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
Nova Scotia
At this time, Travel within Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador is permitted without the requirement to self-isolate for Atlantic Canadian residents. If you live in these provinces, you must show proof of residency when you enter Nova Scotia. You don’t need to complete a Nova Scotia Safe Check-in Form (self-declaration) before you travel to the province.
If you are a resident from outside of those provinces (including New Brunswick), and plan to enter Nova Scotia, you must Register to enter Nova Scotia.
Effective January 9th, 2021, Nova Scotia requires residents from New Brunswick to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival, pre-register to enter the province, and show ID at the border. Read More
For more details and the most up-to-date information about traveling to Nova Scotia, click here.
Prince Edward Island
As of November 24th, PEI announced they are leaving Atlantic bubble for at least 2 weeks. This will require all visitors to PEI to self-isolate for 14 days. Registration for travel into Prince Edward Island, including Islanders returning home from travel, is now mandatory. Register to enter Prince Edward Island
*If you will be travelling through New Brunswick to enter PEI, please also register for New Brunswick. The link can be found below.
For more details and the most up to date information about traveling to Prince Edward Island, click here.
Entry point for registration: Confederation Bridge
New Brunswick
Announced on November 26th, New Brunswick is pulling out of the Atlantic bubble and as of November 27th, all visitors to New Brunswick will have to self-isolate for 14 days unless exempt. Registration for travel into New Brunswick, including New Brunswickers returning home from travel, is also now mandatory. Travellers must register at www.gnb.ca/travelregistration.
Entry point for registration: Aulac.
For more details and the most up to date information about traveling to New Brunswick, please click here.
Mask Requirements:
Masks are required on all busses, on all routes, in all provinces.
Days of Operation
We currently operate Bus & Parcel Service on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays.
You can look up schedules, find fares and buy tickets by visiting our Fares and Schedules page.
Changes Onboard
Parcel Service
Parcel service continues to be available on Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Sundays. 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
- diarrhoea
- conjunctivitis (pink eye)
- headache
- loss of taste or smell
- a rash on skin, or discolouration 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:
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
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Maritime Bus is in great company with huge-volume organizations such as Toronto Transit, LCBO, and Enterprise that trust their sanitation to EnviroNize everyday.
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 |
