Transportation Resources
Transportation Resources Across the Maritimes
Discover transportation resources available across the Maritimes, all gathered in one place to help you travel with ease. Our goal is to make it easier for you to find the right options, understand what’s available, and feel confident navigating your community and beyond.
Hayley’s Fund is available to support your travel needs, learn more here!
Do you have a transportation resource you think should be featured here? Contact info@epilepsymaritimes.org
Ability Transit
Transportation for persons with physical disabilities. Persons with severe mobility problems, walker and wheelchair users only.
506-853-3055
Wheels on Wheels – http://www.wheelsonwheels.cc/html/index_en.html
Gives assistance to and from medical appointments with attendant service available (upon prior notification) using a van with ramp and raised roof.
506-384-8974
Kent Transportation – https://www.krsc.ca/transport/
Affordable transportation service for residents of the Greater Kent Region for essential needs such as medical appointments, pharmacy, grocery shopping, bank, government agencies, etc
506-743-1490 ext 2
Sussex Dial-A-Ride
Affordable transportation service to local destinations including medical appointments in Saint John
- pick up within the greater Sussex area to local destinations
- arrange for a volunteer driver to come to the door, drive client to destination, and returns client to their pick up location
506-433-4453
Urban/Rural Rides – https://urbanruralrides.ca/
Volunteer transportation service
- medical appointments
- transportation to food banks
Fuel the Care – https://iwkhealth.ca/patient-and-visitor-guide/support-financial-assistance
Fuel the Care is a program offered by Irving Oil that provides free fuel gift cards to parents who must frequently travel to provide their children with urgent medical care. To see if you qualify for assistance from Fuel the Care, contact us at 902-470-8076.
902-470-8076
Air Canada Accessible Travel – Support person
West Jet Personal Attendant – Travelling with a personal attendant – Travel info | WestJet official site
Access-A-Bus – https://www.halifax.ca/transportation/halifax-transit/access-a-bus
Access-A-Bus is a shared ride, door-to-door, transit service for persons who are unable to use the conventional transit system due to physical or cognitive disabilities. Access-A-Bus is available to provide transportation to medical appointments and to allow you to participate in social, personal, and recreational activities.
Registration:902-490-6681
Extra Care Taxi Program – https://extracaretransit.com/
Extra Care Taxi is a locally owned taxi service based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The company was created out of a passion to provide a quality accessible taxi service to individuals in a safe, compassionate, and reliable manner while providing assistance for those who need or request it.
Tel:902-334-0334
Windsor Senior Citizen Bus Society
Provides accessible group transportation services to any group or organization across Nova Scotia.
902-790-6637
communitybusbookings@gmail.com
Fuel the Care – https://iwkhealth.ca/patient-and-visitor-guide/support-financial-assistance
Fuel the Care is a program offered by Irving Oil that provides free fuel gift cards to parents who must frequently travel to provide their children with urgent medical care. To see if you qualify for assistance from Fuel the Care, contact them at 902-470-8076.
902-470-8076
Air Canada Accessible Travel – Support person
West Jet Personal Attendant – Travelling with a personal attendant – Travel info | WestJet official site
If you require medical services in New Brunswick or Nova Scotia, you may qualify for financial assistance to travel with Maritime Bus.
902-368-5918
ooptravelsupport@gov.pe.ca
Transportation East Inc. – https://transportationeast.wixsite.com/transportation-east
Transportation East Inc. is an accessible transportation service for Islanders in Kings County.
(902)380-9277
transportationeast@outlook.com
Transportation West – https://transportationwest.com/
We take pride in providing safe, efficient and friendly transportation to those in need in communities across Western PEI. Our affordable (non emergency) service allows those who are elderly, differently abled or wheelchair mobile to get to and from appointments, work or social activities.
902-853-6010
Prince Edward Island (PEI) Travel Programs – Overview – Hope Air Help Center
Hope Air has partnered with Health PEI to offer free Confederation Bridge or Northumberland Ferry passes for eligible PEI residents. This program is designed to assist those with a medical appointment covered and insured by Health PEI, who need to travel out of the province by vehicle. All applicants who receive the Bridge or Ferry pass will also receive a gas card. Hope Air offers flights for PEI patients who need to travel out of province to their medical appointment, flight availability is dependent on your destination.
902 368 5918 – ooptravelsupport@gov.pe.ca
Fuel the Care – https://iwkhealth.ca/patient-and-visitor-guide/support-financial-assistance
Fuel the Care is a program offered by Irving Oil that provides free fuel gift cards to parents who must frequently travel to provide their children with urgent medical care. To see if you qualify for assistance from Fuel the Care, contact us at 902-470-8076.
902-470-8076
Hope Air – https://hopeair.ca/
Provides free flights to low-income Canadians who must travel to medical care that does not exist in their communities. Free flights are also available for someone to accompany a patient under 18 years. If medically necessary, a free flight may be available for someone to accompany a patient over 19 years. Services include:
- Free Flights
- Free ground transportation
- Free meal vouchers
- Free hotel/lodge accommodations
Hotel accommodations and meal vouchers are also available to applicants who are driving 80km or more from home for the medical appointment.