$116 Find Cheap Flights from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia departing on 2/25. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap Flights from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Halifax
Halifax1 stop$302
Sydney
Sydney1 stop$957
Halifax
Halifax1 stop$302
Sydney
Sydney1 stop$957

Book Cheap Philadelphia to Nova Scotia Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia

Mon, May 4 - Wed, May 6
Air Canada Logo
10:05 am - 4:02 pm
PHL
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YHZ
4h 57m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
5:30 pm - 9:33 pm
YHZ
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PHL
5h 03m
1 stop
$302Air Canada
Wed, Jul 1 - Sun, Jul 5
Air Canada Logo
10:05 am - 4:07 pm
PHL
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YHZ
5h 02m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
5:15 am - 9:45 am
YHZ
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PHL
5h 30m
1 stop
$307Air Canada
Wed, Mar 25 - Mon, Mar 30
Air Canada Logo
4:35 pm - 12:51 am
PHL
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YHZ
7h 16m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
4:00 pm - 10:43 pm
YHZ
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PHL
7h 43m
1 stop
$312Air Canada
Tue, Jul 21 - Tue, Jul 28
Air Canada Logo
10:05 am - 4:07 pm
PHL
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YHZ
5h 02m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
11:30 am - 2:49 pm
YHZ
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PHL
4h 19m
1 stop
$313Air Canada
Sat, Feb 28 - Wed, Mar 4
Porter Airlines Logo
1:41 pm - 1:02 pm
PHL
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YYG
22h 21m
2 stops
Porter Airlines Logo
1:45 pm - 5:49 pm
YYG
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PHL
29h 04m
2 stops
$909Porter Airlines
Wed, Mar 11 - Wed, Mar 18
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:26 pm - 3:45 pm
PHL
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YSJ
45h 19m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:00 pm - 12:16 am
YSJ
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PHL
37h 16m
3 stops
$920Multiple Airlines
Sat, Feb 28 - Wed, Mar 4
Porter Airlines Logo
3:40 pm - 1:02 pm
PHL
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YYG
20h 22m
2 stops
Porter Airlines Logo
1:45 pm - 5:49 pm
YYG
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PHL
29h 04m
2 stops
$926Porter Airlines
Fri, Mar 13 - Fri, Mar 20
United Airlines Logo
7:45 pm - 3:35 pm
PHL
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YSJ
18h 50m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
4:15 pm - 1:51 pm
YSJ
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PHL
22h 36m
2 stops
$944United Airlines
Wed, Mar 11 - Wed, Mar 18
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:30 pm - 10:53 pm
PHL
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YQY
6h 23m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 12:16 am
YQY
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PHL
13h 01m
2 stops
$957Multiple Airlines
Wed, Jun 3 - Sat, Jun 6
United Airlines Logo
6:10 am - 11:32 am
PHL
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YYG
28h 22m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
5:15 am - 7:45 am
YYG
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PHL
27h 30m
2 stops
$963United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Philadelphia to Nova Scotia flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Philadelphia to Nova Scotia flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Nova Scotia from Philadelphia found in the last 72 hours was to Halifax, at $399 round-trip. The most popular route is from Philadelphia (PHL) to Halifax (YHZ), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $399.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $387, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia is December, when tickets cost $226 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $607 and $459 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Nova Scotia on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to fly from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Monday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$116
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
Flight from Philadelphia to Halifax

FAQs - booking Nova Scotia flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Nova Scotia?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Nova Scotia is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $587 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Nova Scotia is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $587.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9206 reviews
7.3Comfort
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
7.1Entertainment
6.6Food
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Miserable. They moved my seat, but canceled the next leg of my flight. I resolved the issue at my transfer, but that resulted in lost luggage that has taken days off my schedule with no resolution. Worse, they fail to interface effectively with Lufthansa, forcing me to bounce between two equally useless help desks. The apps are unable to handle the situation, the bag dropped off the tracker, and while the call centers are polite, they do not provide written information to assist with cross-airline communication.

4.0 OkayKyle, Jan 2026
PIT - IAD
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Miserable. They moved my seat, but canceled the next leg of my flight. I resolved the issue at my transfer, but that resulted in lost luggage that has taken days off my schedule with no resolution. Worse, they fail to interface effectively with Lufthansa, forcing me to bounce between two equally useless help desks. The apps are unable to handle the situation, the bag dropped off the tracker, and while the call centers are polite, they do not provide written information to assist with cross-airline communication.

Not United Airlines' fault. It's ORL airport's fault.

United overall experience is great these days. Airport experience was very organized. Staff on flight were great. App and information as good as it gets.

The only downside was my cell phone charger wouldn’t work in the charging port but everyone else’s would work in them all. My cell phone cable works fine in my hotel room in Frankfurt.

Very nice flight love the small aircraft. We had a wonderful flight attendant. Nice to see someone that really enjoys her job. Don't have her name but had a southern accent.

Seats in waiting area and on plane hard as rock. Fast internet on the flight was great! Crew was kind.

Not the fault of United—weather, reroute around weather, time sitting on tarmac, arrived couple hours late, too late for train into city necessitating a much pricier cab but weather…can’t be helped.

My husband and I recently had an unfortunate experience with Lufthansa. At the Philadelphia International airport, the ground staff refused to board us because we didn’t have a current visa stamped on our passports for Frankfurt. We completely understand that this was our mistake. we should have double-checked the visa requirements before our trip. However, the issue that upset us most was how the situation was handled by the staff. They told us they would mark it as “boarding denied due to visa issue”, but instead they recorded it as “no show”. Because of that incorrect entry, our return flight was automatically cancelled as well, which caused additional stress and expense. Mistakes can happen, but we expected more transparency and accuracy from a reputed airline like Lufthansa. It would have made a big difference if the staff had been more careful and considerate in documenting the situation correctly.

Flight was good but there are way to many announcements for credit cards etc.

Everything was good, except the seats in economy were so close together, you could barely get out when the seat in front of your was reclined. If the airlines keep jamming in more and more seats, it will become intolerable. I will look for another airline that considers customer comfort and does not keep adding more rows of seats for more profit.

My flight to London from Philadelphia was cancelled due to weather.

This flight captain and crew were amazing, started ahead of time of departure and reached 30 mins before arrival time. Amazing!

Long delays, lack of information about the status of the flight. The flight was delayed 4 times.

Everything about the flight was lovely. My only suggestion would be to offer a few more options of tv series from Apple TV or HBO.

Flight was late and boarding was confusing because gate changed and I didn’t get a notification

Not comparable to Qatar Airways services on flights to Doha. Flight attendants provided basic services; I was never recognized by name or as an Executive Platinum member. Restrooms were not kept clean during the flight.

Delays to take off and to leave the plane after landing added a lot of time to this flight.

The Phildalphia to Allentown portion was a BUS, not a plane. All was as expected.

Excellent - explanations were clear staff was nice and flight was comfortable

Airport in MXP is crazy. Get there at least 2 hours before flight.

The airplane has been replaced and late night layover have been extended from 3 to 7 and the only compensation was a $15 food voucher after most restaurants have been closed, not helping with children after a 18+ hour international flight

everything was fine. but paying for 1 piece of check-in luggage and denying passengers to board with carry-on luggage which by air line's standards does not fit is not acceptable. when one travels for a longer time one needs to have some essentials

Was notified on a timely manner of any changes, if any, of the flight schedules.

My original flight was cancelled -- but I have to mention the excellent service I was given by the agent working at check-in who found me an earlier flight -- and helped me navigate security, ensured my baggage kept up with the quick check-in and boarding process -- and just generally made the re-booking process a breeze. Thank you! On flight was fine, but we unfortunately meant no in-flight service -- no water, or coffee (it was an early morning flight...), but the crew was pleasant and accommodating throughout.

No in flight entertainment on a 750 mile flight. Made you join their "program" to get it. It was free on my first leg of the flight from Cincinnati to Toronto. In addition, there was brief period of turbulence that prohibited the crew from serving refreshments. They used that short interruption as an excuse to never serve drinks at all. They had ample time to do so and chose not to. They went around serving half cups of water instead rather than have their carts in the aisle with drinks.

It was great other than the plane was really small

Plane was packed but flew on-time, and the comfort level was great! All planes are a bit cramped, but the in flight entertainment was superb, snacks were nice, and the crew was polite. Got into Calgary on schedule...all we could ask for

Last minute cancellation, followed by last minute delay with the rescheduled flight. Both due to interval operation issues. Poor resolution.Very disappointing.

On-time boarding, departure, and flight. Electronic notifications about bags for the whole of their own journey too - from when they got accepted into the system through to being loaded onto the plane and then finally being disgorged onto the right carousel. That was an excellent feature.

I am very tall. All airline seats are a bit uncomfortable.

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