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Port aux Basques ferry terminal → St. John's

Port aux Basques ferry to St. John's

Distance
904.5 km
Drive time
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Roads
12
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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 sea door, 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 →
Driving route from Port aux Basques ferry terminal to St. John's: 904.5 km by road, via Routes 1 · 2.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

Faded lines are other drives from Port aux Basques ferry terminal into this area: Clarke's Beach (850 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.

⛽ Fuel and gravel, road by road ▾

Route 1 · Route 2

Drive measured Oct 16, 2026, Port aux Basques ferry terminal to St. John's. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

Add to a trip →Staying here? Days out ↓Ferry info: Marine Atlantic →

904.5 km. Off the ferry at Port aux Basques to St. John’s, on Routes 1 and 2.

Argentia ferry is closer (132.8 km). This drive suits a trip that starts at Port aux Basques.

When you get to St. John's

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Short drives from St. John's

An easy day out from St. John'sCape Spear 16 km awayIts own page measures from the St. John's airport; from St. John's it is 16 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from St. John's.

More, up to 17 km (6)

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, Paradise km 887, St. John’s km 889
Longest stretch without one
144 km
Goobies → Paradise, of 903 km driven
Nearest fast charger to St. John's
14.4 km
by road, at St. John’s

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-10): Deer Lake (km 271) and Gander (km 571) and Clarenville (km 717) and Whitbourne (km 816) and St. John’s (km 889). Not counted until it opens.

NL Hydro fast chargers within 3 km of the drive. Check the app for one that's working. Exported 2026-10-10. How we measure

Every route compared →NL Hydro: plan your road trip →

Paved or not, per the map

Mapped as unpaved
none
Mapped as paved
29%
237.7 km of 904.5 km driven
No surface tag on the map
71%
575 km: surface not recorded

Why it matters: 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. The terms themselves. Source for these figures: OSRM driving profile, stored route query, with node annotations; OpenStreetMap surface tags via Overpass, checked 2026-10-16. 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 904.5 km, much of it unlit two-lane highway; plan the drive for daylight where you can.

    Check it now →

  • Road conditionsYear round, matters most November–April

    Conditions at one end of the island say little about the other. Check before you set off.

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The drive back

St. John's back to Port aux Basques measures 905 km — 0.8 km longer than the drive out.

Plan back from your boarding time. Give the planner your sailing time and it tells you when to set off.

How early to arrive depends on the vessel and the season: check Marine Atlantic →

Return measured 2026-10-16, the same way as the drive out. How we measure

Questions people actually ask

How far is St. John's from the Port aux Basques ferry?＋

904.5 km from the ferry terminal to the centre of St. John's.

What route do I take?＋

Routes 1 and 2. Your maps app has the turns.

Is there a closer way in to St. John's?＋

Argentia ferry is 132.8 km from St. John's, against 904.5 km from Port aux Basques.

Do I need a car?＋

Plan on one. Buses between these towns are few, and the drive is the way most people make it.

No recorded track yet.Drove it? Send yours →

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Every distance and coordinate on this page was checked against its source on October 16, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap way/215300568 — Port aux Basques Ferry Terminal. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/236053950 — St. John's.

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