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Where is the Island of

Grand Manan?

Grand Manan Island is located in the south end of the Bay of Fundy, twenty-five miles from the coastline of New Brunswick, Canada and six miles from the shoreline of  Maine, United States. The Island is Canadian, and it can be reached by plane or by ferry. Sometimes whales can be seen during the ferry ride to and from Grand Manan.

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How do you get here?

Travelers from the United States to Canada use Interstate 95 to Bangor, Maine then Highway 9 to the border crossing at Calais, Maine, into St. Stephen, New Brunswick (N.B.) Canada. Travel north on Highway  to Pennfield N.B., and exit onto Route 176 to Blacks Harbour, N.B., which will lead you to the Ferry Termnal to Grand Manan Island N.B. Washroom facilities are available on the wharf.

Relative Distances:

Hartford, Connecticut U.S.A. to the Ferry terminal in Blacks Harbour, Canada is about 9 hours via Interstate 95 & Rte 9.

Boston, Massachusetts U.S.A. to the Ferry Terminal in Blacks Harbour, Canada is about 7 hours using Interstate 95.

Bangor, Maine U.S.A to Blacks Harbour, Canada via Rtes 9 and 1 is about 2 1/2 hours.

Toronto, Canada, to the Ferry terminal in Blacks Harbour, N.B. Canada is 14 hours using the Trans-Canada Highway 1 East to Fredericton New Brunswick (N.B.), Highway 7 South to Saint John, N.B. Highway 1 West to Blacks Harbour, N.B. and the Ferry terminal to Grand Manan Island N.B.

 

Ottawa, Canada, to the Ferry terminal in Blacks Harbour, N.B. 12 hours. Use the Trans-Canada Highway 1 East and then the same routes as above to Fredericton N.B., Saint John N.B., and then Blacks Harbour N.B. and the Ferry terminal to Grand Manan Island. Click on Ferry Information.

** The travel times listed above are based on an average driver traveling straight through, stopping only for gas and restroom stops. Try to arrive an hour before the ferry trip you wish to use, to be sure of getting on board.