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PEI Trans-Canada Highway

Why Visit PEI?

Prince Edward Island is Canada’s smallest province, but still 400 kilometers from end to end, with lots of history and charm to explore. The coasts feature red cliffs, dunes, and sandy beaches. There are two ways to get to this idyllic island: a ferry from Nova Scotia or a bridge from New Brunswick.

Count on TransCanadaHighway.com for the best PEI Travel and Tourism Information, right here!

Explore the various towns and villages around PEI using the links here:

Charlottetown and area

Visit Prince Edward Island (PEI)

Prince Edward Island Trans Canada Highway Overview

Enjoy the ocean at beautiful PEI beachesHighway #1 Confederation Bridge to Charlottetown

The Trans Canada Highway in PEI (highway #1) loops across the southern mid-section of the island, though with PEI’s size and leisurely pace, don’t expect a four-lane divided highway! The 12 kilometre bridge crossing from New Brunswick takes half an hour, and you only pay a toll when you leave the Island.

The PEI stretch of the Trans-Canada highway begins at the northern end of the new Confederation Bridge (at Borden-Carleton).

Highway #1  Charlottetown to Wood Islands Ferry

Highway 1 then snakes northeast toward the city of Charlottetown, meeting the sea again at Cherry Valley on beautiful Pownal Bay.

After crossing the bridge, the highway curves around Orwell Bay, heading south through several small towns, and ends at Wood Islands at the ferry dock.

At the Wood Islands Ferry Terminal, you can take a 75 minute ferry ride across the 14-mile Northumberland Strait to Pictou, Nova Scotia.

Wood Islands Lighthouse, beside the ferry dock

To really enjoy the island, you have to leave the Trans-Canada and take to the narrow side roads that hug the coastline, winding through seaside resorts and villages, or meander through the countryside past extensive farmlands that grow the famous PEI potatoes.

From the bridge, you can take Highway 2 north to the Malpeque Bay area, through the pretty seaside town of Summerside, and then the North Cape peninsula.

You can take highway 2 all the way back, as it winds over 250 km through Charlottetown and to Souris and East Cape on the opposite end of the island. From Souris, you can catch a 134 km ferry to Iles des la Madelleines (Madgelan Islands), part of Quebec in the middle of the Gulf of St Lawrence.

TIP: The bridge toll is only paid on the way OFF the Island, so if you go east to west, you pay ferry + bridge toll, but if you travel west to east through PEI, you only pay the ferry toll.

Useful Prince Edward Island Travel Links & Info

Prince Edward Island Trans-Canada Route, Towns, and Cities Map

Here is a map of the Trans Canada Highway and towns along or near the route:

Cities along the Trans Canada HighwayCity

Town along the Trans Canada HighwayTown

History of the Trans Canada HighwayItinerary

Transcanada Highway HistoryHistory

Trans Canada Highway FerriesFerry

Trans Canada Highway Tours & DetoursTour

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Prince Edward Island Road Trip Planner (explore our directory)

Look for what to see & do, and where to stay in the province of PEI and cities/communities within it.  First click on the LOCALE to search, then use the CATEGORY filter on the left side for the feature of interest!

Visit Charlottetown, PEI

Charlottetown

Visit Prince Edward Island (PEI)

Prince Edward Island