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Fortune ferry to Norris Point

Distance
751 km
Roads
Route 220Route 210Route 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 — 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 Norris Point: 751 km by road, via Routes 220 · 210 · 1 · 430.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.

  1. Stop 1: 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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  2. Stop 2: 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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  3. Stop 3: 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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  4. Stop 4: 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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  5. Stop 5: 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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  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 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 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, Fortune 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: SPM Ferries →

751 km. From the Fortune ferry terminal to Norris Point, on Routes 220, 210, 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 →

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

The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 128.9 km, after Eddies Restaurant, until Tim Hortons.

Show all 88
  • 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 203.2 · 485 m off the road
  • Robin's Donutscafékm 203.2 · 865 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 229.2
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 229.2
  • Brownings Pubpubkm 230.9 · 1212 m off the road
  • Flannigans Pubpubkm 230.9 · 1229 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 231 · 1264 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 232.4 · 676 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 232.5 · 593 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 232.5 · 773 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 232.5 · 539 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 232.5 · 488 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 232.5 · 488 m off the road
  • Rod's Restaurantrestaurantkm 232.8 · 508 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 232.8 · 585 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 232.8 · 585 m off the road
  • Don Cherry's Sports Bar & Grillrestaurantkm 232.8 · 200 m off the road
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 233 · 1142 m off the road
  • Snack shack.fast foodkm 262.1 · 624 m off the road
  • Happy Adventure Cafecafékm 300.7 · 1229 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 308.7
  • Family Pizzarestaurantkm 338.4 · 1870 m off the road
  • Copper Kettle Restaurantrestaurantkm 345.2
  • The Newfoundland Tea Co. Restaurant & Shoprestaurantkm 374.2 · 1906 m off the road
  • Swiss Chaletrestaurantkm 374.4 · 869 m off the road
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 374.4 · 845 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 374.5 · 816 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 374.5 · 1036 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 374.5 · 1045 m off the road
  • Wing 'n Itrestaurantkm 374.5 · 1795 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 374.6 · 1104 m off the road
  • Mystic Roomrestaurantkm 374.6 · 800 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 374.6 · 1480 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 374.6 · 1110 m off the road
  • The Shawarma Stationrestaurantkm 374.8 · 1143 m off the road
  • Ches's Fish & Chipsrestaurantkm 374.9 · 956 m off the road
  • Little Caesarsfast foodkm 374.9 · 1866 m off the road
  • DQ Grill & Chillfast foodkm 374.9
  • Jumping Bean Coffee Companycafékm 375.2 · 974 m off the road
  • Lilly's Landing Family Restaurantrestaurantkm 375.2 · 986 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 375.2
  • Louis Geesfast foodkm 375.2 · 809 m off the road
  • Jade Garden Restaurantrestaurantkm 375.2 · 869 m off the road
  • New Highlight Restaurantrestaurantkm 375.2 · 906 m off the road
  • Pizza Housefast foodkm 375.2 · 954 m off the road
  • East Ocean Restaurantfast foodkm 375.2 · 949 m off the road
  • Grecofast foodkm 375.2 · 883 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 375.4
  • A&Wfast foodkm 375.7
  • Subwayfast foodkm 375.7
  • Riverside Dinerfast foodkm 397 · 600 m off the road
  • Irvingrestaurantkm 455.4
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 455.4
  • Furey's Trailway Take-Outfast foodkm 455.6 · 425 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 468.6 · 488 m off the road
  • Greco Pizzafast foodkm 468.7 · 383 m off the road
  • Sarah's Dinerrestaurantkm 468.7 · 1171 m off the road
  • Taiwanrestaurantkm 468.7 · 1240 m off the road
  • Juniper Kitchen and Bistrorestaurantkm 468.7 · 1259 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 469.3 · 379 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 469.3 · 967 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 469.4 · 409 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 469.4 · 519 m off the road
  • Wing'n Itrestaurantkm 469.4 · 1245 m off the road
  • War Wick'srestaurantkm 469.4 · 1338 m off the road
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 469.5 · 721 m off the road
  • Tai Sun Restaurantrestaurantkm 469.5 · 403 m off the road
  • Donnini's Pizza & Donairrestaurantkm 469.5 · 422 m off the road
  • Dairy Queenfast foodkm 469.5 · 266 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 469.7 · 846 m off the road
  • Badger Diner & Motelrestaurantkm 498.3
  • Red Hawk Dinerrestaurantkm 498.5
  • Eddies Restaurantrestaurantkm 549.2
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 678.1 · 1623 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 678.1 · 508 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 678.1 · 1584 m off the road
  • Big Stop Restaurantrestaurantkm 678.1 · 349 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 678.1 · 1839 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 678.1 · 1744 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonfast foodkm 678.1 · 393 m off the road
  • Wingn' itrestaurantkm 678.2 · 1148 m off the road
  • Funland Resortrestaurantkm 685.1 · 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
Marystown km 60, Goobies km 204, Port Blandford km 262, Glovertown km 310, Gander km 376, Bishop’s Falls km 459, South Brook km 551, Deer Lake km 680, Rocky Harbour km 743
Longest stretch without one
144 km
Marystown → Goobies, of 750 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): Clarenville (km 230; 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 376; 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 676; 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: 50% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
50%
338.5 km of 751 km driven
No surface tag on the map
50%
337.5 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 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 751 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 Fortune ferry terminal?＋

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

What route do I take?＋

Routes 220, 210, 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.

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 2, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap node/7740476043 — Fortune. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/475749386 — Norris Point town node. Planning only: not live and not for navigation; roads and conditions change. Terms