The usual way to reach the communities within Nunavut is by air. Most communities are served daily by at least one regional airline, with smaller communities being served less frequently. However, an increasing number of expedition cruise ships are sailing into Nunavut each summer. Float planes are rarely used owing to tidal areas, but do provide access to some northern lakes. The three airlines providing scheduled flights into the region are Calm Air (MO) (website: www.calmair.com), Canadian North (CP) (website: www.canadiannorth.com) and First Air (7F) (website: www.firstair.ca). Other carriers provide scheduled or charter flights within Nunavut which are generally timed to meet inbound flights.

Iqaluit Airport (YFB) is less than 1km (0.6 miles) from the town centre (journey time - 5 minutes). International visitors will need to fly to Ottawa (Ontario), Montréal (Québec), Edmonton (Alberta) or Winnipeg (Manitoba) to board domestic flights to the Nunavut entry airports - Iqaluit, Cambridge Bay or Rankin Inlet.

There is no water access to Nunavut for visitors except on cruises during the open water season - July to September. A number of tour operators offer Northwest Passage, Hudson Bay and High Arctic cruises each year.

There are no roads to Nunavut and only one road in Nunavut, between the communities of Nanisivik and Arctic Bay - 21km (13 miles) in length.