Arriving at Gander
Gander 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 Gander town centre: 3.7 km on foot, about 50 min. Walkable with a light bag; a taxi is the easier way with luggage.
Already in town, off a ship or in a hotel? What you can walk to from Gander town centre ↓ Anything further than that is a taxi or a tour.
On foot from Gander town centre
Within an hour's walk, nearest first.
- North Atlantic Aviation Museum stop19 min walk · 1.4 km
- Cobb's Pond Loop trail30 min walk · 2.2 km
- Gander Golf Club stop50 min walk · 3.5 km
- Gander Old Town Site stop53 min walk · 4 km
On foot from the terminal
Nearer the airport than the town, within an hour's walk of the terminal.
- Edgar Baird Lakeside Trail trail59 min walk · 4.4 km
- Thomas Howe Demonstration Forest stop59 min walk · 4.4 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. Gander town centre is OpenStreetMap node/304259858 (place=town).
Arriving without a car
Not renting? Here's who Gander International Airport Authority lists at the door. Fares change, so we link to them instead.
No rideshare here.
The Airport Authority's transport page lists no rideshare service (checked 2026-09-15).
Taxi
Busy Bee Cabs, which the Airport Authority says runs a 24-hour service available curbside in the Domestic Arrivals area.
Coach
DRL Coachlines runs the island's one scheduled coach, once a day each way, between St. John's and the Marine Atlantic terminal at Port aux Basques. It stops at Gander Airport itself (the restaurant), and at Lewisporte, Grand Falls-Windsor, Deer Lake and Corner Brook among others. It reaches no island and no national park. Tickets are bought on the bus, cash only. The Airport Authority says a wheelchair-accessible bus needs 48 hours' notice. Times and fares are DRL's: drl-lr.com.
Limousine
Nobel Limousines, listed by the Airport Authority.
Avis, Budget, National and Enterprise are listed at the airport. The Authority says accessible vehicles with wheelchair accommodation or hand controls are limited and need 48 hours' notice.
Source: Gander International Airport Authority,2026-09-15. Check there for fares and times.
Everything else from Gander is a drive: every measured drive from the Gander airport →