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Argentia ferry terminal → Port aux Basques

Argentia ferry to Port aux Basques and the Codroy Valley

Distance
861.3 km
Drive time
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Colourful dories and wharf in Channel-Port aux Basques harbour.
Colourful dories and wharf in Channel-Port aux Basques harbour.Photo: Michel Rathwell from Cornwall, 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 North Sydney, Nova Scotia

Port aux Basques is the island's year-round ferry terminal: Marine Atlantic's year-round crossing to North Sydney sails from the mapped terminal at the end of this drive. Check Marine Atlantic for sailings, fares and weather holds before you plan a day around a departure.

Operated by Marine Atlantic.

Current schedule →
Driving route from Argentia ferry terminal to Port aux Basques: 861.3 km by road, via Routes 100 · 1.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

Faded lines are other drives from Argentia ferry terminal into this area: Codroy Valley (836 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: 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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    Show on map: North Atlantic Aviation Museum ↑

  3. Stop 3: 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.

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    Show on map: Loggers' Life Provincial Museum ↑

  4. Stop 4: Indian River

    A green space mapped essentially on the driven line. 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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    Show on map: Indian River ↑

  5. Stop 5: Codroy Valley Provincial ParkDetour

    The mapped reserve on the Grand Codroy estuary, the broad, sheltered river mouth that makes this valley the west coast's great bird water. Waterfowl stage in the wetlands, with the Long Range mountains behind. ParksNL publishes what operates and when.

    Stopping here adds 17.2 km to the drive.

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    Show on map: Codroy Valley Provincial Park ↑

  6. Stop 6: Wreckhouse

    The most famous stretch of wind in Newfoundland. The Long Range funnels southeasterlies here hard enough that a man was once employed to decide whether trains could pass: Lauchie MacDougall, the human wind gauge. The Trans-Canada runs straight through it, and high-sided vehicles still get held when it blows. Check the forecast for your timing.

    Stopping here adds 0.2 km to the drive.

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    Show on map: Wreckhouse ↑
⛽ 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 Port aux Basques. Your maps app gives the time on the day. The ferry after it is not included. How we measure

Then the ferry to North Sydney, Nova Scotia — sailings & schedule →

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

861.3 km. Off the ferry at Argentia to Port aux Basques, on Routes 100 and 1.

When you get to Port aux Basques

Places to eat on the way

115 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.

All 115, 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
  • Big Stop Restaurantrestaurantkm 592.3
  • Tim Hortonfast foodkm 592.3 · 222 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 592.8 · 192 m off the road
  • Wingn' itrestaurantkm 593.3
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 593.8 · 235 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 594 · 225 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 594 · 178 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 594.1 · 177 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 594.2
  • Peter's Pizzafast foodkm 594.2
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 594.3
  • Langerspubkm 594.3 · 550 m off the road
  • Oasis Grill Houserestaurantkm 615.8 · 244 m off the road
  • Cafe 59restaurantkm 615.8 · 863 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 634.2
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 641.6 · 923 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 641.6 · 912 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 641.6 · 881 m off the road
  • Samuel's Sammiches and Sweetsrestaurantkm 641.8 · 1496 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 642.6 · 310 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 642.9 · 197 m off the road
  • Wendy'sfast foodkm 643.1
  • Pinchgut Restaurant & Conveniencerestaurantkm 660.5
  • Midway Motel and Loungepubkm 751.8
  • Robin's Donutsrestaurantkm 820.7
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 853.6
  • Alma‘s Restaurantrestaurantkm 855.6 · 384 m off the road
  • Robin‘sfast foodkm 855.7 · 754 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 855.7
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 855.8
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 855.9
  • Bob's Chicken Coopfast foodkm 855.9
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 856.3
  • Tai-Hong Restaurantrestaurantkm 856.5
  • Port Clubpubkm 857.3
  • Shark Cove Restaurantrestaurantkm 857.9 · 1120 m off the road
  • Shark Cove Restaurantrestaurantkm 857.9 · 1118 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

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Short drives from Port aux Basques

An easy day out from Port aux BasquesCodroy Valley 39 km awayIts own page measures from the Argentia ferry; from Port aux Basques it is 39 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Port aux Basques.

More, up to 50 km (6)

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 645, Robinsons km 754, Port aux Basques km 858
Longest stretch without one
129 km
South Brook → Deer Lake, of 860 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Port aux Basques
at Port aux Basques

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-22): 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 2026-10-22. 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: 73% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
27%
206.6 km of 861.3 km driven
No surface tag on the map
73%
565.8 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 861.3 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 →

Onward from Port aux Basques

The drives that continue from here, measured the same way you arrived.

Questions

How far is Port aux Basques from the Argentia ferry?＋

861.3 km from the ferry terminal to Port aux Basques.

What route do I take?＋

Routes 100 and 1. 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/33943661 — Port Aux Basques town node.

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