By Plane

To Halifax International Airport (www.hiaa.ca) Halifax airport can be reached through any major company. The airport facilities include car rentals and bus and shuttle services (see PDF schedule) to Sydney and Baddeck. We can then organize a pick up service, under certain conditions. If you intend to take a shuttle or the bus, try to arrive in Halifax before 12.00pm. Return flights should be scheduled no earlier than 3:00pm.

To Sydney airport Companies such as Air Canada and Westjet offer direct flight to Sydney airport from major Canadian cities like Montreal as well as connecting flights through Halifax. Car rentals are available at the airport.

By Car from Halifax Airport Take Provincial Highway 102 in direction of Truro. Follow it for 45 miles until Truro. Then take the Trans Canada 104 east for 100 miles in direction of Antigonish-Cape Breton. After the Canso Causeway, go north on PH105 towards Baddeck. About 20 miles after Baddeck, take exit 11 and follow the Cabot Trail (north) for about 25 miles until you reach Indian Brook. Cabot Shores' entrance is on your right after the bridge and the fire station. You shorten the last part of the trip by taking the exit 12 to the Englishtown Ferry and then follow the Cabot trail from the other side of the bay. (Count $5 for the ferry)

By Car from Sydney

Take PH125 in direction of Sidney Mines until you reach the PH105. Go West on PH105 in direction of Baddeck. Take the exit 12 to the Englishtown Ferry and follow the Cabot trail north, from the other side of the bay for about 15 minutes. You can also take the Cabot Trail a bit further, from the exit 11 (it makes the trip slightly longer but offers beautiful view of Saint Ann's bay).

By Ferry

Bar Harbor, MA - Yarmouth, NS. Daily service, May to October: twice daily in July and August, 4 days a week in September. 1-888-249-7245. www.catferry.com

Newfoundland - Nova Scotia. Port-aux-Basques, NL, to/ from North Sydney, NS, daily service year-round; additional service mid-June to September. Argentia, NL to North Sydney, NS: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, mid-June to mid-October. Marine Atlantic Reservations, 1-800-341-7981, www.marine-atlantic.ca

By Cat:

The CAT is the most amazing car ferry in North America! Carrying up to 775 passengers and 240 cars across the Gulf of Maine at highway speeds from June to mid October.www.catferry.com