Getting Around
The City of Miramichi is spread over considerable land area, with the most miles of highway of any city in New Brunswick. The city is connected by a network of highways and two bridges linking both sides of the Miramichi River.
Miramichi Transit, our new public transit system, runs around the river six days a week and will get you wherever you need to go, often in less time than it takes to drive. The transit has three lines and travels through Retirement Miramichi 22 times each day. Cabs are not metered and fare to the major shopping district is $6 one way.
Getting In and Out
Air – Miramichi is less than an 80 minute drive to the Bathurst Airport, Bathurst, NB, or the Moncton International Airport, Moncton, NB
Rail – Miramichi is on the VIA Rail route connecting Halifax, NS, to Montreal, QC
Bus – SMT/Acadian Lines Ltd. provides bus service to cities within the province and beyond. The local depot is located at the VIA Rail station in the west of Miramichi.
Getting Here
The City of Miramichi is accessible by all standard forms of transportation. Air, water, road and railway facilities are all available here.
If you are driving, Moncton, NB is 1.5 hours drive north to Miramichi, Bathurst, NB is 40 minutes drive south to Miramichi and Fredericton, NB is 2 hours drive north east to Miramichi. Montréal is 8 hours drive from Miramichi and Presque Isle, Maine is the closest U.S. Airport. . (Google Map)
The main highways are Route 8 from the southwest, Fredericton to Bathurst, and Route 11 from Moncton from the southeast to the Acadian Peninsula north of Miramichi. These intersect just northeast of Miramichi. Route 126 connects Moncton to the Miramichi by way of Nelson-Miramichi
Air: The closest airport is the Bathurst Airport (www.bathurstairport.ca) which is a 40-minute drive north of Miramichi. Next is The Greater Moncton International Airport (www.gmia.ca), an hour and 20 min drive south of Miramichi. Car rental agencies are available in both cities, and both cities are connected to Miramichi by VIA Rail, Acadian Lines (bus) and private shuttle services.
Train: VIA Rail (link) provides passenger service from Miramichi to Halifax and all western points 3 days per week, once daily.
Bus: Acadian Lines (formerly SMT) offers daily public and passenger service, along with parcel express service, seven days a week departing from Miramichi to all Maritime locations. year in and year out, as is Acadian Lines to this day.
Acadien Bus LinesVIA Rail Station
Miramichi ~ The River is Just the Beginning
Miramichi is not just the name of our city. It is a river, a community, a region, an attitude, an identity, a culture. To its people, “The Miramichi” is home sweet home.
The City of Miramichi was born on January 1, 1995, the amalgamation of two towns, three villages and several local service districts along the last easterly banks of the Miramichi River.
Miramichiers are known far and wide for their hospitality. Whether you are a native Miramichier or you’ve arrived from away, it’s not long before you see the friendly grins and hear the familiar “How's she goin'?, followed by the only understandable reply: “The Very Best!
You'll smile to yourself, amused and perhaps even comforted: you too are “home on the Miramichi!”