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Distance from Read, ON to Canning, NS

Distance

1,308 km

Time

18 hours 48 mins

Gas Cost

$99 - $237

There are 1,012.79 km (629.32 miles) from Read to Canning in east direction and 1,308.40 km (813 miles) by car and ferry, following the Bar Harbor, Maine - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia route.

Read and Canning are 18 hours 48 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop for 15 hours 18 mins and take a ferry for 3 hours 29 mins .

This is the fastest route from Read, ON to Canning, NS. The halfway point is Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, QC.

Please note the time difference between Read, ON and Canning, NS is 1 hour. The current time in Read is 2:37 pm and the current time in Canning is 3:37 pm.

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From $14

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From $18

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From $24

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From $28

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Gas Consumption and Emissions

A car with a fuel efficiency of 8.9 l/100 km will need 116.41 liters of gas to cover the route between Read, ON and Canning, NS.

The estimated cost of gas to go from Read to Canning is $175.77.

During the route, an average car will release 2,784.42 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.
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Halfway Point Between Read, ON and Canning, NS

If you want to meet halfway between Read, ON and Canning, NS or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are 47.682247 and -69.208900, or 47º 40' 56.0892" N, 69º 12' 32.04" W. This location is 406.35 miles away from Read, ON and Canning, NS and it would take approximately 9 hours 24 mins to reach the halfway point from both locations.

Closest City or Town to Halfway Point

The closest town to the halfway point is Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, QC, situated 513 miles from Read, ON and 525 miles from Canning, NS. It would take 8 hours 43 mins to go from Read to Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! and 8 hours 25 mins to go from Canning to Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!.

Distance conversions

Checkout the distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles between Read, ON and Canning, NS in this table:

Distance type	Miles	Kilometers	Nautical miles
Straight line distance	629.32 mi	1,012.79 km	546.87 nautical mi
Driving distance	813 mi	1,307.93 km	706.22 nautical mi

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