Distance between cities › Canada › Nova Scotia › Bear River, NS › Distance from Bear River to Shining Tree Book Hotels

Distance from Bear River, NS to Shining Tree, ON

Distance

1,693 km

Time

1 day 1 hour

Gas Cost

$128 - $307

There are 1,247.76 km (775.32 miles) from Bear River to Shining Tree in northwest direction and 1,693.03 km (1,052 miles) by car and ferry, following the Bar Harbor, Maine - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia route.

Bear River and Shining Tree are 1 day 1 hour far apart, if you drive non-stop for 21 hours 42 mins and take a ferry for 3 hours 29 mins .

This is the fastest route from Bear River, NS to Shining Tree, ON.

Please note the time difference between Bear River, NS and Shining Tree, ON is 1 hour. The current time in Bear River is 1:12 pm and the current time in Shining Tree is 12:12 pm.

Any questions or tips to share?

Share with fellow travellers any question or tips about the route from Bear River, NS to Shining Tree, ON:

Lowest Price Rental Cars in Bear River, NS

Planning on renting a car to go from Bear River, NS to Shining Tree, ON? Here there are some offers to rent a car in Bear River, NS

Small

From $14

Intermediate

From $18

Full-size

From $24

SUVs

From $28

Vans

From $40

Compare rental car prices in Bear River »

Gas Consumption and Emissions

A car with a fuel efficiency of 8.9 l/100 km will need 150.69 liters of gas to cover the route between Bear River, NS and Shining Tree, ON.

The estimated cost of gas to go from Bear River to Shining Tree is $227.54.

During the route, an average car will release 3,604.54 kilograms of CO₂ to the atmosphere. The carbon footprint would be 2.13 kilograms of CO₂ per kilometer.

Average Canada gas price used for calculation is $1.51 per liter of regular gas. Price last updated on March 4, 2026.
Read more about our CO₂ calculation.

Halfway Point Between Bear River, NS and Shining Tree, ON

If you want to meet halfway between Bear River, NS and Shining Tree, ON or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are 45.48991 and -73.728695, or 45º 29' 23.676" N, 73º 43' 43.302" W. This location is 526.04 miles away from Bear River, NS and Shining Tree, ON and it would take approximately 12 hours 36 mins to reach the halfway point from both locations.

Closest City or Town to Halfway Point

The closest town to the halfway point is Dorval, QC, situated 527 miles from Bear River, NS and 527 miles from Shining Tree, ON. It would take 13 hours 20 mins to go from Bear River to Dorval and 12 hours to go from Shining Tree to Dorval.

Distance conversions

Checkout the distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles between Bear River, NS and Shining Tree, ON in this table:

Distance type	Miles	Kilometers	Nautical miles
Straight line distance	775.32 mi	1,247.76 km	673.74 nautical mi
Driving distance	1,052 mi	1,693.16 km	914.24 nautical mi

Road Trip Tips