PEI transportation guides — route by route.
Practical notes from the local dispatch team on the routes riders ask for most: what the journey involves, how pricing works and when to reserve your return.
01Charlottetown, Stratford and CornwallThe core service area, where fares are published rather than quoted.
Charlottetown to Stratford
Stratford sits just across the Hillsborough River from downtown and falls inside the published fare area, so the price is set by destination rather than a meter. Traffic on the bridge does not change what you pay.
It is one of the most frequently booked routes on the Island — commuters, school and sports runs, restaurant evenings and airport connections. Vehicles are usually available at short notice, though an early-morning airport pickup is still worth pre-booking.
Arrange the return when you book the outbound so a vehicle is held for you.
Charlottetown to Cornwall
Cornwall is the other neighbouring community inside the published fare area, west of the city on the road toward Borden-Carleton. Same principle as Stratford: the fare is confirmed before you travel and does not move with traffic or the hour.
Cornwall pickups take a little longer to reach than a downtown address, so give dispatch more notice before 7am and after 11pm.
Getting around downtown Charlottetown
Local trips within Charlottetown start at $8.50 under the published fare schedule, with no surge pricing at any hour. Victoria Row, Confederation Centre, the waterfront, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, UPEI, Holland College and every hotel in the core are short trips.
For an immediate pickup, calling or texting beats the form — dispatch can see which vehicle is nearest you. Friday and Saturday evenings in summer are the busiest hours of the week.
Charlottetown Airport (YYG) to downtown
The airport is roughly 8 km from downtown. Transfers start at $20 under the tariff published by the Charlottetown Airport Authority, confirmed before you travel with nothing added at the end.
Give dispatch your flight number and the arrival is monitored, so a delay or an early landing costs you nothing. You can be met inside Arrivals with a name board or at the curb — say which when you book. Full detail is on the airport transfer page.
02Cavendish, the north shore and central PEIGreen Gables, the national park beaches and the communities around them.
Charlottetown to Cavendish and Green Gables
The most requested visitor route on the Island. Getting there is simple; getting back at four in the afternoon from a beach with no vehicle nearby is the part that catches people out — arrange the return when you arrange the outbound.
Three ways to handle it: a fixed return time, the driver waiting, or an hourly booking so the vehicle stays with you. Dispatch will say which is better value for how long you are staying.
These trips sit outside the city fare zones and are quoted before travel. Give the exact address rather than just "Cavendish".
Charlottetown to North Rustico
A working harbour on the north shore, usually combined with Green Gables and the national park rather than visited on its own. Deep-sea fishing charters and harbour restaurants are the two reasons people book a fixed early or late pickup here.
If you are building a day around it, an hourly booking is more flexible than separate trips — the vehicle waits while you eat or fish.
Brackley, Stanhope and the national park beaches
Dunes, boardwalks and the coastal route through the national park. Beach days are the clearest case for booking the return before you go: these are not places where a vehicle can be found at short notice on a July afternoon.
Mention beach gear and coolers when you book — luggage volume, not headcount, usually decides whether a family needs the larger vehicle.
Charlottetown to Kensington
Kensington sits between Summerside and the north shore and works as a hub for the centre-west of the Island. Quoted before travel, like everything outside the city zones.
Wedding venues, cottage stays and onward connections to Cavendish or Summerside are the common bookings. Give dispatch the destination address so the quote reflects the actual trip.
Victoria-by-the-Sea and the south shore
A small seaside village on the south shore, popular for dinner and the playhouse. Because it is small and quiet, this is a route where a pre-booked return matters most — arrange it before you go rather than after the show.
Point Prim and the Island's oldest lighthouse are along the same shore, and both work well as stops on an hourly or tour booking.
03Summerside, Borden-Carleton and western PEIThe second city, the bridge crossing and the communities further west.
Charlottetown to Summerside
The most requested destination outside the Charlottetown fare zones. It sits outside the published schedule, so it is quoted before travel — which means you know the number before you leave and it does not change with traffic or the hour.
Send five things and you get a written price: pickup address, destination address, date and time, passenger and luggage count, and whether you need a return. Return journeys are priced together rather than as two one-way trips, so mention it even if the timing is approximate.
A Summerside pickup needs more notice than a downtown one — the vehicle has to get there first. See the long-distance page.
Borden-Carleton and the Confederation Bridge
Borden-Carleton is where the Confederation Bridge meets the Island and the point most off-Island journeys pass through. The bridge runs 24 hours a day, year-round, and needs no reservation.
Tolls are collected only when leaving PEI, at the Borden-Carleton plaza, and cover the round trip. As of 2026 the operator publishes $20.00 for the first two axles, with additional axles free — check the Confederation Bridge website for the current rate, since it is set by the operator rather than by us. Any toll on your trip is itemised in your quote rather than hidden inside the fare.
High winds occasionally bring restrictions for high-sided vehicles. If your travel is weather-sensitive, say so and dispatch will discuss the alternative.
Alberton, O’Leary, Tignish and western PEI
The far west is served the same way as everywhere else: pre-booked and quoted before travel. What changes out here is lead time — these are long journeys and a vehicle cannot be sent at short notice.
Book as far ahead as you can, particularly for appointments in Charlottetown or Summerside and for early-morning airport connections. Give the full destination address, since communities out west are spread out.
04Montague, Georgetown, Souris and eastern PEIKings County, the eastern resorts and both eastern terminals.
Charlottetown to Montague
Montague is the main service town for Kings County and a regular booking for appointments, work travel and connections onward to the eastern beaches. Quoted before travel.
Appointment travel between eastern PEI and Charlottetown is common enough that recurring pickups can be arranged as a standing request — see the appointment transportation page.
Charlottetown to Georgetown
Georgetown sits on the eastern shore with a deep harbour, the Kings Playhouse and the Brudenell resort area nearby. Trips here are quoted before travel and benefit from notice, since it is a long way from the city for a same-day request.
Theatre evenings are the classic case for booking the return alongside the outbound — there is no realistic way to find a vehicle in Georgetown at 10pm without one arranged.
Charlottetown to Souris and CTMA sailings
Souris is the eastern port and the departure point for CTMA sailings to the Magdalen Islands. As with any sailing, give dispatch the departure time rather than the time you want collecting — the pickup is built backwards from it, with check-in and the drive allowed for.
Souris is also the gateway to Basin Head and the eastern beaches. Arriving passengers should book the pickup in advance; a vehicle cannot be conjured at the terminal on arrival.
Wood Islands ferry transportation
The Wood Islands to Caribou crossing is one of two ways off the Island. It is operated by Northumberland Ferries, runs seasonally rather than year-round, and the crossing itself takes about 75 minutes.
The operator asks vehicles to be checked in and available for boarding roughly 40 minutes before departure, and foot passengers to check in about 30 minutes before. Confirm the current requirement when you book your crossing, then give dispatch the sailing time and the pickup is set around it.
Weather affects crossings, particularly outside summer. Call or text as soon as anything changes and the pickup is adjusted where availability allows. See the cruise and ferry page.
Brudenell, Cardigan and the eastern resorts
The Brudenell resort area draws golf groups, conferences and weddings, all of which need transportation planned rather than improvised. Distances out here are real, so multi-vehicle group movement is quoted and scheduled in advance.
Itineraries across several eastern courses are handled on the golf transportation page.
05Off-Island travelLeaving Prince Edward Island by bridge or ferry.
Charlottetown to Moncton
A regular pre-arranged run, most often for flights out of Greater Moncton Roncalli International Airport, appointments and onward connections. Quoted before travel, with any bridge toll itemised separately.
Book as far ahead as you can. For an early flight, allow for the crossing and the drive rather than working backwards from an optimistic estimate — dispatch will advise the pickup time.
Charlottetown to Halifax
Halifax and Halifax Stanfield International Airport are both regular destinations. These are long, pre-booked journeys quoted in writing before travel, with tolls or ferry charges shown as separate lines.
Return journeys are priced together, so tell dispatch if someone is coming back — even if the return date is not firm.
Bridge or ferry: which route?
Two ways off the Island, and which suits you depends on where you are heading. The Confederation Bridge at Borden-Carleton runs 24 hours a day year-round with no reservation. The Wood Islands ferry to Caribou is seasonal, takes about 75 minutes, and lands you in northern Nova Scotia near Pictou.
Tell dispatch your final destination and both routes can be quoted, so there is a fallback if weather disrupts one.
06Planning by trip typeWhat changes depending on why you are travelling.
Airport arrivals and flight delays
Give dispatch your flight number when you book. The flight is monitored and the pickup adjusts automatically, so a delay or an early landing costs nothing and needs no phone call from a plane that has just landed.
Landing without a booking? Call or text from the terminal — dispatch answers at every hour. Expect a longer wait than with a booking, especially late in the evening.
Early-morning departures from YYG
Charlottetown has a cluster of early departures, and vehicles for them get committed. Reserve the pickup the day before rather than hoping, and set it earlier than feels necessary in winter, when clearing the car and slower roads both add time.
Pre-booking holds a vehicle for your exact time at no extra cost.
Cruise ship transfers at Port Charlottetown
Transfers are timed to docking and all-aboard, and shore excursions can be arranged for the hours your ship is in port. The all-aboard time is the hard constraint, and the day is planned backwards from it.
Tell dispatch which ship and what time you must be back. See the cruise and ferry page.
Weddings and guest shuttles
Two moments cause almost every wedding transportation problem: getting guests from their hotels to a venue outside the city, and getting them back at the end of the night.
A shuttle loop runs between your hotels and the venue across a set window. Late-night returns should be pre-booked — Charlottetown demand peaks after 11pm on summer weekends. Details and a quote form are on the wedding transportation page.
Corporate, conference and group travel
Larger groups travel in several vehicles running one coordinated schedule rather than a single coach, which lets the group split naturally instead of stranding anyone.
A sedan or SUV carries up to four, a passenger van up to seven. Send your headcount, every pickup point, and which times cannot move. Corporate accounts can be invoiced monthly — see the corporate travel page.
Private Island tours
You book a vehicle and a local driver for a block of time; the stops, the order and how long you linger are yours. Most visitors build a day around one anchor — Green Gables, the north shore, Point Prim — and fill in from there.
Tours are quoted rather than published, and hourly bookings start at two hours with waiting time inside the block. See the private tours page.
Golf transportation
Multi-course days with room for clubs, timed around tee times rather than around the driver. Courses across the Island are covered, including the eastern resort courses and the north shore.
Send your courses and tee times and the itinerary is built around them — see the golf transportation page.
Hourly chauffeur and production work
Hold a vehicle and driver by the hour for meeting days, multi-stop itineraries, evenings that will not end on time, and film or production crew movement. Two-hour minimum; standby and waiting sit inside your booked hours rather than on top of them.
Quoted in writing rather than advertised at a fixed rate. See the hourly chauffeur page.
Appointment transportation
Scheduled, non-emergency passenger transportation to clinic, hospital, dental and specialist appointments across PEI, plus pre-arranged trips to Moncton and Halifax. Not a medical service of any kind — in an emergency, call 911.
Return trips, waiting and recurring pickups are arranged when you book. See the appointment transportation page.
07Practical notesSeasons, vehicles and how pricing actually works.
Winter travel across PEI
Winter demand is lower overall but spikes hard — a storm day, a cancelled flight, a school closure. On those days every vehicle on the Island is committed, so booking the night before is worth far more in February than in July.
Allow extra margin on airport runs, expect the bridge to occasionally restrict high-sided vehicles in high wind, and remember the ferry does not run year-round. Fares do not rise because of weather or the hour.
Summer peak and cruise days
July and August put weddings, cruise calls, golf groups and tourism traffic on the same vehicles. Anything with a fixed time — a flight, a sailing, a ceremony — should be booked as soon as you know it.
Cruise days in particular compress demand into a few hours around docking and all-aboard.
Vehicles, luggage and accessibility
A sedan seats up to four with two large bags and two carry-ons; an SUV seats four with three large bags; a passenger van seats up to seven with four large bags. Tell dispatch the passenger and luggage count and the right vehicle is assigned.
We do not operate wheelchair-accessible vehicles — passengers need to be able to transfer into a standard seat. A folding wheelchair, walker or cane can normally travel in the vehicle, and drivers can help between the door and the car. Child seats and boosters can be requested at booking.
Fares, written quotes and payment
Charlottetown, Stratford and Cornwall follow published fare schedules, and Charlottetown Airport transfers follow the Airport Authority tariff. Everywhere else — Island-wide trips, off-Island travel, hourly hire, weddings, tours and group work — is quoted before you travel.
There is no surge pricing at any hour. Bridge and ferry charges are itemised rather than buried in the fare. Cash, Interac debit, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay and Google Pay are accepted, with a card machine in every vehicle; corporate accounts can be invoiced monthly.
Every journey, one local team.
We serve every community on Prince Edward Island. Send dispatch your pickup and destination for a clear answer on timing and price.