One of Canada's most unique places. Old-growth forest, warm-water lakes, ancient Mi'kmaw canoe routes, and Nova Scotia's only Dark-Sky Preserve. We drive you there and back from downtown Halifax. No car, no stress. $45 round trip, and just $23 for kids.
Pick your date below. Round-trip coach from the VIA Rail Station in Halifax. $45 for adults, $23 for children aged 2 to 12.
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Choose your own adventure: we drop you off, and the bus picks you up in the same spot.
A few hours on real trail with roots, rocks and some climbing, so wear proper shoes.
Kejimkujik. Keji for short. Protects 404 km² of Acadian forest, quiet lakes and ancient Mi'kmaw cultural sites. Old-growth hemlock, sugar maple and yellow birch border warm-water lakes with quartzite shores. It's the only inland national park in the Maritimes, and the only place in the country that's both a National Park and a National Historic Site.
Paddle the historic canoe routes on Kejimkujik Lake and the Mersey River, where you might spot turtles, beavers and loons. After dark it becomes Nova Scotia's only Dark-Sky Preserve. Some of the best stargazing in the province, free of light pollution.
One ticket. A whole national park to wander.
The bus serves three drop-offs inside the park. Pick one and settle in, or use the Ukme’k Trail to move between them. Details below come straight from Parks Canada.
We pick you up
1161 Hollis Street. Meet the coach at the VIA Rail Station in downtown Halifax. Easy to reach by transit, with the train station as your landmark.
Good to know:
Facilities: Washrooms at the Visitor Centre and Mill Falls picnic shelter
Note: The Ukme’k Trail extends from the Visitor Centre to Jakes Landing and Merrymakedge (approx. 12 km one way). Be mindful of your hiking ability to ensure a timely return for pickup.
Good to know:
Facilities: Washrooms and picnic tables available
Note: Reserve rentals (canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, bikes) in advance to ensure seats left. Whynot Adventures loves it when folks reserve in advance: www.whynotadventure.ca
Good to know:
Note: Beaches are unsupervised. Swim responsibly and know your limits.
We drop you back
The bus returns to the same place it left from, so you go home the way you came.
This is our estimated return time, not a guarantee. Traffic can change it and some trips do run late, so please leave yourself some room afterwards rather than booking something tight against it.
A full day in a national park, your way. Pack for whatever you've got planned.
Kejimkujik holds over 500 Mi'kmaw petroglyphs etched into the slate along its lakeshores. They can only be visited on a guided Parks Canada tour. The area is restricted otherwise, and the tours are not available on demand. They fill up quickly, so reserve before you travel.
Sign up directly with Parks Canada for guided experiences at Kejimkujik.
Parkbus riders get 20% off at Fjällräven all season. Just show your Parkbus ticket in store.
Trips run from late June through early October. The summer dates have all run, and the last fall dates are below, so grab a seat while you can.
Placeholder dates · the real ones come from our booking system
We're Canada's national outdoor bus service. Since 2010 we've taken over 300,000 people to parks and trails without a car. You bring a daypack, we handle everything else.
Forty-five dollars there and back for adults, and just $23 for children aged 2 to 12.
Leave from the VIA Rail Station in Halifax, get dropped inside the park, ride home the same evening.
The bus serves the Visitor Centre, Jakes Landing and Merrymakedge. Hike, paddle, swim, or all three.
Your Hike Nova Scotia ambassadors ride along to answer questions and point you in the right direction.
★★★★★ 4.6/5.0 on Google
“We took Parkbus’ first trip from Halifax to Keji and what a great experience it was! The amount of time we were given in the park was perfect for a day trip, we did some canoeing, hiking, and our toddler had a great time on the playground. The bus was on time and all staff involved were pleasant and friendly! What a nice way to get out of the city and to one of Nova Scotia’s gems!”Rebecca McLeod · Google Local Guide
This is a great service if you don't have a vehicle or just don't want to drive. I'm so happy to have discovered this. There will definitely be more Parkbus trips in my future!James Taylor Wilson · Happy Parkbus customer
Highly recommend them. The bus service is so useful for people who doesn’t want to drive and gives return facility. They were on time and bus facility was good too. Total worth the cost if you want to avoid hassle driving/parking.Sidhant Duggal · Facebook · Aug 2022
This trip is run with Parks Canada and made possible thanks to generous support from VIA Rail and TD, which helps keep a full day in a national park genuinely affordable.
Factor in the cost of gas, parking and renting a car, it's a lot cheaper than taking a personal vehicle.Toronto Star
Parkbus is a great option for nature lovers, whether it's a day trip or overnight camping getaway.The Globe and Mail
Cancel more than 14 days before departure and you get a 90% refund, with 10% withheld for payment processing. Inside 14 days refunds are not available, except for a medical emergency in the 48 hours before departure, which needs a signed doctor’s note within 14 days of the missed trip and returns 50%. Tickets are transferable: you can change the passenger name up to 48 hours before departure.
If Parkbus cancels a trip, you get a full refund. We decide no later than 48 hours before departure and only on confirmed conditions: the park closed or the park authority asking us to stand down, an evacuation order or alert, an area restriction order, the highway closed, or the trip judged unsafe to run. A forecast is not one of those things, and trips run rain or shine.
Thanks to TD, VIA Rail and our friends at Hike Nova Scotia for helping make these trips happen.
Grab a seat, pack a lunch, and let us handle the drive to one of Canada's most beautiful and storied parks.
Not quite the right fit? These all leave from the same spot downtown.
