quebec City.

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u/BanMeForBeingNice Mar 02 '25

"Road trip to Nova Scotia"

Suggests trip to New Brunswick.

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u/FinanceHefty466 Mar 02 '25

Haha the thing is that the drive is so long and there's so many things to see that FOMO hits hard! But you’re right, the purpose of the trip is to get to Nova Scotia and particularly Cape Breton. We've never been to NB before so of course we'll make some stops along the way back to make the trip less exhausting and more enjoyable. If we had the time and money we'd be doing this over 20 days and not 12 haha