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Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown to Summerside – Route Guide

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Green Gables house PEI — Prince Edward Island
Photo: Markus Gregory · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Canada's gentlest province: red-dirt lanes between potato fields, dunes backing water warm enough to actually swim, and Green Gables itself, Anne's house, orchard and Haunted Wood, kept exactly as the books need it. Church-hall lobster suppers with unlimited mussels are the island's true parliament. Everything is twenty minutes away.

Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown to Summerside is a 120 km one-way journey (self-drive). It works best as a 4-day trip; the plan below is the 4-day version for July, built from 123 verified places, with planned transit times, opening hours and daylight checked.

4
days
120km
distance
4
Stops
123
curated stops

Plan your own version → 4-day plan · best time to go

The route

Charlottetown heritage day→ 40 kmPEI National Park coast day→ 5 kmGreen Gables heritage day→ 75 kmSummerside heritage day

What you'll see

Confederation Centre of the Arts
Enjoy rotating visual and performing arts in a vibrant cultural hub.
Charlottetown heritage day
PEI National Park public-coast circuit
Give the north-shore park a full public day under current beach and facility notices.
PEI National Park coast day
L.M. Montgomery's Cavendish Home
Visit the preserved home of the beloved author of Anne of Green Gables.
Green Gables heritage day
Eptek Art and Culture Centre
Explore regional history and art, featuring works by Island artist Georgie Read Barton.
Summerside heritage day
Victoria Park
Stroll along harbor views and wooded paths in this lively park.
Charlottetown heritage day
Green Gables official heritage circuit
Make the route’s literary promise explicit with a full official heritage day.
Green Gables heritage day
International Fox Museum
Discover the fascinating history of PEI's Silver Black Fox farming industry.
Summerside heritage day
Beaconsfield Historic House
Step into a beautifully preserved Victorian home with period furnishings.
Charlottetown heritage day

Choose your length

4-day plan16 stops · 4.2 h transit4 stops/day · 1.1 h transit/daySee the full plan →

When to go

Best months: June, July, August, September

Lobster suppers in church halls, the warmest ocean swimming north of the Carolinas off the north-shore dunes, and Anne of Green Gables performing her 60th-odd season.

See the month-by-month breakdown →

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