A. LAND Yarmouth is the terminus for two modern, high-speed, all-weather highways, the 101 and 103, linking the Trans-Canada Highway. Highway 103 is a 327 kilometre highway following the south shore of Nova Scotia from Halifax to Yarmouth; Highway 101 is a 335 kilometre highway following the northern Annapolis Valley. Together the two highways form a 662 km long loop, with Halifax at one end and Yarmouth at the other. Car/truck ferries form a vital extension of the highways system in southern Nova Scotia. Yarmouth is served by two New England ferries; the Portland, Maine ferry, and the high-speed CAT ferry serving Bar Harbour, Maine. Bay Ferry's Digby to Saint John ferry is another extension of the highway network in the region, making Yarmouth a 106 kilometres by road from markets in Southern New Brunswick. B. RAIL Rail service from Halifax was discontinued in the early 1990s C. PORTS The town is the only community in Eastern Canada with direct ferry services to and from the United States. Bow and stern loading ferries (drive on/drive off) link the Yarmouth area with Portland and Bar Harbour, Maine, providing business people on both sides of the border with critically important drive on/ drive off ferry service. The port is ice free. The two international car ferries serving Yarmouth are the CAT, a high speed ferry travelling to Bar Harbour in 2.75 hours; and Prince of Fundy Cruises Ltd.'s Scotia Prince, which sails between Yarmouth and Portland from May through October. Both vessels are end loaders.

D. AIR By air, Yarmouth is just under an hour from Boston, and 30 minutes from Halifax. Yarmouth is connected to these key air transportation centres by Air Nova Jazz. Jazz offers one (1) flight daily from Yarmouth to St. John to Halifax. Yarmouth is the only Canada Customs international port of entry in three distinct senses: as a harbour port (fishing boats, pleasure craft and freighters), as a border port (via ferry), and as an airport. The airport is served by two runways, a 6,000 foot east/west runway that can be utilized by heavy aircraft, and a 5,000 foot north/south strip used by light aircraft. Yarmouth is capable of handling most commercial aircraft in use today, including DC-9s, Boeing 727s and various military aircraft. E. BUSES Yarmouth is served by two provincial bus line travelling both the Annapolis Valley and the South Shore to Halifax. In addition to passengers, both provincial bus lines carry packages and other items of small freight. There are also local bus lines. Acadian Lines (902) 742-0440 DRL Coach Lines 1-888-263-1852