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Argentia ferry terminal → Gander

Argentia ferry to Gander

Distance
292 km
Drive time
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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 Gander: 292 km by road, via Routes 1 · 330.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

Faded lines are other drives from Argentia ferry terminal into this area: Lewisporte (350 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.

⛽ Fuel and gravel, road by road ▾

Route 1 · Route 330

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

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

292 km. Off the ferry at Argentia to Gander, on Routes 1 and 330.

When you get to Gander

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Short drives from Gander

An easy day out from GanderLewisporte 59 km awayOff the seasonal Argentia ferry, Lewisporte is 350.2 km: the Trans-Canada west through Gander, then Routes 340 and 341 north.Its own page measures from the Argentia ferry; from Gander it is 59 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Gander.

More, up to 81 km (8)

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 291
Longest stretch without one
118 km
the ARG door → Goobies, of 292 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Gander
at Gander

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-10): Whitbourne (km 45) and Clarenville (km 144) and Gander (km 291). 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
37%
99.1 km of 292 km driven
No surface tag on the map
63%
168.5 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

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 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.

    Check it now →

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

    Check it now →

  • Road conditionsYear round, matters most November–April

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

    Check it now →

The drive back

Gander back to Argentia measures 292 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 Gander from the Argentia ferry?＋

292 km from the ferry terminal to the centre of Gander.

What route do I take?＋

Routes 1 and 330. Your maps app has the turns.

Is Argentia the closest ferry for Gander?＋

Yes. The next closest is Port aux Basques ferry, at 571.4 km.

Do I need a car?＋

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

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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/304259858 — Gander.

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