Guelph, ON to Cavendish, PEI....which route?

Thanks everyone!

We've been East many times on motorcycle, using various routes. This time the bike gets to rest on the way out, hence the questions about slabing it. RVing is new to us!

Consensus says the Canadian route is the way to go, what with our dollar the way it is.

We are thinking of staying at the National Park in Cavendish.

Ferry or bridge with pick-up and trailer?

We came from Amherst to Quebec City (Levis) day before yesterday.
Diesel is 107.9 to 114.9 per Liter depending on how far out in the woods you are (one place 128.9)
When we left Maine, ten days ago, it was about $3.70 per US Gallon.

Keep in mind that the Canadian dollar is les than 80 cents U.S. today.

Great for me; not so much for Canadians.

We usually go out to the Maritimes by the Canadian route and come back either by way of Cornwall, Ontario or Buffalo New York crossings.
I hope you have reservations if you are going to the Cavendish area?? Which campground??
Enjoy eastern Canada.

It's 100km shorter to cut into the US by passing Montreal and Sherbrooke, then making your way to the Calais crossing. Plus, it gives you the opportunity at less expensive gas for a while. go all the way in Canada and you'll get bent over pretty bad once you hit Quebec, getting progressively worse the further east you get.

It's 100km shorter to cut into the US by passing Montreal and Sherbrooke, then making your way to the Calais crossing. Plus, it gives you the opportunity at less expensive gas for a while. go all the way in Canada and you'll get bent over pretty bad once you hit Quebec, getting progressively worse the further east you get.

Toronto and Boston kind of cancel each other out. If you hit Toronto around 8 am on a weekend day, you will cruise right through. US route has many many tolls but more man-made stuff to look at. Canada route has no tolls, and has more countryside (read "trees, mountains, and then trees) to look at. For me, the US route is more taxing and takes a few hours longer to drive. I've done both many times.

If you take the Canada route, take the newish AR 40 bypass around the south side of Montreal. Very small toll to cross the bridge, then easy all the way to AR 20, which you take all through Quebec.

If you take the US route you have a choice of crossing the border at the top end of I95, or taking the "airline" route to St Stephen's NB. I take the St Stephens crossing, some great countryside scenery and some decent hills, but nothing too bad. No gas once you get off I-95 until you are right at the border, so fill up before if you don't have 80 miles in your tank.

You basically need to get to Moncton, then you have a choice of the bridge or the ferry. The bridge cut-off is near the NB - NS border, while the ferry terminal is at Pictou NS, around 150 Km along the top of Nova Scotia. You can take Highway 6 from Amherst, which is the way I go (I live in Tatamagouche) or you can take Highway 104, which is farther, has a toll, and is 4 lane divided almost all the way.

Stunningly hot here today, btw, temps are soaring to almost 26 degrees C, hottest so far this year I think. Usually we are around 22 degrees, and chilly at night for great sleeping... (that's 78 F and 72 F for the unmetric)

Brian

If it were me I would go thru the US. Last summer I went thru Toronto and that took half a day. If you use the US route take I-495 around Boston.

I would go through Canada. Between the border crossings, the tolls, and the general "joy" of navigating the Boston area, it would have to have a lot of construction to make it worse. (Google maps suggests that it's about 60 km shorter and 10 minutes quicker to go through Canada vs. across the US, too.)

If you do decide on the US route, consider taking I-90 I-290 to I-495 to I-95 rather than I-90 to I-95.