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Argentia ferry terminal → King's Point

Argentia ferry to King's Point

Distance
494.4 km
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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.

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Driving route from Argentia ferry terminal to King's Point: 494.4 km by road, via Routes 100 · 1 · 390 · 391.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

Faded lines are other drives from Argentia ferry terminal into this area: Pilley's Island ferry terminal (507 km), Baie Verte (562 km), Triton (511 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.

  1. Stop 1: Joey's Lookout

    A mapped viewpoint on the Trans-Canada east of Gander, effectively on the road. OpenStreetMap records only the name and that it is a viewpoint. It is easy to miss at highway speed.

    Stopping here adds 0.1 km to the drive.

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    Show on map: Joey's Lookout ↑
  2. Stop 2: Square Pond

    A pond-side stop beside the Trans-Canada. OpenStreetMap still uses its old provincial-park name; the province no longer lists it. A place to stretch your legs.

    Stopping here adds 0.7 km to the drive.

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  3. Stop 3: North Atlantic Aviation Museum

    On the Trans-Canada at 135, per the museum's own page: Gander's story from 1935 to 2001, the Second World War, the transatlantic crossroads years and 9/11. Hours are linked below.

    Stopping here adds 0.1 km to the drive.

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  4. Stop 4: Upper Falls Lookout

    One of three viewpoints mapped together beside the Trans-Canada at the Norris Arm junction. It is the upper waterfall lookout on the Eel Brook Trail, a short walk past Eel Brook's falls: AllTrails lists it at about 1.3 miles out and back, with Lower Falls Lookout as the other viewpoint.

    Stopping here adds 2 km to the drive.

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  5. Stop 5: The nordic trails east of town

    6.7 km of mapped cross-country ski trail in the woods off the Trans-Canada, just east of Grand Falls-Windsor. The club running them is not named on the map; ask locally about grooming and season. The weather strip above says whether there is snow.

    Stopping here adds 1.9 km to the drive.

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    Show on map: The nordic trails east of town ↑
  6. Stop 6: Loggers' Life Provincial MuseumDetour

    A reconstructed 1920s logging camp on the west side of Grand Falls-Windsor, mapped right beside the driven line. Central Newfoundland ran on the woods for a century, and the museum shows that work.

    Stopping here adds 4.3 km to the drive.

⛽ 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.
  • Route 390 →Whole road: 5 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 6.3 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 0% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 391 →Whole road: 1 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 25 km. Unpaved mapped: 20 km; 0% has no surface tag, so unknown.

Drive measured Oct 19, 2026, Argentia ferry terminal to King's Point. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

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

494.4 km. Off the ferry at Argentia to King’s Point, on Routes 100, 1, 390 and 391.

When you get to King's Point

Places to eat on the way

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

The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 58.5 km — after Riverside Diner, until Irving.

All 78, in the order you pass them — open the list
  • Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 45 · 835 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 45
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 45.1 · 224 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 45.1 · 180 m off the road
  • Meghan's Restaurantrestaurantkm 92.3
  • Robin's Donutscafékm 116.5
  • Breen'srestaurantkm 116.8
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 143.3
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 143.3
  • Brownings Pubpubkm 145 · 1212 m off the road
  • Flannigans Pubpubkm 145 · 1229 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 145.1 · 1264 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 146.6 · 593 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 146.6 · 676 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 146.7 · 773 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 146.7 · 539 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 146.7 · 488 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 146.7 · 488 m off the road
  • Rod's Restaurantrestaurantkm 146.9 · 508 m off the road
  • Don Cherry's Sports Bar & Grillrestaurantkm 146.9 · 200 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 147 · 585 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 147 · 585 m off the road
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 147.1 · 1142 m off the road
  • Snack shack.fast foodkm 176.2 · 624 m off the road
  • Happy Adventure Cafecafékm 214.8 · 1229 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 222.9
  • Family Pizzarestaurantkm 252.5 · 1870 m off the road
  • Copper Kettle Restaurantrestaurantkm 259.3
  • The Newfoundland Tea Co. Restaurant & Shoprestaurantkm 288.3 · 1906 m off the road
  • Swiss Chaletrestaurantkm 288.5 · 869 m off the road
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 288.5 · 845 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 288.6 · 816 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 288.6 · 1036 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 288.6 · 1045 m off the road
  • Wing 'n Itrestaurantkm 288.6 · 1795 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 288.8 · 1104 m off the road
  • Mystic Roomrestaurantkm 288.8 · 800 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 288.8 · 1480 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 288.8 · 1110 m off the road
  • The Shawarma Stationrestaurantkm 288.9 · 1143 m off the road
  • Ches's Fish & Chipsrestaurantkm 289 · 956 m off the road
  • Little Caesarsfast foodkm 289 · 1866 m off the road
  • DQ Grill & Chillfast foodkm 289.1
  • Lilly's Landing Family Restaurantrestaurantkm 289.3 · 986 m off the road
  • Jade Garden Restaurantrestaurantkm 289.3 · 869 m off the road
  • Grecofast foodkm 289.3 · 883 m off the road
  • Jumping Bean Coffee Companycafékm 289.4 · 974 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 289.4
  • Louis Geesfast foodkm 289.4 · 809 m off the road
  • New Highlight Restaurantrestaurantkm 289.4 · 906 m off the road
  • Pizza Housefast foodkm 289.4 · 954 m off the road
  • East Ocean Restaurantfast foodkm 289.4 · 949 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 289.5
  • A&Wfast foodkm 289.8
  • Subwayfast foodkm 289.8
  • Riverside Dinerfast foodkm 311.1 · 600 m off the road
  • Irvingrestaurantkm 369.6
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 369.6
  • Furey's Trailway Take-Outfast foodkm 369.7 · 425 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 382.7 · 488 m off the road
  • Greco Pizzafast foodkm 382.8 · 383 m off the road
  • Taiwanrestaurantkm 382.8 · 1240 m off the road
  • Juniper Kitchen and Bistrorestaurantkm 382.8 · 1259 m off the road
  • Sarah's Dinerrestaurantkm 382.9 · 1171 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 383.4 · 967 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 383.5 · 379 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 383.6 · 409 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 383.6 · 519 m off the road
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 383.6 · 721 m off the road
  • Wing'n Itrestaurantkm 383.6 · 1245 m off the road
  • War Wick'srestaurantkm 383.6 · 1338 m off the road
  • Tai Sun Restaurantrestaurantkm 383.6 · 403 m off the road
  • Donnini's Pizza & Donairrestaurantkm 383.6 · 422 m off the road
  • Dairy Queenfast foodkm 383.6 · 266 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 383.8 · 846 m off the road
  • Badger Diner & Motelrestaurantkm 412.4
  • Red Hawk Dinerrestaurantkm 412.7
  • Eddies Restaurantrestaurantkm 463.5

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

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Short drives from King's Point

An easy day out from King's PointCaribou Trail 6.8 km awayA walk: 5.2 km out and back · moderateDirections from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from King's Point.

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
Longest stretch without one
118 km
Argentia → Goobies, of 494 km driven
Nearest fast charger to King's Point
29.1 km
by road, at South Brook

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-22): Whitbourne (km 45) and Clarenville (km 144) and Gander (km 290). 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
0.2 km
Gillingham Lane (0.2 km, 0 km from King's Point)
Mapped as paved
37%
164.7 km of 494.4 km driven
No surface tag on the map
63%
285 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 494.4 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 at one end of the island say little about the other. Check before you set off.

    511nl.ca →

Questions

How far is King's Point from the Argentia ferry?+

494.4 km from the ferry terminal to King's Point.

What route do I take?+

Routes 100, 1, 390 and 391. Your maps app has the turns.

Do I need a car?+

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

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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/1554365684.

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