$121 Find Cheap Flights to Nova Scotia

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Cheap Flights to Nova Scotia

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Halifax
Halifax1 stop$252
Sydney
Sydney2 stops$710
Halifax
Halifax1 stop$252
Sydney
Sydney2 stops$710

Book Cheap Nova Scotia Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights 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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals to Nova Scotia

Sun, Oct 4 - Sun, Oct 11
Air Canada Logo
6:50 pm - 1:54 am
DTW
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YHZ
6h 04m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
5:15 am - 10:07 am
YHZ
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DTW
5h 52m
1 stop
$252Air Canada
Thu, Oct 1 - Sat, Oct 3
American Airlines Logo
7:37 pm - 2:33 pm
DTW
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YHZ
17h 56m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:35 pm - 9:58 pm
YHZ
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DTW
7h 23m
1 stop
$278American Airlines
Thu, Jul 23 - Mon, Jul 27
WestJet Logo
6:10 pm - 9:45 pm
DTW
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YHZ
2h 35mnonstop
WestJet Logo
3:30 pm - 5:20 pm
YHZ
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DTW
2h 50mnonstop
$279WestJet
Wed, Sep 30 - Sun, Oct 4
WestJet Logo
6:10 pm - 9:40 pm
DTW
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YHZ
2h 30mnonstop
WestJet Logo
3:30 pm - 5:20 pm
YHZ
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DTW
2h 50mnonstop
$283WestJet
Fri, Sep 18 - Fri, Sep 25
WestJet Logo
6:10 pm - 9:40 pm
DTW
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YHZ
2h 30mnonstop
WestJet Logo
3:30 pm - 5:20 pm
YHZ
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DTW
2h 50mnonstop
$286WestJet
Thu, Oct 1 - Sat, Oct 3
Air Canada Logo
10:05 am - 4:02 pm
DTW
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YHZ
4h 57m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
5:30 pm - 9:29 pm
YHZ
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DTW
4h 59m
1 stop
$291Air Canada
Wed, Jul 8 - Wed, Jul 15
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:55 pm
ORD
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YHZ
15h 55m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
4:50 pm - 6:43 pm
YHZ
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ORD
3h 53mnonstop
$417United Airlines
Mon, Jun 22 - Fri, Jul 3
Delta Logo
6:20 am - 12:37 pm
DCA
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YHZ
5h 17m
1 stop
Delta Logo
2:15 pm - 10:03 pm
YHZ
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DCA
8h 48m
1 stop
$447Delta
Tue, Jul 7 - Mon, Jul 13
American Airlines Logo
10:35 am - 1:43 pm
PHL
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YHZ
2h 08mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
2:28 pm - 3:47 pm
YHZ
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PHL
2h 19mnonstop
$456American Airlines
Mon, Jul 27 - Thu, Aug 6
Delta Logo
5:40 pm - 11:23 pm
DCA
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YHZ
4h 43m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:30 am - 6:33 pm
YHZ
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DCA
13h 03m
2 stops
$457Delta
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Nova Scotia

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

What is the cheapest flight to Nova Scotia?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 5 days.

The cheapest ticket to Nova Scotia from the United States found in the last 5 days was to Halifax, at $390 round-trip. The most popular route is Boston (BOS) to Halifax (YHZ) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $390.

How much is a flight to Nova Scotia?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to Nova Scotia from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

A flight to Nova Scotia costs $497 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was $182 for the route Boston (BOS) to Halifax (YHZ). The most popular routes on KAYAK are Detroit to Halifax which costs $749 on average, and Philadelphia to Halifax, which costs $542 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly from the United States to Nova Scotia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from the United States 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 the United States to Nova Scotia is January, when tickets cost $405 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,721 and $1,003 respectively.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Nova Scotia?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Nova Scotia is Halifax Intl Airport (YHZ), with an average flight price of $253.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$121
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 9% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
Flight from Detroit to Halifax

FAQs - booking Nova Scotia flights

  • I’m visiting Lunenburg. Which airport do I choose and how do I get there?

    The closest airport to Lunenburg is Halifax Stanfield International Airport (1h 30m drive from Lunenburg). The most convenient way to travel from the airport to Lunenburg is by car. The counters for car rental companies National, Alamo, Avis, Dollar, Budget, Enterprise, and Hertz are located at the lower level of the airport’s parking garage. If you prefer to reach Lunenburg by public transportation, Maritime Bus has regular connections from the airport. The trip takes about 3h 30m, and a one-way ticket costs around C$ 25.50 (approximately $20). Tickets can be purchased online in advance.

  • What’s the best airport to visit Peggy’s Cove?

    Halifax International Airport is the closest to Peggy’s Cove (1h drive). There are no public transportation options to travel there from the airport, so you’ll either rent a car at the airport and drive yourself or hire a fixed-fare car service. If you choose the latter option, expect to pay around C$ 127 ($95) for the trip.

  • What’s the best airport to fly into for visiting Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

    Sydney Airport is the closest to Cape Breton Highlands National Park, a little over 2h away by car. Keep in mind that the park has two entrances, and therefore, distances from the airport will vary. Chéticamp is the entrance on the west side of the park, and it's also the farthest from the airport—178 km (110 mi). Ingonish, the eastern entrance, is the closest, about 159 km (100 mi) from the airport.

  • Which airport should I fly into to visit the Cabot Trail?

    The closest airport to the Cabot Trail is Sydney Airport. This trail wraps around the north side of Cape Breton, and the closest starting point of the trail from the airport is near the Ingonish entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park (2h 5m).

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from the United States 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 the United States to Nova Scotia.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from the United States 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 the United States 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 the United States 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 the United States 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 the United States 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 day to fly to Nova Scotia?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Nova Scotia is Saturday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $457. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Wednesday, where round-trip prices are $625 on average.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Nova Scotia

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Nova Scotia? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Nova Scotia for the following prices or less: From Boston $314, from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County $338, from Newark $478
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Nova Scotia flight deals.
  • Nova Scotia is served by two main airports—Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) and Sidney–J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY).
  • Passengers looking for flights to Nova Scotia to visit the province’s capital city and its metropolitan area need to select Halifax Airport. This airport is used as a hub by Air Canada Express, which regularly flies from Boston. There are other cities in the US with seasonal flights to Halifax, including New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
  • Travelers looking to visit the second largest city in Nova Scotia should book their flights to Sydney Airport. Just be mindful that there aren’t any nonstop flights from the US to Sydney. Passengers must opt to book a flight to Nova Scotia with a layover in Toronto-Pearson International Airport (YYZ) or connect via Halifax.
  • If you’re traveling with children and planning to rent a car in Nova Scotia, please keep in mind that children must use a booster seat until they are nine years old. US driver’s licenses are valid for driving in Canada.
  • For passengers traveling to Nova Scotia with pets, keep in mind that the Halifax Airport is the only one that features pet relief areas. It’s located outside the terminal, near the parking lot.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Nova Scotia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Nova Scotia. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United States to Nova Scotia. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Nova Scotia? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8395 reviews
8.5Crew
7.8Entertainment
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.2Food
Airline reviews

Long story short, it was one of the better flight experiences I've had in some time when compared with other airlines.

10.0 ExcellentJulian, Jun 2026
LAX - AUS
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Long story short, it was one of the better flight experiences I've had in some time when compared with other airlines.

Flight was great! This flight from Atlanta was even better than when I paid for Comfort from SNA to Atlanta.

Connection flights should be spaced out farther because too close I missed my connection.

Definitely a southern flavor. Cordiality was evident even though no drinks or snacks were served.

On time! There were plenty of airport employees who were able to keep us moving in the right direction. The crew on the plane were professional.

Left /arrived on time. Decent seat space. Like the wifi/plugs and entertainment. Windows and tray table were kinda gross. Attendants didn't start snack service til 40mins before landing. Two rows before us, captain came on to say there's turbulence and recalled staff to seats. So, no drink/snack. Later, attendants didn't stop to see if we had trash nor even look our way. Felt invisible! Almost all pilot announcements were not only unintelligible, but so quiet. We had no idea what she said.

Average seat comfort, a drink and chips were provided, early boarding because we checked a carryon at the gate was nice. Ticket pricing shenanigans, including fees to pick a seat, check a bag, and get food onboard - evidence the industry is reinvigorating last century’s strategies- destroys the experience before one ever arrives at the airport. It’s difficult to recognize any value or sustain loyalty in the end-to-end process making air travel more drudgery than pleasure.

Gate agent was unhelpful for handicapped boarding. Flight attendant seemed untrained.

No service flight that took 5 hrs and a stop at an unscheduled airport. Crew and pilots did their jobs

Clean planes and not take my comfort class seat away.

I felt scammed. The priced advertised was different than what I paid. I paid the whole some online. I then got a call 20 minutes later saying I need to paid 70 more person. She said the price online is not the guaranteed price.

Some crew were unfriendly or in some cases just straight up rude.

Putting people that close to the bathroom, where you have to look into the bathroom as people are exiting and entering was not great and the smell was also not great. I know the airlines are desperate for more chairs, but that seat is a crime.

one staffer was frustrated (it happen); the flight was late and the pilot mentioned they'll make amend but the snacks were the same, other than that the aircraft was clean and everything went smooth, no complaints

ticket agent lady wás very helpful , she arranged wheel chair for my elderly mother

Entertainment kept turning itself off. Gave up on watching a movie.

Wifi took a while to kick in and we had a maintenance issue that took over 40 mins at the gate in Washington before pulling back

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.

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.

It wasn’t bad but I swear their planes keep getting smaller and cramped so it was uncomfortable for such a long time. Also the food is just okay they need some different options

This airline would not refund my money and I had a physician note that I could not fly. They are crooks

Westjet was late and we missed our connecting flight with Cathay. Had to wait 8 hours. Westjet only allows 1 checked in baggage for international flights- it’s always been 2. Canada allows only 1 sandwhich bag size full off small liquids. Everything else will be tossed. Awful trip. Will never fly west jet or go to Toronto to connect flights!

No pre boarding kiosk to check in, baggage claim detected luggage didn’t leave the airport, poorly managed recovery of lost luggage, and blame lost tag from conveyor to TSA/security, very poor from TSA/security check to delivery, crucial if compensation will go thru and will likely wait for months unlike United,

Flight was good, crew was excellent. No complaints at all

Delayed 3 times in a row for 4 hours total. Incrementally pushing back the flight claiming gate delays but they eventually changed the actual plane, due to technical issues. This strategy to avoid compensation to passengers is unprofessional.

Plane seating was uncomfortable, very tight fitting for someone my height, did not recline and overall un enjoyable

Everything was good except for flight delay, but it was because of the snow storm in the arrival airport.

No communication from Kayak or West Jet. Booked extra flights, flights cancelled, no one answers calls. Will be disputing charges.

The trip from LAX to Calgary was aboard a 737-700, which is more than twenty years old. Service was fine, and the food was good, but there was no inflight entertainment, and no WiFi. The flight from Calgary to Vancouver was also delayed more than an hour, due to congestion on the Calgary tarmac. And no food service, but there was in-flight WiFi which made a big difference.

Our flight from JFK to Madrid was delayed. We had to go from one side of the Madrid airport (Terminal 4s to the far end of terminal 4 - Gate K98) to our gate in less than 30 minutes. Put passport control and security/baggage check and that’s very hard unless you’re Usain Bolt. I called Iberia Airlines and the telephone customer service told me that I was going to have to pay to re-book. Luckily the help desk in the airport (who was dealing with dozens of people from the same JFK-Madrid flight) did not charge us extra to reschedule to a flight 8 hours later. They also gave us a voucher for breakfast and lunch. Glad the actual person at the airport had some actual sense.

As always, most AA flights that we fly are almost ALWAYS delayed and that too multiple times. Very frustrating

Boarding was smooth and seamless and the flight was without incident.

For an long range economy flight I feel more space and more meal options need to be offered for flights over 5 hours

Our flight was repeatedly delayed for maintenance problems: scheduled for 9.30am, eventually delayed to 7pm! Very very inconvenient! AA should have provided a substitute plane much earlier.. On the other hand, Customer Service crew in Charlotte helped us to reach NY (LGA) by late afternoon. Thank you Patricia!! The actual flight was quick and very comfortable. As always a. excellent, professional crew. [no food on a a short hop).

Take-off delayed an hour because of a missing flight officer, so,arrived in Charlotte lates causing many passengers to miss connections. Otherwise a very good flight, safe and comfortable, with an excellent professional crew.

Little time between flight from Dallas to flight to Gainesville. We chose this one, 43 minutes between, because the price for a connection with at least an hour between, was so much higher. Had to ask passengers on the Dallas flight to please allow us to deplane ahead of them. The economy passengers allowed this. We had to walk very fast to the next gate, 35 gates away. Thankfully all in the same terminal. Getting to the small Gainesville plane was a little confusing as you enter an area that is boarding many small planes at the same time. We stood in the wrong line for about 15 seconds before realizing it was not our Gainesville flight. Since I had boarded at this gate in the past, I knew to check the signs carefully so we weren’t lost. The first class seat experience was wonderful. I really enjoyed the upgrade. We were offered an alcohol drink as soon as we sat down. I got something different but it was a great gesture especially since we really had to hurry to make the flight. We had packed expecting we might miss this connection, but made it. Our luggage didn’t miss the flight. American Airlines delivered our bags to our home the next day. That was very convenient!

The plane was large, not full, but one with 3 seats near each window and 4 in a row in the middle of the plane. There were screens on the backs of the seats for entertainment and information. To use the entertainment one needs ear plugs that physically plug into the screen. My husband had some he let me use as I only had blue tooth type. The stewards gave out some headphones to some, but when my neighbor asked for some, the steward said no. So maybe they ran out? Idk. Bring the old kind of headphones or earbuds if you want entertainment in case this is the type of entertainment offered. We had a very tight connection in Miami. 43 minutes. The other economy passengers allowed us to get ahead of them because I asked if we could since we were near boarding time for our next flight and 35 gates away. They were extremely kind. First class wasn’t going to allow us to pass through. We did make the next flight. Our baggage didn’t, but they were delivered to us the next day and we were prepared with essentials in our carry on packs.

Food is what you expect on a plane. Nothing gluten free. But that is expected. Drinks, apple juice, was fine. Seat, what I expected. Fine.

The check in agents in PHL and gate agents had to have been the rudest women that I have ever encountered; the agent weighing the bags at check in screamed continuously at all of the guests as did the woman at the gate.I have Executive Platinum status with AA and fly a lot with AA but these ladies were the absolute worst I had the displeasure to encounter!

It was a short flight so, everything went smoothly and we got to where we needed to be safely.

Didn’t make it on the flight. Delayed then had to be rebooked, which in turn had me waiting at the airport for another 8 hours before next flight

No TV on the flight. The charging outlet was not working. No food, even a sandwich. The served orange was poor quality.

Selected seats 5 months prior to date. Had email confirmation and seats were not honoured. Family did not sit together

The flight was comfortable and the staff were helpful and friendly. However, we did not know we were flying PAL until we arrived in Canada, so it was a bit disconcerting. In addition, which port we were leaving from was confusing.

The long delay was the worst part of the flight.

They did not let us board because one member needed a transit visa, which was not evident at the time of ticket purchase.

I was charge a baggage checking fee $68!! I volunteered to check my duffle bag which usually goes under my seat!

I did not like anything because the flight was cancelled yesterday and I did not get to arrive on time in Toronto as I was rebooked with another airline. This caused me to be really stressed out as I am an individual with back injury and to be forced to stay longer in an airport to accommodate a change of airline and the transfers associated with it Due to this I am probably not going to book through your website to eliminate this potentially chaos in the future

shittiest airline in the hemisphere. To improve - start thinking you're flying people, not cattle

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