Arriving at Deer Lake
Deer Lake without a car
Every drive here assumes a car, and outside town there's usually no other way. Below: what you can walk to, and who the airport lists at the door.
Terminal to Deer Lake town centre: 7.6 km on foot, about 1h 41m. Too far with luggage: take a taxi or a bus from the list below, then walk from town.
Already in town, off a ship or in a hotel? What you can walk to from Deer Lake town centre ↓ Anything further than that is a taxi or a tour.
On foot from Deer Lake town centre
Within an hour's walk, nearest first.
- Deer Lake visitor centre stop5 min walk · 0.4 km
- Joe Butts Lookout stop26 min walk · 1.9 km
- Newfoundland Insectarium stop51 min walk · 3.8 km
Walking times are OSRM foot profile (routing.openstreetmap.de/routed-foot), OpenStreetMap paths, measured 2026-10-14, at a steady pace with no stops: read them as the least it will take. Deer Lake town centre is OpenStreetMap node/107362183 (place=town).
Arriving without a car
Not renting? Here's who Deer Lake Regional Airport lists at the door. Fares change, so we link to them instead.
No rideshare here.
The airport's ground-transportation page lists no rideshare service, only three taxi firms, a shuttle and seven charter operators (checked 2026-09-15).
Taxi
Star Taxi, which the airport calls its primary ground transportation provider, serving the whole region with wheelchair-accessible vans and accommodating service dogs. The airport advises contacting them 24 to 48 hours before you arrive.
Taxi
Deer Lake Taxi, listed as operating around the clock across the province with no pre-booking required.
Shuttle
Star Taxi runs a shuttle between Corner Brook and the airport, serving named hotels, with a private-car option. It must be booked ahead. The airport publishes the fares.
Coach
DRL Coachlines' once-a-day coach each way between St. John's and Port aux Basques stops in Deer Lake town (the Circle K), not at the airport terminal. It reaches no island and no national park. Tickets are bought on the bus, cash only. Times and fares are DRL's: drl-lr.com.
Source: Deer Lake Regional Airport,2026-09-15. Check there for fares and times.
Everything else from Deer Lake is a drive: every measured drive from the Deer Lake airport →