Getting Around Charlottetown
Charlottetown is the capital of Prince Edward Island, and its summer revolves around the Confederation Centre of the Arts at the corner of Grafton and Queen Streets. The Charlottetown Festival runs there from late June to late September; in 2026 its bill included Anne of Green Gables–The Musical and Come From Away.
The Prince Edward Island Convention Centre, connected to the Delta Hotels Prince Edward, has a ballroom of 24,000 sq ft for congresses, banquets and trade shows. Cruise ships call at Port Charlottetown, and September is the port's busiest month: a schedule tracker lists 15 to 20 calls for September 2026 against 3 in August.
For an afternoon that links a session at the convention centre, a visit to a client across town and an evening performance at the Confederation Centre, hourly chauffeur service is the simple option: one chauffeur and one vehicle stay with you for the time you reserve. Cruise passengers can enter the port as a pickup point. Send the full address with your booking; the confirmation then tells you where the car will stop.
Airport Transfers in Charlottetown
Charlottetown Airport is 7 km from downtown, usually 10–15 minutes by car. It welcomed 391,086 passengers in 2025, 4.8% below its 2024 record; the airport authority puts the dip down to fewer seats on offer, while the planes flew fuller. Book with your flight number. For an arrival, your chauffeur checks the flight status and times the pickup to when you actually land, and your booking confirmation shows where to meet the chauffeur.
Charlottetown Airport has no US preclearance. Off the island, Moncton's airport is 161 km away over the Confederation Bridge, 1 hour 55 minutes to 2 hours 35 minutes, and Halifax Stanfield is 298 km, 3 hours 15 minutes to 4 hours 25 minutes. Halifax is a preclearance airport. With US preclearance, you clear US customs before boarding a flight to the US. The right one depends on your airline and route.
For a departure from Charlottetown, what counts is the length of the drive, not the time on the clock: 10–15 minutes to the local terminal, but a flight from Halifax needs a start several hours earlier. Journey times vary with traffic and weather. You set the pickup time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.
Long-Distance & Multi-City Travel from Charlottetown
Cavendish is 40 km from Charlottetown, 45 minutes to 1 hour, so a day out there and back fits into a hotel stay in town.
Leaving the island by road means the Confederation Bridge: 12.9 km long and about 10 minutes to cross, to New Brunswick. Moncton is 166 km, 2 hours to 2 hours 40 minutes, and the Hopewell Rocks 203 km, 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours 25 minutes; the park closes for the 2026 season on 25 October. Halifax is 326 km, 3 hours 35 minutes to 4 hours 50 minutes, and Peggy's Cove 362 km, 4 hours 5 minutes to 5 hours 30 minutes.
On a long transfer, your luggage goes into one car at your Charlottetown address and comes out at your next hotel, with no bus station in between. For a family or a team moving on to Nova Scotia after a week on the island, the trip can be booked in one go.
Groups & Congress Travel in Charlottetown
The PEI Convention Centre's ballroom of 24,000 sq ft hosts the island's larger meetings, and the hotel next door is linked to it. From late June to late September, the Charlottetown Festival fills the Confederation Centre's seats, and the cruise schedule peaks in September; in 2026 the port expected six inaugural calls and three overnight visits.
When you book for other people, all their transfers can be kept in one account, each with its own booking and confirmation. If a congress group lands on several flights, every arrival gets a transfer of its own. For a group travelling together, a Sprinter van carries up to 12 people with their bags, and bigger groups go by coach, with up to 56 seats; the vehicle is matched to the load, from a delegation with exhibition stands to a family with beach gear for Cavendish.
September, with the festival's last weeks and the cruise peak, is the time to book early: local vehicles and drivers are booked up early in that month. If your plans go beyond a standard booking, write to support with the dates, addresses, number of passengers, flights and luggage, and the team will arrange it.
