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Fortune ferry to Port aux Basques and the Codroy Valley

Distance
947.4 km
Roads
Route 220Route 210Route 1
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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

Places to stay in Port aux Basques

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

  • Hotel Port aux Basques ↗A hotel of over 40 rooms with a restaurant and lounge, near the Marine Atlantic ferry in Channel-Port aux Basques.Books on its own site

Every place to stay in Port aux Basques on Best Kind Stays →

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 →

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 →
Port aux Basques ferrydirections ↗
Driving route from Fortune ferry terminal to Port aux Basques: 947.4 km by road, via Routes 220 · 210 · 1.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.

  1. Stop 1: Joey's LookoutDetour

    A two-minute stop for the bay below.

    Stopping here adds 11 km to the drive.

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  2. Stop 2: 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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    Show on map: North Atlantic Aviation Museum ↑

  3. Stop 3: Loggers' Life Provincial MuseumDetour

    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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  4. Stop 4: 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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  5. Stop 5: Codroy Valley Provincial ParkDetour

    The mapped reserve on the Grand Codroy estuary, the sheltered river mouth that makes this valley the west coast's great bird water. Waterfowl gather 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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  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: Lockie 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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⛽ 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.

Drive measured Nov 1, 2026, Fortune 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 →Ferry info: SPM Ferries →

947.4 km. Off the ferry at Fortune to Port aux Basques, on Routes 220, 210 and 1.

When you get to Port aux Basques

Sunrise and sunset at Port aux Basques, by month
The 15thFirst lightSunriseSunsetLast light
Jan7:35 am8:09 am5:00 pm5:35 pm
Feb7:01 am7:33 am5:48 pm6:20 pm
Mar7:10 am7:40 am7:31 pm8:01 pm
Apr6:06 am6:38 am8:14 pm8:47 pm
May5:12 am5:49 am8:55 pm9:32 pm
Jun4:47 am5:28 am9:25 pm10:05 pm
Jul5:05 am5:43 am9:20 pm9:59 pm
Aug5:48 am6:21 am8:40 pm9:14 pm
Sep6:31 am7:02 am7:40 pm8:11 pm
Oct7:13 am7:44 am6:39 pm7:10 pm
Nov6:57 am7:31 am4:51 pm5:25 pm
Dec7:32 am8:07 am4:35 pm5:11 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 Port aux Basques, the places are on the town's own list: where to eat near Port aux Basques →

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

The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 129 km, after Eddies Restaurant, until Big Stop Restaurant.

Show all 108
  • 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
  • Big Stop Restaurantrestaurantkm 678.2
  • Tim Hortonfast foodkm 678.2 · 222 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 678.6 · 192 m off the road
  • Wingn' itrestaurantkm 679.2
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 679.7 · 235 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 679.8 · 225 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 679.9 · 177 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 679.9 · 178 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 680.1
  • Peter's Pizzafast foodkm 680.1
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 680.2
  • Langerspubkm 680.2 · 550 m off the road
  • Oasis Grill Houserestaurantkm 701.7 · 244 m off the road
  • Cafe 59restaurantkm 701.7 · 863 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 720.1
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 727.4 · 881 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 727.5 · 923 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 727.5 · 912 m off the road
  • Samuel's Sammiches and Sweetsrestaurantkm 727.7 · 1496 m off the road
  • King Henry's Pubpubkm 727.8 · 1919 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 727.8 · 1991 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 727.8 · 1847 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 728.5 · 310 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 728.8 · 197 m off the road
  • Wendy'sfast foodkm 729
  • Pinchgut Restaurant & Conveniencerestaurantkm 746.3
  • Midway Motel and Loungepubkm 837.7
  • Robin's Donutsrestaurantkm 906.6
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 939.4

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.

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, Corner Brook km 730, Robinsons km 840, Port aux Basques km 944
Longest stretch without one
144 km
Marystown → Goobies, of 946 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Port aux Basques
at Port aux Basques

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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  • Port Blandford km 262 of the drive

    Rudy’s Restaurant & Gas Bar 42 Blackmore’s Road

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Glovertown km 310 of the drive

    Splash N Putt Resort Traytown, NL A0G 4K0

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Gander km 376 of the drive

    Orangestore 100 Trans-Canada Highway

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Bishop’s Falls km 459 of the drive, 0.6 km off it

    Irving Oil 62 Main St

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • South Brook km 551 of the drive

    Eddie’s Restaurant 48 Aspen St, South Brook, NL A0J 1S0

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Deer Lake km 680 of the drive

    Irving Oil 62-102 Trans-Canada Highway

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Corner Brook km 730 of the drive

    Irving Oil (Confederation Drive) 8 Confederation Drive

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Robinsons km 840 of the drive

    Midway Motel Route 1 (2 Kilometres East of Robinsons Junction) 48.2428, -58.7110

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Port aux Basques km 944 of the drive

    Irving Oil 1 High Street

    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): 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: 61% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
39%
329.5 km of 947.4 km driven
No surface tag on the map
61%
505.9 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 2026-11-01. 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 947.4 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 change fast on this coast. 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 Fortune ferry?＋

947.4 km from the ferry terminal to Port aux Basques.

What route do I take?＋

Routes 220, 210 and 1. 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/33943661 — Port Aux Basques town node. Planning only: not live and not for navigation; roads and conditions change. Terms