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Port aux Basques ferry to Norris Point

Distance
339.1 km
Roads
Route 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 — 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.

Marine Atlantic: crossings & current schedule →
Driving route from Port aux Basques ferry terminal to Norris Point: 339.1 km by road, via Routes 1 · 430.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.

  1. Stop 1: Starlite Trail trailhead

    A moderate to difficult 5.1 km trail to the top of the Long Range Mountains over the Little Codroy River, per the province's tourism site. The trailhead is on the Trans-Canada near Route 407.

    Stopping here adds 0.1 km to the drive.

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  2. Stop 2: Robinsons RiverDetour

    The other salmon stream the province's tourism site names, crossed on the way to Heatherton.

    Stopping here adds 1.2 km to the drive.

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  3. Stop 3: Pasadena's beach on Deer LakeDetour

    An unnamed lakefront beach on Deer Lake at Pasadena, halfway along the drive. A summer stop on a mostly winter route.

    Stopping here adds 2.9 km to the drive.

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    Show on map: Pasadena's beach on Deer Lake ↑

  4. Stop 4: 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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  5. Stop 5: Gros Morne Mountain trailhead

    The start of the Gros Morne Mountain Trail, one of the treks the province's tourism site names among the park's 100 km of trails. The parking is off Route 430.

    Stopping here adds 0.3 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 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, Port aux Basques 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: Marine Atlantic →

339.1 km. From the Port aux Basques ferry terminal to Norris Point, on Routes 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 either end, the places are on the town's own list: where to eat in Port aux Basques → · where to eat near Norris Point →

29 places to eat within 2 km of this drive, in the order you pass them. The longest stretch with none is 91.3 km, after Midway Motel and Lounge.

Every one of them, in the order you pass them
  • 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
  • Funland Resortrestaurantkm 274.7 · 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 72 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
Port aux Basques km 3, Robinsons km 107, Corner Brook km 216, Deer Lake km 267, Rocky Harbour km 332
Longest stretch without one
109 km
Robinsons → Corner Brook, of 339 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Norris Point
8.3 km
by road, at Rocky Harbour

The chargers

  • Port aux Basques km 3 of the drive

    Irving Oil 1 High Street

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Robinsons km 107 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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  • Corner Brook km 216 of the drive

    Irving Oil (Confederation Drive) 8 Confederation Drive

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Deer Lake km 267 of the drive

    Irving Oil 62-102 Trans-Canada Highway

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Rocky Harbour km 332 of the drive, 2.9 km off it

    Pharmasave 33 W Link

    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): Deer Lake, a second site in the same town (km 268; 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: 58% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
42%
122.8 km of 339.1 km driven
No surface tag on the map
58%
169.6 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.

  • 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 339.1 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 Port aux Basques ferry terminal?＋

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

What route do I take?＋

Routes 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.

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Every distance and coordinate on this page was checked against its source on November 2, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap way/215300568 — Port aux Basques Ferry Terminal. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/475749386 — Norris Point town node. Planning only: not live and not for navigation; roads and conditions change. Terms