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Argentia ferry to Norris Point

Distance
664.9 km
Roads
Route 100Route 1Route 430
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Bonne Bay from the rocks at Norris Point: a pale cliff across calm blue water, snow on the hills behind.
Bonne Bay from the rocks at Norris Point: a pale cliff across calm blue water, snow on the hills behind.Photo: Eric Raymond Lanning · source · CC BY 3.0

Places to stay in Norris Point

From Best Kind Stays. Both sites are run by the same people. Listing is free and nothing paid changes the order.

Every place to stay in Norris Point on Best Kind Stays →

Art in and near Norris Point

By road, from the open map. Shops and galleries keep their own hours. All the art, by region →

Out on the water

Boat tours that leave from here. The sea and the season decide what you see: ask them what is about. Times and prices are on each one's page.

From Norris Point

From Woody Point

Every tour in the province, by kind →

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.

Marine Atlantic: crossings & current schedule →
Driving route from Argentia ferry terminal to Norris Point: 664.9 km by road, via Routes 100 · 1 · 430.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.

  1. Stop 1: North Atlantic Aviation Museum

    An aviation museum in Gander. Gander exists because of transatlantic flight, and this is where that story is kept. Check current hours with the museum.

    Stopping here adds 0.1 km to the drive.

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  2. Stop 2: Airport Nordic Ski Club

    Trail lengths are missing because the trails are not on the map yet.

    Stopping here adds 0.1 km to the drive.

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  3. Stop 3: Indian River

    OpenStreetMap records it as a nature reserve but not who runs it, and it is not on ParksNL's list. Treat it as a place to pull over, not somewhere with facilities.

    Stopping here adds 0.1 km to the drive.

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  4. Stop 4: Newfoundland Insectarium

    An insect museum in Deer Lake. Check its hours before detouring with kids in the car.

    Stopping here adds 0.2 km to the drive.

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  5. Stop 5: Gros Morne Mountain trailhead

    The start of the Gros Morne Mountain Trail, one of the treks the province's tourism site names among the park's 100 km of trails. The parking is off Route 430.

    Stopping here adds 0.3 km to the drive.

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  6. Stop 6: Gros Morne Visitor Information Centre

    Parks Canada's visitor centre on Route 430, before Rocky Harbour. Gros Morne is one of two UNESCO World Heritage Sites on the Viking Trail, per the province's tourism site. Sort out park entry here.

    Stopping here adds 0.3 km to the drive.

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⛽ 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 430 →Whole road: 17 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 97 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 44% has no surface tag, so unknown.

Drive measured Nov 2, 2026, Argentia ferry terminal to Norris 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 →

664.9 km. From the Argentia ferry terminal to Norris Point, on Routes 100, 1 and 430.

Norris Point is on Bonne Bay, across the water from Woody Point. Parks Canada lists it among the seaside communities beside Gros Morne National Park where you can stay, with Cow Head, Glenburnie, Rocky Harbour, Trout River and Woody Point.

When you get to Norris Point

Sunrise and sunset at Norris Point, by month
The 15thFirst lightSunriseSunsetLast light
Jan7:35 am8:12 am4:48 pm5:24 pm
Feb6:58 am7:31 am5:39 pm6:12 pm
Mar7:04 am7:36 am7:25 pm7:57 pm
Apr5:56 am6:30 am8:12 pm8:46 pm
May4:58 am5:37 am8:57 pm9:36 pm
Jun4:30 am5:13 am9:29 pm10:13 pm
Jul4:49 am5:30 am9:24 pm10:05 pm
Aug5:36 am6:12 am8:40 pm9:16 pm
Sep6:24 am6:56 am7:36 pm8:08 pm
Oct7:09 am7:41 am6:32 pm7:04 pm
Nov6:57 am7:32 am4:40 pm5:15 pm
Dec7:33 am8:11 am4:22 pm5:00 pm

Worked out for the 15th of each month at this spot, in local time. First and last light are when the sun is 6° below the horizon: light enough to see and shoot by. The weather line at the top has today's.

Places to eat on the way

Near Norris Point, the places are on the town's own list: where to eat near Norris Point →

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

The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 128.8 km, after Eddies Restaurant, until Big Stop Restaurant.

Show all 87
  • 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 92.2
  • 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 412.5
  • Red Hawk Dinerrestaurantkm 412.7
  • Eddies Restaurantrestaurantkm 463.4
  • Big Stop Restaurantrestaurantkm 592.2 · 349 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 592.3 · 1623 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 592.3 · 508 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 592.3 · 1584 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 592.3 · 1839 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 592.3 · 1744 m off the road
  • Wingn' itrestaurantkm 592.3 · 1148 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonfast foodkm 592.3 · 393 m off the road
  • Funland Resortrestaurantkm 599.3 · 937 m off the road

Not ranked or complete, and nobody pays to be here. No opening hours: phone ahead. Open map data, read 2026-10-18 (how we measure). Missing one? Add it to the map or email us the details.

Short drives from Norris Point

An easy day out from Norris PointWestern Brook Pond Trail 36 km awayThe walk to the boat: 5.4 km out and back · easyBook the boat ahead: Parks Canada recommends it. 709-458-2016 · Their page →Directions from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Norris Point. Each one's page has directions.

More, up to 75 km (9)

Distances by road from Norris Point, measured on OpenStreetMap November 7, 2026. 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, Glovertown km 224, Gander km 290, Bishop’s Falls km 373, South Brook km 465, Deer Lake km 594, Rocky Harbour km 657
Longest stretch without one
129 km
South Brook → Deer Lake, of 664 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Norris Point
8.3 km
by road, at Rocky Harbour

The chargers

Charging: about 100 km of range every 15 minutes, and most EVs to 80% in less than an hour. You start it with a free ChargePoint account, with the ChargePoint app or card. NL Hydro, read November 1, 2026.

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, October 22, 2026): Whitbourne (km 45; CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · ultra-fast, up to 175 kW to one car, 350 kW where a site has two or more chargers) and Clarenville (km 144; CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · ultra-fast, up to 175 kW to one car, 350 kW where a site has two or more chargers) and Gander, a second site in the same town (km 290; CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · ultra-fast, up to 175 kW to one car, 350 kW where a site has two or more chargers) and Deer Lake, a second site in the same town (km 590; CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · ultra-fast, up to 175 kW to one car, 350 kW where a site has two or more chargers). Not counted until it opens.

NL Hydro fast chargers within 3 km of the drive. Check the app for one that's working. Exported October 22, 2026. 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: 65% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
35%
215.4 km of 664.9 km driven
No surface tag on the map
65%
398.9 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 from a local Geofabrik extract (Overpass unreachable), checked 2026-11-02. 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 664.9 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 Norris Point from the Argentia ferry terminal?＋

664.9 km by road from the ferry terminal to Norris Point.

What route do I take?＋

Routes 100, 1 and 430. Your maps app has the turns.

Can I stay in Norris Point?＋

Yes. Parks Canada lists Norris Point among the seaside communities beside Gros Morne National Park where you can stay.

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Every distance and coordinate on this page was checked against its source on November 2, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap node/605220569 — Argentia. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/475749386 — Norris Point town node. Planning only: not live and not for navigation; roads and conditions change. Terms