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Argentia ferry terminal → Corner Brook

Argentia ferry to Corner Brook

Distance
647.3 km
Drive time
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Roads
1450A
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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 →
Driving route from Argentia ferry terminal to Corner Brook: 647.3 km by road, via Routes 1 · 450A.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.
⛽ Fuel and gravel, road by road ▾

Route 1 · Route 450A

Drive measured Oct 16, 2026, Argentia ferry terminal to Corner Brook. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

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

647.3 km. Off the ferry at Argentia to Corner Brook, on Routes 1 and 450A.

Port aux Basques ferry is closer (221.8 km). This drive suits a trip that starts at Argentia.

When you get to Corner Brook

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Short drives from Corner Brook

An easy day out from Corner BrookMarble Mountain Base Lodge 11 km awayYou land at Deer Lake and Marble Mountain is 47 km southwest on the Trans-Canada down the Humber Valley to the base lodge at Steady Brook.Its own page measures from the Deer Lake airport; from Corner Brook it is 11 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Corner Brook.

More, up to 97 km (1)

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
Goobies km 118, Port Blandford km 176, Glowertown km 224, Gander km 290, Bishop’s Falls km 373, South Brook km 465, Deer Lake km 594, Corner Brook km 643
Longest stretch without one
129 km
South Brook → Deer Lake, of 646 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Corner Brook
at Corner Brook

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-10): Whitbourne (km 45) and Clarenville (km 144) and Gander (km 290) and Deer Lake (km 590). Not counted until it opens.

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

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

Paved or not, per the map

Mapped as unpaved
none
Mapped as paved
29%
171.2 km of 647.3 km driven
No surface tag on the map
71%
414.9 km: surface not recorded

Why it matters: 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. The terms themselves. Source for these figures: OSRM driving profile, stored route query, with node annotations; OpenStreetMap surface tags via Overpass, checked 2026-10-16. Today's road conditions: 511.

Before you go

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

    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.

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  • 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 647.3 km, much of it unlit two-lane highway; plan the drive for daylight where you can.

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  • Road conditionsYear round, matters most November–April

    Conditions at one end of the island say little about the other. Check before you set off.

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The drive back

Measured the other way, Corner Brook back to Argentia is the same distance: 648 km.

Plan back from your boarding time. Give the planner your sailing time and it tells you when to set off.

How early to arrive depends on the vessel and the season: check Marine Atlantic →

Return measured 2026-10-16, the same way as the drive out. How we measure

Questions people actually ask

How far is Corner Brook from the Argentia ferry?＋

647.3 km from the ferry terminal to the centre of Corner Brook.

What route do I take?＋

Routes 1 and 450A. Your maps app has the turns.

Is there a closer way in to Corner Brook?＋

Port aux Basques ferry is 221.8 km from Corner Brook, against 647.3 km from Argentia.

Do I need a car?＋

Plan on one. Buses between these towns are few, and the drive is the way most people make it.

No recorded track yet.Drove it? Send yours →

Put this map on your site

Run a place to stay, a tour or a town page on this drive? Add this map to your site. It answers how far from the airport? Free, no account, and we keep the figures current.

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Every distance and coordinate on this page was checked against its source on October 16, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap node/605220569 — Argentia. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/2437986499 — Corner Brook.

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