Port Hawkesbury and Mulgrave, located on the Strait of Canso, have good highway connections to Sydney, Antigonish, New Glasgow, Truro, Halifax and other locations.

Port Hawkesbury is served by rail - The Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway - which provides service between Sydney and Truro, and connects to CN Rail at Truro.

The Port Hawkesbury municipal airport provides a 1500m x 45m (5000 x 150ft) runway.

Sydney airport is 1.5 hours by road (145km/90mi.); Halifax Airport is 2.5 hours by road (245km/149mi.)

   

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