By bus
The Acadian Bus Line SMT travels between several locations in the maritimes and eastern Quebec, and has daily service in Bathurst. The station is located downtown.
From Nova Scotia/Pei
From Nova Scotia, take Highway 104 across to Sackville, NB and continue to Moncton on Highway 2 West. Then take Highway 15 East to Shediac. From Shediac, take Highway 11 North to Bathurst.
From Prince Edward Island, cross the Confederation Bridge and continue to the 15/16 traffic circle. At the traffic circle, go on Highway 15 West to Shediac. From Shediac, take Highway 11 North to Bathurst.
By train
There is a Via Rail station just off of Riverside Drive in Bathurst. Via Rail's Atlantic train The Ocean stops in Bathurst twice a day, six days a week: in the morning having departed from Montreal, and in the evening having departed from Halifax. The train does not go through on Tuesdays.
From Quebec
The most popular route is Highway 132 East through Matapedia, down to, NB, and then to Bathurst on Highway 11 South. Recently, more people have been travelling down the Trans-Canada from Riviere-du-Loup, down to St-Leonard, NB, up to St-Quentin on Highway 17 North, and over to Bathurst on Highway 180 East. This route travels directly through the Appalachian mountains, and is quite an experience for the adventurous traveller.
From The Us
The fastest way to Bathurst is most likely across I-95 to Woodstock, NB, and up the Trans-Canada 2 West to St-Leonard, over to St-Quentin on Highway 17 North, and across to Bathurst on Highway 180 East. However, this route has few amenities between St-Leonard and Bathurst, with the exception of St-Quentin. A less-isolated route would be taking the Trans-Canada 2 East from Woodstock to Fredericton, then taking Highway 8 North to Bathurst.