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Argentia ferry terminal → Portugal Cove ferry terminal

Argentia ferry to Bell Island

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Distance
136.1 km
Drive time
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The Portugal Cove ferry terminal and the slipway across the tickle to Bell Island.
The Portugal Cove ferry terminal and the slipway across the tickle to Bell Island.Photo: Paul from Hacketts Cove, Canada · source · CC BY 2.0

You arrive by ferry — North Sydney, Nova Scotia to Argentia

Marine Atlantic runs this crossing seasonally, against year-round sailings into Port aux Basques. People choose it for where it lands. Marine Atlantic publishes sailings and fares.

Operated by Marine Atlantic. The drive below starts where the boat lands.

Crossings & current schedule →

Then a ferry to Bell Island

The mapped ferry route runs across Conception Bay between Portugal Cove and Bell Island, drawn in both directions and tagged as carrying motor vehicles, cyclists and foot passengers. The province runs it and publishes more than one timetable, depending on which vessels are working. Open the current schedule before you go.

Operated by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Current schedule →
Driving route from Argentia ferry terminal to Portugal Cove ferry terminal: 136.1 km by road, via Routes 100 · 1 · 50 · 41.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

Faded lines are other drives from Argentia ferry terminal into this area: St. John's (133 km), Signal Hill (Cabot Tower) (136 km), Cape Spear (144 km), Harbour Grace (96 km), Brigus (78 km), Clarke's Beach (78 km), Witless Bay (114 km), Heart's Content (107 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.

  1. Stop 1: Fitzgerald's Pond Provincial Park

    A Provincial Park Reserve, not a provincial park with a campground. ParksNL defines these as pre-1997 parks whose campground area was deproclaimed and privatised, with the rest kept to protect natural features. It states that park reserves have no visitor services, so there is no washroom. It sits on the driven line and costs no extra driving.

    Directions →
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    Show on map: Fitzgerald's Pond Provincial Park ↑

  2. Stop 2: Butter Pot Provincial ParkDetour

    The drive runs along this park's boundary, but the park reaches well inland. ParksNL calls Butter Pot one of the most popular provincial parks in Newfoundland and Labrador. Its page lists ponds to swim, fish and paddle, sandy beaches, a campground, trails, and a view over the water from the top of Butter Pot Hill. A place to spend time, not a quick stop.

    Stopping here adds 6.6 km to the drive.

    Directions →
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    Show on map: Butter Pot Provincial Park ↑
⛽ Fuel and gravel, road by road ▾
  • Route 100 →Whole road: 3 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 63 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 0% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 1 →Whole road: 54 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 119 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 68% has no surface tag, so unknown.

Drive measured Oct 19, 2026, Argentia ferry terminal to Portugal Cove ferry terminal. Your maps app gives the time on the day. The ferry after it is not included. How we measure

Then the ferry to Bell Island — sailings & schedule →

Add to a trip →Staying here? Days out ↓Ferry info: Marine Atlantic →

136.1 km. Off the ferry at Argentia to Portugal Cove ferry terminal, on Routes 100, 1, 50 and 41.

When you get to Portugal Cove

Sunrise and sunset at Portugal Cove, by month
Month (the 15th)SunriseSunset
January7:44 am4:35 pm
February7:08 am5:23 pm
March7:15 am7:06 pm
April6:13 am7:49 pm
May5:24 am8:30 pm
June5:02 am9:00 pm
July5:18 am8:56 pm
August5:56 am8:15 pm
September6:37 am7:15 pm
October7:19 am6:14 pm
November7:06 am4:26 pm
December7:43 am4:10 pm

Worked out for the 15th of each month at this spot, in local time. The weather line at the top has today's.

Places to eat on the way

5 near Portugal Cove ferry terminal: where to eat near Portugal Cove →

32 places to eat within 2 km of this drive, in the order you pass them.

The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 71.2 km — after Mary Brown's, until Costco Food Court.

Every one of them, in the order you pass them
  • A&Wfast foodkm 45
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 45.3
  • Subwayfast foodkm 45.3
  • Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 45.9
  • Costco Food Courtfast foodkm 117.1 · 1443 m off the road
  • Starbuckscafékm 117.5 · 1626 m off the road
  • Canteenrestaurantkm 117.5 · 1777 m off the road
  • Pizza Hutrestaurantkm 117.5 · 1757 m off the road
  • Five Guysrestaurantkm 117.5 · 1660 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 117.5 · 1923 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 117.5 · 1866 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 118.2 · 1700 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 118.2 · 1698 m off the road
  • Donovan's Irvingrestaurantkm 118.6 · 605 m off the road
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 118.7 · 466 m off the road
  • Pizza Housefast foodkm 119.1 · 1873 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 119.1 · 517 m off the road
  • Domino'sfast foodkm 119.3 · 1114 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 119.3 · 1190 m off the road
  • Cojonesrestaurantkm 119.3 · 1086 m off the road
  • Coffee Matters Paradisecafékm 119.5 · 743 m off the road
  • Ye's Wokrestaurantkm 119.5 · 676 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 119.6 · 745 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 119.7 · 523 m off the road
  • Dairy Queenfast foodkm 119.8 · 271 m off the road
  • Kozy Kitchenrestaurantkm 119.8
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 119.8 · 189 m off the road
  • Mr. G's Loungepubkm 119.8 · 321 m off the road
  • Ocean Sushirestaurantkm 119.8 · 314 m off the road
  • Peter's Pizzafast foodkm 119.8 · 328 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 119.8 · 266 m off the road
  • Tiny's Bar and Grillrestaurantkm 119.8 · 342 m off the road

Not ranked or complete, and nobody pays to be here. No opening hours: phone ahead. Open map data, swept 2026-10-18. How we measure · Add a missing place

New place to eat, or one that's missing? This list comes from OpenStreetMap, so nobody can pay to be on it. Add it to the map yourself (about twenty minutes on a phone), or email us the details and we'll put it on the map.

Short drives from Portugal Cove

An easy day out from Portugal CoveSt. John's 17 km awayIts own page measures from the Argentia ferry; from Portugal Cove it is 17 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Portugal Cove.

More, up to 19 km (10)

Distances by road, measured on OpenStreetMap October 16, 2026, from where this route ends. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

Doing it electric

Fast chargers on this drive
Paradise km 118, St. John’s km 118
Longest stretch without one
118 km
Argentia → Paradise, of 136 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Portugal Cove ferry terminal
17.9 km
by road, at Paradise

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-22): Whitbourne (km 46) and St. John’s (km 118). Not counted until it opens.

NL Hydro fast chargers within 3 km of the drive. Check the app for one that's working. Exported 2026-10-22. How we measure

Every route compared →NL Hydro: plan your road trip →

Paved or not, per the map

Mapped as unpaved
none
Not proof it is all paved: 25% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
75%
93.6 km of 136.1 km driven
No surface tag on the map
25%
31.3 km: surface not recorded

In a rental car: Hertz Canada’s terms say “use off paved roads or on roads which are not regularly maintained” voids the damage waiver. Check your own agreement. Hertz’s terms ↗. Source for these figures: OSRM driving profile, stored route query, with node annotations; OpenStreetMap surface tags via Overpass, checked 2026-10-19. Today's road conditions: 511.

Before you go

These change, so we link to the people who keep them up to date.

  • The crossing you arrive onSeasonal — Argentia is not the year-round crossing

    Port aux Basques runs through the winter; Argentia does not. Confirm the sailing first, because the other landing is on the far side of the island.

    marineatlantic.ca →

  • MooseYear round, worst between dusk and dawn

    The province says the likelihood of injury in a moose collision is twice as high between dusk and dawn as in daytime. This is 136.1 km, much of it unlit two-lane highway; plan the drive for daylight where you can.

    gov.nl.ca →

  • Road conditionsYear round, matters most November–April

    Conditions change fast on this coast. Check before you set off.

    511nl.ca →

Questions

How far is Portugal Cove ferry terminal from the Argentia ferry?＋

136.1 km from the ferry terminal to Portugal Cove ferry terminal.

What route do I take?＋

Routes 100, 1, 50 and 41. Your maps app has the turns.

Do I need a car?＋

You came off the ferry with one, so this is your own drive.

No recorded track yet.Drove it? Send yours →

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Every distance and coordinate on this page was checked against its source on October 19, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap node/605220569 — Argentia. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/1556565861 — Portugal Cove.

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