Covid-19 Travel

How to best be prepared

Be Prepared

Being prepared when traveling helps our buses stay on schedule, and keeps everyone safe. If you do not adhere to these guidelines, you may be refused entry onto the bus, refused entry into a province, or cause significant delays for you and your fellow passengers at the border. Follow our easy checklist to make sure you're ready for your next Maritime Bus trip. 

Inter-Provincial Travel Requirements

Nova Scotia
  • Government Resources:
    • For more details and the most up-to-date information about traveling to Nova Scotia, please visit the government website here.
Prince Edward Island
  • Government Resources:
    • For more details and the most up to date information about traveling to Prince Edward Island, please visit the government website here
New Brunswick
  • Government Resources:
    • For more details and the most up to date information about traveling to New Brunswick, please visit the government website here.

 

Travel Restrictions Within Provinces

Nova Scotia Communities
New Brunswick Communities
Prince Edward Island Communities

Mask Requirements:

We recommend that all passengers continue to wear masks. 

Days of Operation

We currently operate Bus & Parcel Service everyday except for Saturdays.

You can look up schedules, find fares and buy tickets by visiting our Fares and Schedules page.

Changes Onboard

 As we continue to increase capacity on our buses you may be required to sit beside someone you don't know.  Also, if you wish to have a seat beside your travel partner you will need to mention this to your driver at a transfer point if applicable. 

Masks are recommended on all bus routes, and available for passengers who may have forgotten their own.

Parcel Service

Parcel service continues to be available everyday except for Saturdays. Stations continue to be open 6 and 7 days a week to drop off or pick up your packages. Check your nearest station hours here

Airport Stops

Maritime Bus, the Region’s Intercity Line Run does pick-up and drop-off at local airports within the Maritimes.  It should be noted that Maritime Bus is accessible to any airline traveller who is on route to a destination within their Scheduled Route, to self isolate.  All COVID-19 protocols have been approved by the Chief Medical Officer of the Province of Nova Scotia. See below an outline of Covid-19 Symptoms, and the required pre-boarding questionnaire. 

NOTE:  No passenger with symptoms as outlined below, will be permitted on-board.

Covid-19 Symptoms

Most common symptoms:

  • fever
  • dry cough
  • tiredness

Less common symptoms:

  • aches and pains
  • sore throat
  • diarrhea
  • conjunctivitis (pink eye)
  • headache
  • loss of taste or smell
  • a rash on skin, or discoloration of fingers or toes

Serious symptoms:

  • difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
  • chest pain or pressure
  • loss of speech or movement
Pre-Boarding Questionnaire

If the person responds yes to any of these questions, they are not permitted to board Maritime Bus: 

covid-19 questionnaire

 

Onboard Practices

Onboard Supplies
  • Extra disinfectant wipes and spray
  • Hand Sanitizer at entrance and in washroom
  • Garbage Bag at entrance 
  • In compartment
    • Spare medium garbage bags (frequently dispose of tissues etc.)
    • A contained/sealed sick kit 
    • Contamination Kit (gloves; disinfectant spray; disinfectant wipes; paper towel; small garbage bags; supply of small baggies)
Logistics

Passenger:

  • Social distancing will be maintained as much as possible from other passengers and the driver.
  • Passengers must wear non-medical masks at all time (except when eating or drinking – not at leisure.)
  • If passengers are unable to wear a mask due to a medical reason, they must inform the driver in advance of their departure.
  • Passengers who disembark are to, when they return to embark, sit in the same seat as they did prior to leaving the coach.
  • Documentation must be available for provincial border crossing – see Provincial Border Registration links above.

Driver:

To ensure all protocols are adhered to:

  • Initial safety talk about need to keep us all safe
    • On first entrance to the bus, a “disinfectant sheet” will be taken by each passenger (the passenger can wipe down their seat area and dispose of the towelette in the plastic baggy at their seat.
    • Before entering the bus each time, passenger to take a squirt of hand sanitizer as passenger enters the bus; 
    • Remind the general tips of keep hands away from your face; 
    • Cough into elbow away from others – don’t sneeze with head back (up in the air)
    • Dispose of all tissues (use only once) after each use (plastic bag) 
    • Special filters are on all units (air purification enhanced)
    • Air exchanges 6 times per hours while unit running
    • Overhead air nozzle to be pointed downward (to help keep air moving)
    • If on the trip you are feeling sick (ie elevated temperature) please safely inform the Driver and remove yourself from the Coach 
    • Driver will be outside the bus when loading or unloading passengers (2M away). Note: for any stops the driver will be last on and first off – on no occasion will the driver be at the wheel and have passengers embarking or disembarking.
    • All units will be loaded (embark) back to front.  
    • All units will have passengers unload (disembark) front to back.
    • No changing of seats shall be permitted throughout the trip.
Cleaning

This is a heightened standard of cleaning and preparation of the coach.

Unit Cleaning:

  • Once daily cleaning of the interior of the unit will be done daily using approved disinfectants and techniques for assuring that all contact areas are sprayed with disinfectant, thoroughly cleaned with disinfectant soap and water and then the area is again sprayed with disinfectant.
  • We now disinfect and sanitize our buses with a natural alternative to bleach and other harmful chlorine-based chemicals with state of the art, patented technology. There are two solutions that are created when food grade salt and water are mixed and processed (via electrolysis) through patented water-cell technology. One of them is:  EnvironizeAnolyte.
  • The active ingredient is HypochlorousAcid (HOCL), a Health Canada listed Natural Health Product Ingredient and which has been clinically proven to be 100 times more effective than bleach.
  • ​​​Anolyteis a Food Grade, No Rinse Required Disinfectant 
  • Anolyterequires no WHMIS training for application as it is a non-toxic product. 
  • Anolytehas an extensive kill list of bacteria, spores, viruses and fungi.  
  • Certified Organic
  • Health Canada Approved 
  • Maritime Bus is in great company with huge-volume organizations such as Toronto Transit, LCBO, and Enterprise that trust their sanitation to EnviroNize everyday. 

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Buses:

Location

Area

Application

By Who

Product

Frequency

Entrance 

Railing

wipe

Washbay

Disinfectant

Daily

Entrance

Railing

Garbage Bag

Washbay

 

Daily

Entrance

Dash

wipe 

Washbay

Disinfectant

Daily

Entrance

Dash

Hand Sanitizer

Washbay

 

Daily

Throughout

Touch areas

Wiped

Washbay

Disinfectant 

Daily

Each Seat

Tray Tables

wipe

Washbay

Disinfectant

Daily

Washrm

Sink Counter

Hand Sanitizer

Washbay

Disinfectant

Daily

Washrm

All (toilet/sink walls/floor)

Wiped

Washbay

Disinfectant 

Daily

Each Seat

Armrests

Wipe

Washbay

Disinfectant

Daily

Each Seat

Seatbelts

wipe

Washbay

Disinfectant

Daily

Full unit

All

Sweep/pickup

Driver

All garbage

Daily

Pax seating 

Seat

Wipe

Passenger

Disinfectant wipe

First entry

Pax seating

Seat

On same side as window seat

Washbay

Plastic Bags

Daily

 

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