Ten  Beaches  Nova Scotia  Travel  Information

Ten Beaches, Nova Scotia  is wonderful tourism destination within quick reach of Metropolitan Halifax. It is just over a half-hour drive to the city where visitors typically arrive by road, train, plane or cruise ship.

Just a half-hour drive from Metropolitan Halifax, you can take in the city's major attractions by day and then escape to your seaside cottage for a delicious Maritime lobster dinner, served right to your door. Then revel in a spectacular sunset.

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Ten Beaches is a destination spot ideally situated between picturesque Peggy's Cove and the wonderfully colorful and historic fishing port of Lunenburg, home to Nova Scotia's famous Bluenose schooner. The majestic beauty of this coast has attracted artists and photographers from all over the world. Many have come to Ten Beaches and never left. Come and see where our communities are located

Major provincial route, Highway 103, is the quickest route from Halifax to the Ten Beaches area. Our area can be reached while traveling southwest along Highway 103, and then by taking Exit 5 (Tantallon), Exit 6 (Hubbards) or Exit 7 (Chester).

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The Halifax Stanfield International Airport is just an hour's drive away, located about 20 minutes north of Halifax, off Highway 102, at Exit 6. Traveling from the airport to Ten Beaches, you take Highway 102 south, and then the Highway 103 "South Shore" exit when you reach Halifax. You can also take the more scenic route along Highway 3, which you can access easily from any of the South Shore exits.

Via Rail also provides regularly scheduled train service from across Canada to Halifax, where rental cars and bus services are available to get you to Ten Beaches. Via Rail offers a number of vacation packages specifically for tourists, available on its web site at www.trainpackages.ca.

Ten Beaches is also just a two-and-a-half hour direct drive, east along Highway 103, from international ferry services in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Bay Ferries provides seasonally ferry service with its high-speed Cat ferry between Yarmouth and Bar Harbour and Portland, Maine. Ferry schedules and rates for this service can be obtained at www.bayferries.com.

A number of shuttle services travel daily along Highway 103, providing you service right to the door of your choice of accommodations. If you wish to travel in style, World Class Limousines provides an executive class service. You can view their web site at www.aworldclasslimousine.ns.ca.