Planning a trip to Fredericton

Getting There 

Located beside the Trans-Canada Highway, Route 2, linking the Maritimes to the rest of Canada, Fredericton is 265km (165 miles) from Edmundston, to the northwest, near the Québec border. From Moncton, take the Trans-Canada Highway north 177km (110 miles). From Saint John to the south, it’s about 112km (70 miles) via Route 7. From the U.S.-Canadian border at Houlton, Maine, it’s about the same distance: Take Route 95 to Woodstock, New Brunswick, then turn onto the Trans-Canada Highway and follow it east for an hour. Look for signs directing you downtown. (From the west, follow Woodstock Road, which tracks along the river. From Saint John, look for Route 7 to Regent Street, and then turn right down the hill.)

Fredericton International Airport (tel. 506/460-0920), coded YFC, is located 10 minutes southeast of downtown on Route 102 and is served by cab and rental-car companies.

Visitor Information Fredericton has a visitor information center at 494 Queen St. (tel. 506/460-2129), open year-round. An important reason to visit here is to ask for a “visitor parking pass,” which allows visitors from outside the province to park free at city lots and meters in town for 3 days. Travel info, including a detailed map of the downtown and a suggested walking tour, is at frederictoncapitalregion.ca.