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Red Shores from where you are staying

Where you are staying on the island decides which Red Shores hall sits closer, Charlottetown or Summerside. Pick your town below to see both straight-line distances, then open a route to the hall you choose.

By the Island Ticker writersChecked October 13, 2026

Drawn picture: the guide's character sits on a split-rail fence beside a red dirt road through green potato fields, a paper map open on her lap.
Drawn scene. The young woman is a character made for this guide: not a real person, not Red Shores staff.

Your town, the two halls

Straight lines between OpenStreetMap town points · roads run longer

WestEastMainlandSummersideCharlottetownNorth Rustico

To Charlottetown

29 km

Route in Google Maps

To Summerside

37 km

Route in Google Maps

From North Rustico, Charlottetown is closer, by 8 km in a straight line.

Town points from OpenStreetMap; the halls sit in Charlottetown and Summerside, so a line ends at the town point, not at a door.

Closer hall, town by town

If your bed for the week is out west, Summerside is the nearer hall. From Tignish it is 65 km in a straight line, against 105 km to Charlottetown. Alberton sits 51 km from Summerside and 96 km from Charlottetown. Kensington is closer still: 12 km to Summerside, 45 km to Charlottetown. The two hall towns themselves are 54 km apart.

Heading east flips it. Stratford is 4 km from the Charlottetown point and 57 km from Summerside, and Cornwall is 7 km against 48 km. Montague (37 km versus 91 km), Georgetown (46 km versus 99 km) and Souris (69 km versus 118 km) all point to Charlottetown too. North Rustico leans the same way at 29 km, with Summerside 37 km off.

Straight lines from each OpenStreetMap town point to the points of Charlottetown and Summerside
Starting townTo CharlottetownTo SummersideCloser hall
Tignish, PETo Charlottetown: 105 kmTo Summerside: 65 kmCloser: Summerside
Alberton, PETo Charlottetown: 96 kmTo Summerside: 51 kmCloser: Summerside
Summerside, PETo Charlottetown: 54 kmTo Summerside: 0 kmCloser: Summerside
Kensington, PETo Charlottetown: 45 kmTo Summerside: 12 kmCloser: Summerside
Borden-Carleton, PETo Charlottetown: 44 kmTo Summerside: 17 kmCloser: Summerside
North Rustico, PETo Charlottetown: 29 kmTo Summerside: 37 kmCloser: Charlottetown
Cornwall, PETo Charlottetown: 7 kmTo Summerside: 48 kmCloser: Charlottetown
Charlottetown, PETo Charlottetown: 0 kmTo Summerside: 54 kmCloser: Charlottetown
Stratford, PETo Charlottetown: 4 kmTo Summerside: 57 kmCloser: Charlottetown
Montague, PETo Charlottetown: 37 kmTo Summerside: 91 kmCloser: Charlottetown
Georgetown, PETo Charlottetown: 46 kmTo Summerside: 99 kmCloser: Charlottetown
Souris, PETo Charlottetown: 69 kmTo Summerside: 118 kmCloser: Charlottetown
Moncton, NBTo Charlottetown: 130 kmTo Summerside: 84 kmCloser: Summerside
Dieppe, NBTo Charlottetown: 125 kmTo Summerside: 80 kmCloser: Summerside
Shediac, NBTo Charlottetown: 109 kmTo Summerside: 62 kmCloser: Summerside
Sackville, NBTo Charlottetown: 103 kmTo Summerside: 71 kmCloser: Summerside
Amherst, NSTo Charlottetown: 95 kmTo Summerside: 71 kmCloser: Summerside
Truro, NSTo Charlottetown: 98 kmTo Summerside: 121 kmCloser: Charlottetown
Pictou, NSTo Charlottetown: 70 kmTo Summerside: 115 kmCloser: Charlottetown
New Glasgow, NSTo Charlottetown: 81 kmTo Summerside: 126 kmCloser: Charlottetown
Halifax, NSTo Charlottetown: 180 kmTo Summerside: 195 kmCloser: Charlottetown
  • Distances are straight lines between OpenStreetMap town points, not road distances, and roads always run longer.
  • Each route link opens Google Maps in a new tab.

Off the Confederation Bridge

Driving over from New Brunswick means crossing the Confederation Bridge, which lands on the island at Borden-Carleton. From there Summerside is 17 km in a straight line and Charlottetown is 44 km. Roads always run longer than these lines.

Moncton, for scale, sits 84 km from the Summerside point and 130 km from Charlottetown. Shediac comes in at 62 km and 109 km, Sackville at 71 km and 103 km. Amherst is 71 km from Summerside and 95 km from Charlottetown. From all four, Summerside is the nearer hall on the map.

Where each hall stands

In Charlottetown, Red Shores Racetrack & Casino is at 58 Kensington Road, Charlottetown, PE C1A 9S8. It is joined to the Eastlink Centre, and the main line is 902-620-4222. Red Shores at Summerside is at 55 Greenwood Drive, Summerside, PE C1N 6E4, joined to Credit Union Place; call 902-888-5666. Red Shores publishes nothing on parking, bus stops or shuttles for either hall. If that matters for your evening, the hall's main number is the place to ask.

  • Charlottetown hallRed Shores Racetrack & Casino, 58 Kensington Road, joined to the Eastlink Centre · 902-620-4222
    On the floor: slot machines plus live tables, from blackjack and baccarat to poker and roulette
  • Summerside hallRed Shores at Summerside, 55 Greenwood Drive, joined to Credit Union Place · 902-888-5666
    On the floor: VLTs, and nothing else

Quick answers

Staying in North Rustico, which hall is closer?

Charlottetown, at 29 km in a straight line. Summerside is 37 km from North Rustico.

What separates the two hall towns on the map?

The Charlottetown and Summerside town points are 54 km apart in a straight line. Roads run longer than that.

Coming off the bridge, is Summerside the nearer hall?

Yes, Summerside is nearer. The Confederation Bridge lands at Borden-Carleton, 17 km from Summerside and 44 km from Charlottetown in straight lines.

Can you ride a casino bus to Red Shores?

Red Shores publishes nothing on buses, bus stops or shuttles for either hall. Calling the hall's main number is the way to ask: 902-620-4222 in Charlottetown, 902-888-5666 in Summerside.

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