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Fortune ferry to Cape Spear

Distance
375.6 km
Roads
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Cape Spear lighthouse, white with a red roof, standing on the bare headland above the Atlantic at the easternmost point of North America.
Cape Spear lighthouse, white with a red roof, standing on the bare headland above the Atlantic at the easternmost point of North America.Photo: Nilfanion · source · CC BY-SA 3.0

You arrive by ferry — Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to Fortune

The boat from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon lands at Fortune, on the Burin Peninsula. It is an international crossing: passports, and the rules for bringing a car, are the operator's and the border's to state. SPM Ferries publishes sailings and fares.

SPM Ferries: crossings & current schedule →
Driving route from Fortune ferry terminal to Cape Spear: 375.6 km by road, via Routes 220 · 210 · 1 · 2 · 10 · 11.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.

  1. Stop 1: Provincial Seamen's Museum, Grand BankDetour

    The museum the province's tourism site names in Grand Bank, the town most tied to the schooner fishery.

    Stopping here adds 0.8 km to the drive.

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  2. Stop 2: Marystown

    The peninsula's largest town and its service centre, with a shipyard and fabrication plant for the offshore oil industry, per the province's tourism site.

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  3. Stop 3: Swift Current

    The first community down Route 210, long a favourite for sport fishing, per the province's tourism site. It also names Vernon's Antique Car Museum here.

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  4. Stop 4: Butter Pot Provincial ParkDetour

    ParksNL calls Butter Pot one of the most popular provincial parks in Newfoundland and Labrador. Its page lists ponds to swim, fish and paddle, sandy beaches, a campground, trails, and a view over the water from the top of Butter Pot Hill. A place to spend time, not a quick stop.

    Stopping here adds 6.6 km to the drive.

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  5. Stop 5: Railway Coastal MuseumDetour

    At 495 Water Street, St. John's old railway station, now the Railway Coastal Museum, about the Newfoundland Railway and the coastal boats.

    Stopping here adds 2.4 km to the drive.

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  6. Stop 6: Blackhead One Room Church and School Museum

    In Blackhead, on the road out to the cape, a small community museum by this name. A Facebook page is all we could find for it. Check there before you stop.

    Stopping here adds 0.4 km to the drive.

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⛽ Fuel and gravel, road by road ▾
  • Route 220 →Whole road: 7 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 35 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 0% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 210 →Whole road: 5 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 105 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 2 →Whole road: 10 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 28 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 70% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 10 →Whole road: 7 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 91 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 77% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 11 →Whole road: 2 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 17 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 0% has no surface tag, so unknown.

Drive measured Nov 1, 2026, Fortune ferry terminal to Cape Spear. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

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375.6 km. Off the ferry at Fortune to Cape Spear, on Routes 220, 210, 1, 2, 10 and 11.

When you get to Cape Spear

Sunrise and sunset at Cape Spear, by month
The 15thFirst lightSunriseSunsetLast light
Jan7:08 am7:43 am4:34 pm5:09 pm
Feb6:35 am7:06 am5:22 pm5:54 pm
Mar6:44 am7:14 am7:05 pm7:35 pm
Apr5:40 am6:12 am7:48 pm8:20 pm
May4:47 am5:23 am8:29 pm9:05 pm
Jun4:21 am5:02 am8:59 pm9:39 pm
Jul4:39 am5:18 am8:54 pm9:33 pm
Aug5:22 am5:56 am8:14 pm8:48 pm
Sep6:05 am6:36 am7:14 pm7:45 pm
Oct6:47 am7:18 am6:13 pm6:44 pm
Nov6:31 am7:05 am4:25 pm4:59 pm
Dec7:05 am7:41 am4:09 pm4:45 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

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

The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 105.5 km, after The Tea Rose, until Breen's.

Show all 136
  • Sage Head Cafecafékm 0.3
  • Sarah Rays Placerestaurantkm 6.2 · 710 m off the road
  • Sharon's Nook Coffee Shoprestaurantkm 6.3 · 878 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 60.1
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 60.3
  • The Tea Roserestaurantkm 98.3
  • Breen'srestaurantkm 203.8
  • Robin's Donutscafékm 204.1
  • Meghan's Restaurantrestaurantkm 228.4
  • A&Wfast foodkm 275.6
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 275.7
  • Subwayfast foodkm 275.7
  • Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 276.3
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 347.7 · 1760 m off the road
  • Donovan's Irvingrestaurantkm 348.7 · 1243 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 348.7 · 1881 m off the road
  • Costco Food Courtfast foodkm 348.7 · 478 m off the road
  • Starbuckscafékm 348.8 · 378 m off the road
  • Five Guysrestaurantkm 348.9 · 439 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 349.1
  • A&Wfast foodkm 349.1
  • Pizza Hutrestaurantkm 349.2 · 383 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 349.4 · 1614 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 349.4 · 1834 m off the road
  • Wendy'sfast foodkm 349.4 · 296 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 349.4 · 306 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 349.4 · 1735 m off the road
  • Fat Bastard Burritorestaurantkm 349.4 · 405 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 349.4 · 1658 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 349.4 · 1610 m off the road
  • Old Town Pizzeriarestaurantkm 349.4 · 1708 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 349.4 · 325 m off the road
  • Taco Bellfast foodkm 349.5 · 1684 m off the road
  • Acropolis Pizzarestaurantkm 349.5 · 382 m off the road
  • Full House Restaurantrestaurantkm 349.5 · 323 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 349.5 · 347 m off the road
  • Asian Caferestaurantkm 349.7 · 1619 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 350.6 · 156 m off the road
  • Extreme Pitafast foodkm 350.7 · 331 m off the road
  • Smitty'srestaurantkm 350.9 · 353 m off the road
  • Harvey'sfast foodkm 350.9 · 464 m off the road
  • Thaï Expressfast foodkm 350.9 · 328 m off the road
  • Harvey'sfast foodkm 350.9 · 466 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 351 · 391 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 351 · 330 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 351 · 325 m off the road
  • Booster Juicefast foodkm 351 · 173 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 351 · 327 m off the road
  • Little Caesarsfast foodkm 351.1 · 282 m off the road
  • Dairy Queenfast foodkm 351.1 · 276 m off the road
  • Landwash Brewerypubkm 352.8 · 964 m off the road
  • Johny & Mae'sfast foodkm 352.8 · 960 m off the road
  • The Sweet Newfie Kitchenfast foodkm 354.1 · 1941 m off the road
  • Oscars Eatery & Caférestaurantkm 354.1 · 1852 m off the road
  • Jasmine's Restaurantrestaurantkm 355.2 · 1610 m off the road
  • Dairy Queenfast foodkm 355.3 · 1498 m off the road
  • Redrock Bar & Grillrestaurantkm 355.3 · 1524 m off the road
  • New Moon Restaurantrestaurantkm 355.4 · 1517 m off the road
  • Ches's Fish and Chipsfast foodkm 355.4 · 1359 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 355.4 · 1475 m off the road
  • Topsail Road Pizzeria and Loungefast foodkm 355.4 · 1483 m off the road
  • Big Cheese Pizzafast foodkm 355.4 · 1377 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 355.4 · 1374 m off the road
  • Sushi Makirestaurantkm 355.4 · 1374 m off the road
  • Starbuckscafékm 355.4 · 1488 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 356.4 · 1398 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 356.4 · 1404 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 357
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 357.2 · 1032 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 357.2 · 994 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 357.2 · 952 m off the road
  • Peter's Pizzarestaurantkm 358 · 1017 m off the road
  • Rack and Roll Lounge and Games Roompubkm 358 · 1113 m off the road
  • Red Pepperrestaurantkm 358 · 1028 m off the road
  • Wendy'sfast foodkm 358 · 717 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 358 · 936 m off the road
  • Domino'sfast foodkm 359 · 1175 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 359.1 · 1022 m off the road
  • The Big R Restaurantrestaurantkm 359.5 · 906 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 360.5 · 1305 m off the road
  • Mr. Subfast foodkm 360.5 · 1396 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 360.5 · 1369 m off the road
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 360.5 · 1404 m off the road
  • Fabulous Foodsrestaurantkm 360.6 · 1741 m off the road
  • RJ Pinoy Yumrestaurantkm 360.6 · 1456 m off the road
  • No Name Pizzafast foodkm 360.6 · 1406 m off the road
  • Ziggy Peelgoodsfast foodkm 360.6 · 1348 m off the road
  • The Cove Climbing Cafécafékm 360.6 · 597 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 360.6 · 1449 m off the road
  • Leo's Fish and Chipsfast foodkm 360.6 · 1668 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 360.6 · 159 m off the road
  • Chinched Bistrorestaurantkm 360.8 · 1331 m off the road
  • Yellowbelly Brewerypubkm 360.8 · 1602 m off the road
  • The Kegrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1516 m off the road
  • 3 Sisters Vietnamese Subsfast foodkm 360.8 · 1867 m off the road
  • Afghan Restaurantrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1617 m off the road
  • Piatto Restaurantrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1610 m off the road
  • The Republicpubkm 360.8 · 1603 m off the road
  • Biancarestaurantkm 360.8 · 1993 m off the road
  • Sushi Islandrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1835 m off the road
  • The Sprout Restaurantrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1659 m off the road
  • Ziggy Peelgoods French Friesfast foodkm 360.8 · 1718 m off the road
  • Fat Bastard Burritofast foodkm 360.8 · 1469 m off the road
  • Jack Astor'srestaurantkm 360.8 · 1554 m off the road
  • Downtown Pizza fast foodkm 360.8 · 1457 m off the road
  • Humphreys Restaurant and Pubrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1125 m off the road
  • Kelly's Pubpubkm 360.8 · 1471 m off the road
  • O'Reilly'spubkm 360.8 · 1517 m off the road
  • Fiddlers Pubpubkm 360.8 · 1316 m off the road
  • Shamrock City Pubpubkm 360.8 · 1439 m off the road
  • Trapper John's Museum & Pubpubkm 360.8 · 1615 m off the road
  • Rob Roy Pubpubkm 360.8 · 1560 m off the road
  • Green Sleeves Pub & Restaurantpubkm 360.8 · 1545 m off the road
  • Formosa Tea Houserestaurantkm 360.8 · 1666 m off the road
  • Jumping Bean Coffeecafékm 360.8 · 1824 m off the road
  • Celtic Hearthrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1575 m off the road
  • Bridie Molloy’spubkm 360.8 · 1584 m off the road
  • Christian'spubkm 360.8 · 1483 m off the road
  • Duke of Duckworthpubkm 360.8 · 1856 m off the road
  • The Fifth Ticketrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1995 m off the road
  • Adelaide Oyster Houserestaurantkm 360.8 · 1476 m off the road
  • Merchant Tavernrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1599 m off the road
  • Chinchedrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1646 m off the road
  • Carribean Cornerrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1566 m off the road
  • LIVrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1540 m off the road
  • Frugal Steinsrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1516 m off the road
  • Saltwaterrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1507 m off the road
  • Gahan Housepubkm 360.8 · 1471 m off the road
  • Black Cat Pizzeriarestaurantkm 360.8 · 1681 m off the road
  • Casa Amigos Restaurant NLrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1670 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 360.8 · 1826 m off the road
  • Cojones Tacos & Tequilarestaurantkm 360.8 · 1877 m off the road
  • Ches' Fish & Chipsfast foodkm 360.8 · 1688 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 360.8 · 1445 m off the road
  • The Station Loungepubkm 360.8 · 788 m off the road
  • Magic Wok Eateryrestaurantkm 360.8 · 1163 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.

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Access, as its own page says: Partly step-free: Accessible washrooms and parking, a paved sloping path from the welcome area, and a wooden ramp to the lower Most Easterly Point; one accessible spot at the café, on request. The historic lighthouse is reached by gravel, stairs and rock, and the raised boardwalk to the café has no handrails. The guided tour in ASL; ask at the kiosk. Accessible travel, with the sources →

Doing it electric

Fast chargers on this drive
Marystown km 60, Goobies km 204, Paradise km 348, St. John’s km 350
Longest stretch without one
144 km
Marystown → Goobies, of 375 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Cape Spear
25.7 km
by road, at St. John’s

The chargers

  • Marystown km 60 of the drive

    Marystown Hotel and Convention Centre 180-190 Ville Marie Dr, Marystown, NL A0E 2M0

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Goobies km 204 of the drive

    Irving Oil 162 Trans Canada

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Paradise km 348 of the drive, 2.4 km off it

    Paradise Town Hall 28 McNamara Dr, Paradise, NL A1L 1Y5

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • St. John’s km 350 of the drive

    The Shoppes at Galway 42 Danny Drive, St. John’s

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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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 277; CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · ultra-fast, up to 175 kW to one car, 350 kW where a site has two or more chargers) and St. John’s, a second site in the same town (km 350; 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: 29% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
71%
237.9 km of 375.6 km driven
No surface tag on the map
29%
96.1 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 2026-11-01. 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 onCheck the operator; the season matters

    SPM Ferries sails between Saint-Pierre and Fortune. Confirm the sailing, and what you can bring across, before you plan the drive.

    spm-ferries.fr →

  • 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 375.6 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 Cape Spear from the Fortune ferry?＋

375.6 km from the ferry terminal to Cape Spear.

What route do I take?＋

Routes 220, 210, 1, 2, 10 and 11. Your maps app has the turns.

Can I bring a car on the boat?＋

That is SPM Ferries' and the border's to state: read the operator's page before you set off.

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Every distance and coordinate on this page was checked against its source on November 1, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap node/7740476043 — Fortune. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/470734348 — Cape Spear. Planning only: not live and not for navigation; roads and conditions change. Terms