Maritime Bus

We should have been warned on the website that purchasing tickets ahead of time may not be wise unless one is certain to arrive on time. Our Air Canada flight was delayed by 4 hours so we missed our Maritime bus to the hotel in Halifax although we had prepaid. The lady at the airport said that there are no refunds. The last bus was about to leave and we could spend another $44 on two tickets but if we miss it then we would be out that money too. We decided not to risk losing $88 on the stupid bus service. We were so tired and angry that we ended up having to pay for an expensive taxi ride to finally arrive at our hotel late at night. Once again the flat rate that was shown online proved to be an underestimate. Horrible experience.
1 7 years ago (23-09-2017)

This bus terminal seems like it has been around for a very long time. It's not pretty, to say the least, especially compared to the nice and spacious VIA rail station next door. Unlike some other stations, there's no real seating/space for anyone to await the bus from inside, so most people end up lining up in the freezing cold, hoping that their bus will be on time. It would be nice if they could put up some vending machines for drinks or snacks. There are some vending machines a few minutes walk away in the VIA station, but when I was there, the vending machines were so empty that they were even out of stock of water. I ended up trudging through a snow bank with all my luggage to get to the gas station at the adjacent shopping complex, just for some water. Good thing I showed up super early for my ride!
2 8 years ago (15-10-2016)

Good location downtown, walkable to most hotels. Restroom is for staff only. They'll tell you to go next door to VIA Rail for toilets.
3 8 years ago (06-08-2016)

Taking the bus from Halifax to North Sydney. So far, nice clean bus and businesslike driver
5 9 years ago (16-12-2015)

Poop
1 8 years ago (04-02-2017)