Port aux Basques ferry terminal → Portugal Cove ferry terminal
Port aux Basques ferry to Bell Island
The drive from every airport and ferry ↓
- ⛽ Route 1 has 119 km with no fuel. Where to fill up →
- Distance
- 907.7 km
- Drive time
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You arrive by ferry — North Sydney, Nova Scotia to Port aux Basques
Port aux Basques is the island's year-round ferry terminal, and everyone who comes through it has their own car already ashore.
Operated by Marine Atlantic. The drive below starts where the boat lands.
Crossings & current schedule →Then a ferry to Bell Island
The mapped ferry route runs across Conception Bay between Portugal Cove and Bell Island, drawn in both directions and tagged as carrying motor vehicles, cyclists and foot passengers. The province runs it and publishes more than one timetable, depending on which vessels are working. Open the current schedule before you go.
Operated by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Current schedule →Faded lines are other drives from Port aux Basques ferry terminal into this area: St. John's (905 km), Signal Hill (Cabot Tower) (907 km), Cape Spear (916 km), Harbour Grace (868 km), Brigus (850 km), Clarke's Beach (850 km), Witless Bay (886 km), Heart's Content (878 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.
Stop 1: 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.
Directions →Show on map: Indian River ↑Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 2: 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 4.6 km to the drive.
Directions →Show on map: Loggers' Life Provincial Museum ↑Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 3: Upper Falls Lookout
One of three viewpoints mapped together beside the Trans-Canada at the Norris Arm junction. It is the upper waterfall lookout on the Eel Brook Trail, a short walk past Eel Brook's falls: AllTrails lists it at about 1.3 miles out and back, with Lower Falls Lookout as the other viewpoint.
Stopping here adds 2 km to the drive.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 4: 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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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 5: Square Pond
A pond-side stop beside the Trans-Canada. OpenStreetMap still uses its old provincial-park name; the province no longer lists it. A place to stretch your legs.
Stopping here adds 0.7 km to the drive.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 6: 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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Scan with your phone to open this page there. Then tap Keep for offline before you lose signal.
Drive measured Oct 19, 2026, Port aux Basques ferry terminal to Portugal Cove ferry terminal. Your maps app gives the time on the day. The ferry after it is not included. How we measure
Then the ferry to Bell Island — sailings & schedule →
Add to a trip →Staying here? Days out ↓Keep for offline ↓Ferry info: Marine Atlantic →
907.7 km. Off the ferry at Port aux Basques to Portugal Cove ferry terminal, on Routes 1, 50 and 41.
When you get to Portugal Cove
- Where to eat near Portugal Cove → — 10 places the open map records, alphabetically, with addresses and phone numbers.
Sunrise and sunset at Portugal Cove, by month
| Month (the 15th) | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7:44 am | 4:35 pm |
| February | 7:08 am | 5:23 pm |
| March | 7:15 am | 7:06 pm |
| April | 6:13 am | 7:49 pm |
| May | 5:24 am | 8:30 pm |
| June | 5:02 am | 9:00 pm |
| July | 5:18 am | 8:56 pm |
| August | 5:56 am | 8:15 pm |
| September | 6:37 am | 7:15 pm |
| October | 7:19 am | 6:14 pm |
| November | 7:06 am | 4:26 pm |
| December | 7:43 am | 4:10 pm |
Worked out for the 15th of each month at this spot, in local time. The weather line at the top has today's.
Places to eat on the way
11 near the start: where to eat in Port aux Basques →
4 near Portugal Cove ferry terminal: where to eat near Portugal Cove →
135 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 Tim Horton, until Eddies Restaurant.
All 135, in the order you pass them — open the list
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 5.3
- Robin's Donutsrestaurantkm 38.1
- Midway Motel and Loungepubkm 107.1
- Pinchgut Restaurant & Conveniencerestaurantkm 198.4
- Wendy'sfast foodkm 215.8
- Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 216 · 213 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 216.2 · 332 m off the road
- King Henry's Pubpubkm 216.9 · 1950 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 217 · 1877 m off the road
- Samuel's Sammiches and Sweetsrestaurantkm 217.1 · 1522 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 217.2 · 951 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 217.2 · 941 m off the road
- Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 217.3 · 911 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 224.6
- Oasis Grill Houserestaurantkm 243 · 263 m off the road
- Cafe 59restaurantkm 243 · 845 m off the road
- Langerspubkm 264.5 · 541 m off the road
- Burger Kingfast foodkm 264.6
- Peter's Pizzafast foodkm 264.6
- KFCfast foodkm 264.7
- Subwayfast foodkm 264.8 · 163 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 264.8 · 162 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 264.9 · 204 m off the road
- Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 265 · 212 m off the road
- Wingn' itrestaurantkm 265.6
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 266.1 · 192 m off the road
- Big Stop Restaurantrestaurantkm 266.5
- Tim Hortonfast foodkm 266.5 · 222 m off the road
- Eddies Restaurantrestaurantkm 395.4
- Red Hawk Dinerrestaurantkm 446.2
- Badger Diner & Motelrestaurantkm 446.4
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 475 · 858 m off the road
- Burger Kingfast foodkm 475.2 · 731 m off the road
- Tai Sun Restaurantrestaurantkm 475.2 · 415 m off the road
- Donnini's Pizza & Donairrestaurantkm 475.2 · 434 m off the road
- Dairy Queenfast foodkm 475.2 · 278 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 475.3 · 420 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 475.3 · 531 m off the road
- Wing'n Itrestaurantkm 475.3 · 1257 m off the road
- War Wick'srestaurantkm 475.3 · 1349 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 475.3 · 389 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 475.5 · 978 m off the road
- Sarah's Dinerrestaurantkm 475.9 · 1158 m off the road
- KFCfast foodkm 476.1 · 474 m off the road
- Greco Pizzafast foodkm 476.1 · 369 m off the road
- Taiwanrestaurantkm 476.1 · 1229 m off the road
- Juniper Kitchen and Bistrorestaurantkm 476.1 · 1247 m off the road
- Furey's Trailway Take-Outfast foodkm 489.1 · 425 m off the road
- Irvingrestaurantkm 489.3
- Tim Hortonscafékm 489.3
- Riverside Dinerfast foodkm 547.7 · 600 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 569
- Subwayfast foodkm 569
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 569.4
- Jumping Bean Coffee Companycafékm 569.5 · 974 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 569.5
- Louis Geesfast foodkm 569.5 · 809 m off the road
- New Highlight Restaurantrestaurantkm 569.5 · 906 m off the road
- Pizza Housefast foodkm 569.5 · 954 m off the road
- East Ocean Restaurantfast foodkm 569.5 · 949 m off the road
- Lilly's Landing Family Restaurantrestaurantkm 569.6 · 986 m off the road
- Jade Garden Restaurantrestaurantkm 569.6 · 869 m off the road
- Grecofast foodkm 569.6 · 883 m off the road
- Ches's Fish & Chipsrestaurantkm 569.8 · 956 m off the road
- DQ Grill & Chillfast foodkm 569.8
- Little Caesarsfast foodkm 569.9 · 1866 m off the road
- The Shawarma Stationrestaurantkm 569.9 · 1143 m off the road
- KFCfast foodkm 570.1 · 1104 m off the road
- Mystic Roomrestaurantkm 570.1 · 800 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 570.1 · 1480 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 570.1 · 1110 m off the road
- Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 570.2 · 816 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 570.2 · 1036 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 570.2 · 1045 m off the road
- Wing 'n Itrestaurantkm 570.2 · 1795 m off the road
- Swiss Chaletrestaurantkm 570.4 · 869 m off the road
- Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 570.4 · 845 m off the road
- The Newfoundland Tea Co. Restaurant & Shoprestaurantkm 570.6 · 1906 m off the road
- Copper Kettle Restaurantrestaurantkm 599.5
- Family Pizzarestaurantkm 606.3 · 1870 m off the road
- Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 636
- Happy Adventure Cafecafékm 644 · 1229 m off the road
- Snack shack.fast foodkm 682.6 · 624 m off the road
- Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 711.7 · 1142 m off the road
- Rod's Restaurantrestaurantkm 711.9 · 508 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 711.9 · 585 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 711.9 · 585 m off the road
- Don Cherry's Sports Bar & Grillrestaurantkm 711.9 · 200 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 712.2 · 593 m off the road
- KFCfast foodkm 712.2 · 773 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 712.2 · 539 m off the road
- Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 712.2 · 488 m off the road
- Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 712.2 · 488 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 712.3 · 676 m off the road
- Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 713.7 · 1264 m off the road
- Brownings Pubpubkm 713.9 · 1212 m off the road
- Flannigans Pubpubkm 713.9 · 1229 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 715.5
- Tim Hortonscafékm 715.5
- Breen'srestaurantkm 742
- Robin's Donutscafékm 742.3
- Meghan's Restaurantrestaurantkm 766.6
- A&Wfast foodkm 813.8
- Tim Hortonscafékm 813.9
- Subwayfast foodkm 813.9
- Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 814.5
- Costco Food Courtfast foodkm 885.7 · 1443 m off the road
- Starbuckscafékm 886.1 · 1626 m off the road
- Canteenrestaurantkm 886.1 · 1777 m off the road
- Pizza Hutrestaurantkm 886.1 · 1757 m off the road
- Five Guysrestaurantkm 886.1 · 1660 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 886.1 · 1923 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 886.1 · 1866 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 886.8 · 1700 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 886.8 · 1698 m off the road
- Donovan's Irvingrestaurantkm 887.1 · 605 m off the road
- Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 887.3 · 466 m off the road
- Pizza Housefast foodkm 887.7 · 1873 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 887.7 · 517 m off the road
- Domino'sfast foodkm 887.9 · 1114 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 887.9 · 1190 m off the road
- Cojonesrestaurantkm 887.9 · 1086 m off the road
- Coffee Matters Paradisecafékm 888.1 · 743 m off the road
- Ye's Wokrestaurantkm 888.1 · 676 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 888.2 · 745 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 888.3 · 523 m off the road
- Dairy Queenfast foodkm 888.4 · 271 m off the road
- Kozy Kitchenrestaurantkm 888.4
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 888.4 · 189 m off the road
- Mr. G's Loungepubkm 888.4 · 321 m off the road
- Ocean Sushirestaurantkm 888.4 · 314 m off the road
- Peter's Pizzafast foodkm 888.4 · 328 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 888.4 · 266 m off the road
- Tiny's Bar and Grillrestaurantkm 888.4 · 342 m off the road
- By the Beachrestaurantkm 900.9 · 1916 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 Portugal Cove
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- Piccos Ridge Pathtrail · 14.5 km point to point, one way · strenuous3.2 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Torbay Beachstop12 km
Start of the Father Troy Trail along the shore, past fields of farm animals and wildflowers, per the province's tourism site.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Father Troy's Pathtrail · 8.9 km point to point, one way · easy14 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Middle Cove Beachstop15 km
A beach on the shore road between Torbay and Logy Bay.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - White Horse Pathtrail · 18.2 km point to point, one way · strenuous16 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Colonial Buildingstop16 km
On Military Road as the drive comes down into town.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze A few hundred metres along Military Road: Parks Canada's register describes a massive stone cathedral built in the mid 19th century in the Lombard Romanesque Revival style, a national historic site since 1983.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze- Topsail Beachstop17 km
A beach on Route 60 where people picnic, gather round beach fires and watch boats sail to and from the Royal Newfoundland Yacht Club.
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More, up to 19 km (10)
- St. John'stown17 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - The Batterystop17 km
On the harbour side of Signal Hill Road.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Trans-Canada Highway Zero Kmstop17 km
OpenStreetMap records a highway milestone here reading distance zero, named for the Trans-Canada Highway.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Quidi Vidistop17 km
A small village on its own harbour, north of Signal Hill.
Directions →Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Signal Hill Visitor Centrestop17 km
Halfway up Signal Hill Road.
Directions →Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - North Head Trailtrail · 1.6 km point to point, one way · easy18 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Flatrockstop18 km
One of the settled coves along this rugged shore, with another view of the coast round each bend, per the province's tourism site.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Marine Parkstop18 km
On screen: the fish farm where a fisherman first sees something wrong in the water.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Railway Coastal Museumstop18 km
The drive passes it at 495 Water Street: St. John's old railway station, now the Railway Coastal Museum, about the Newfoundland Railway and the coastal boats.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze On screen: the marine research lab where Calvin tries to sell the iceberg fragment he caught, in the first episode.
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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
- Port aux Basques km 3, Robinsons km 107, Corner Brook km 216, Deer Lake km 267, South Brook km 396, Bishop’s Falls km 488, Gander km 571, Glowertown km 637, Port Blandford km 685, Goobies km 743, St. John’s km 888, Paradise km 889
- Longest stretch without one
- 145 km
- Goobies → St. John’s, of 906 km driven
- Nearest fast charger to Portugal Cove ferry terminal
- 17.9 km
- by road, at Paradise
Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-22): Deer Lake (km 271) and Gander (km 571) and Clarenville (km 717) and Whitbourne (km 816) and St. John’s (km 888). 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
Paved or not, per the map
- Mapped as unpaved
- none
- Not proof it is all paved: 71% has no surface tag.
- Mapped as paved
- 29%
- 237.3 km of 907.7 km driven
- No surface tag on the map
- 71%
- 571.9 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 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.
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 907.7 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 →
Questions
How far is Portugal Cove ferry terminal from the Port aux Basques ferry?＋
907.7 km from the ferry terminal to Portugal Cove ferry terminal.
What route do I take?＋
Routes 1, 50 and 41. Your maps app has the turns.
Do I need a car?＋
You came off the ferry with one, so this is your own drive.
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