Hartland printable guide

Hartland

Stop for 2–3 hours to walk the world's longest covered bridge, then move on: Hartland has no night of its own to fill.

Hartland is a village of about 950 people on the Saint John River, 25 km west of Woodstock and 105 km west of Fredericton. Its one draw is the Hartland Covered Bridge, 391 m long and the longest covered bridge in the world, a National Historic Site you can drive or walk across. Everything else — a library in a 1912 post office, a chip-factory tour, a golf course — fills an afternoon at most. Treat it as a half-day stop on the Trans-Canada Highway, not a base.

Sketch, not to navigate by: shapes follow this guide’s areas and places, not official boundaries. North is up.

Country

Canada

Best months

Jun–Sep

Avoid

Nov–Apr (cold, ice, many seasonal sites shut)

Stay

0–1 nights

Checked 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change; anything marked (check) is not confirmed.

Essentials

Currency: CAD
Money: Currency is the Canadian dollar (CAD, $). Cards and tap-to-pay are accepted almost everywhere.
Daily spend: Budget C$60–100 excl. bed · Mid C$100–170 excl. bed · High C$170+ excl. bed (estimate; check)
SIM and data: Rogers, Bell and Telus plus cheaper brands (Fido, Koodo, Public Mobile); prepaid SIMs in malls and stores. Canadian data is expensive — an eSIM is often cheaper.
Emergency: Police, fire, ambulance 911 · Visitor Information Centre (seasonal) +1 506 375-4075
Plugs: Types A, B · 120 V · 60 Hz · Same as the US.
Tipping: Restaurant: 15–20% of the pre-tax bill.; Bar: CAD 1–2 per drink.; Taxi: 10–15%.; Housekeeping: CAD 3–5 a night.; Guide: 10–20% of the tour price.
Water: Tap water is drinkable; treat water from lakes and streams (giardia).
Toilets: Free in malls, Tim Hortons, stations and park visitor centres.

What things cost

Item	Price
Coffee or a snack in the village	C$3–7
Pub main (burger, wrap) at the golf club restaurant	C$12–19
Motel double room, plus tax	C$99–130
Bag of Covered Bridge potato chips	C$4–6

Desk estimates, checked 2026-09; check locally.

Get in

By air

YFC · Fredericton International Airport: About 1 h 30 min by car via the Trans-Canada Highway; the nearest airport with scheduled service.
YQM · Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International: About 2 h 30 min by car; more flights but a longer drive.

Typical fares

Fredericton → Hartland by car: about 105 km (65 mi), 1 h 15 min on Route 2about 65 mi (105 km), 1 h 15 min on Route 2
Woodstock → Hartland by car: about 25 km (16 mi), 20–25 minabout 16 mi (25 km), 20–25 min
Covered Bridge Potato Chips tour: adults C$5, youth C$3, under 6 free, plus tax

Get around

You need a car. Route 2 (Trans-Canada Highway) bypasses the town to the west; take the exit onto Route 130 into Hartland. Route 105 runs along the north bank of the Saint John River and Route 103 along the south bank. The village itself is walkable: the bridge, the library and Main St are within about 10 minutes on foot.

See and do

Known for

Hartland Covered Bridge (391 m, longest covered bridge in the world)
Covered Bridge Potato Chips factory tour
Saint John River valley scenery

Day trips

Where	How	Time
Woodstock	Drive east on Route 2 or Route 103	About 25 min
Florenceville-Bristol	Drive west on Route 2 or Route 105	About 25 min
Fredericton	Drive east on Route 2	About 1 h 15 min
Perth-Andover	Drive north on Route 2 then Route 105	About 1 h

Sleep

Hartland village (Main St and Route 104): One small motel and a few B&Bs; book ahead in summer, or sleep in Woodstock 25 km (16 mi) east.One small motel and a few B&Bs; book ahead in summer, or sleep in Woodstock 16 mi (25 km) east.
Woodstock: More beds, restaurants and services; a 20–25 min drive east on Route 2 or Route 103.

Phrase card

English	Say or show
Thank you	Thank youEnglish is the main language here
Where is the covered bridge?	Where is the covered bridge?it is on Main St, at the river
Can I pay by card?	Can I pay by card?yes at most places

Etiquette, safety and scams

Etiquette

Greeting: Handshake; 'Bonjour' first in Québec; avoid: Assuming everyone speaks English
Queues: Line up and wait your turn; avoid: Pushing in
Apologising: 'Sorry' is politeness, not admission of fault; avoid: Loud confrontation
Canada vs US: Treat Canada as its own country; avoid: Calling Canadians American
Indigenous culture: Buy from Indigenous-owned businesses and ask before photos at ceremonies; avoid: Wearing headdresses as costume

Scams and watch-outs

The bridge is single-lane: wait for oncoming traffic and watch for pedestrians on the 1945 walkway.
Winter ice and snow make the bridge and river roads slippery; check conditions before driving in from Fredericton or Woodstock.
The potato-chip factory tour does not run on many winter Fridays: check before you drive out to Waterville.
Cell coverage is fine in the village but patchy on river back roads.

Very safe. The real risks are the single-lane bridge, winter ice on river roads and long drives after dark with moose and deer on the shoulder.

One and two days

No timed day plan for Hartland yet. Suggested stay: 0–1 nights. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.

Hartland Covered Bridge (391 m, longest covered bridge in the world)
Covered Bridge Potato Chips factory tour
Saint John River valley scenery

Sources

Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.

Wikivoyage: Hartland, revision 5238954 (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=5238954

Pocket card

Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.

Hartland

To this address, please

My hotel (write the name and address in the local script)

Police, fire, ambulance911
Visitor Information Centre (seasonal)+1 506 375-4075

No embassies in Hartland. The US consulate is in Halifax; most other countries keep embassies in Ottawa. For emergencies, call 911.

Most services are seasonal: the visitor centre runs mid-May to early October and the chip-factory tour has shorter winter hours.

Voykit · checked 2026-09