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| Country Guide > North America > Canada > Prince Edward Island |
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Travel - International Air Charlottetown (YYG) (website: www.flypei.com) airport is 3km (2 miles) from the city. Air Canada, Jazz, Jetsgo and Prince Edward Air operate here. There are no local internal flights. Sea Northumberland Ferries (website: www.nfl-bay.com) sail from Wood Islands on the southeast coast to Caribou in Nova Scotia from May to mid-December (travel time – 75 minutes). Advance reservations are not accepted. CTMA Ferry (website: www.ctma.ca) sails to Souris on the east coast from the Magdalen Islands in Qubec from early April to the end of January (travel time – five hours). Advance reservations are recommended during the summer schedule from mid-June to early September (tel: (888) 986 3278). Rail There are no passenger services on the island. Road The Confederation Bridge connects Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island with Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick. The bridge, which is 13km (8 miles) long, takes approximately 10 to 12 minutes to cross and is open 24 hours a day. A toll of C$39 per car is payable on return over the bridge only. Ferry services no longer operate on this route. There are three scenic drives following the coast of the Island: Lady Slipper Drive (west), Blue Heron Drive (central) and King’s Byway (east). Seatbelts for adults and children are mandatory on Prince Edward Island. |