Halifax: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Halifax is a city of 471,559 people in Canada (Nova Scotia), 60 m (197 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), 27 km (17 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 196 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Halifax runs from about 8 h 52 min a day in late December to 15 h 38 min in late June (computed for 44.64° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Halifax is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), 27 km (17 mi) from the centre, whose 10,500-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Halifax: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Halifax · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 196 places to stay in Halifax. Of the 95 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (42), and 6 are five-star. Across 58 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10. Guests have left 65,920 reviews in total.
Hotels in Halifax: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Sydney, 313 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Dartmouth, 3 km
Common questions
Which airport serves Halifax?
Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), 27 km (17 mi) from the centre.
How big is Halifax?
About 471,559 people live in Halifax, across 38 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Halifax in?
America/Halifax, currently UTC-3.
What currency is used in Halifax?
The Dollar (CAD). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Halifax?
Our booking partner lists 196 places to stay in Halifax, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Halifax?
Sydney (313 km), Dartmouth (3 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.