Port aux Basques ferry to St. John's
- Distance
- 904.5 km
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Places to stay in St. John's
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Art in and near St. John's
- Coat of Arms · Installation5.2 km
- John Cabot · Statue5.2 km
- Winston Churchill · Statue6.4 km
- Capybara Lab · Craft studio6.6 km
- Gaspar Corte-Real · Statue6.6 km
- Offshore Helicopter Accidents Memorial · Statue6.7 km
- Cairn: Shore Stone and Mountain Stone · Stone6.8 km
- The Rower · Sculpture6.9 km
By road, from the open map. Shops and galleries keep their own hours. 14 more: All the art, by region →
Out on the water from St. John's
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.
Ocean Safari (Zodiac) and cod fishing ↗
Ocean Quest Adventures · Main Road, Petty Harbour (per province listing)
Our rigid-hulled inflatable Zodiac boats are built for safety, stability, and getting close.
57 Barrows Road, Quidi Vidi Village
An authentic 3-hour experience on the water and wharf in historic Quidi Vidi Village located 5 mins from downtown St. John's.
Filmed here: Frontier. The Frontier drive · every spot from every airport
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 →
Photograph: Mo Laidlaw · CC BY-SA 3.0 Stop 1: Terry Fox Mile 0Detour
Terry Fox's statue at Mile 0 of his Marathon of Hope, which began in St. John's on April 12, 1980, when he dipped his right leg in the Atlantic Ocean.
Stopping here adds 2.1 km to the drive.
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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 ↓Keep for offline ↓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
- Where to eat near St. John's → 225 places, A to Z, with addresses and phone numbers.
- Bannerman Loop → · Baseball → · Capital Hyundai Arena → · Churchill Park Field #1 → · Churchill Park Field #2 → · DF Barnes Arena → · King George V Soccer Pitch → · Mary Brown's Centre → · RE/MAX Centre → · St. Bon's Arena → · St. Pat's Major Baseball Field → · St. Pat's Minor Baseball Field → · Tim Horton's Field → · Yetman's Arena → · Jim Clarke Soccer Field → · Mundy Pond Baseball Park → · Mundy Pond Park → · Twin Rinks → · LSPU Hall → · John C Perlin Arts and Culture Centre → · Majestic Theatre → — the venues here, with what you can reach and be back from between games.
Sunrise and sunset at St. John's, by month
| The 15th | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:09 am | 7:44 am | 4:35 pm | 5:09 pm |
| Feb | 6:35 am | 7:07 am | 5:22 pm | 5:54 pm |
| Mar | 6:44 am | 7:15 am | 7:05 pm | 7:36 pm |
| Apr | 5:40 am | 6:12 am | 7:48 pm | 8:21 pm |
| May | 4:47 am | 5:23 am | 8:29 pm | 9:06 pm |
| Jun | 4:21 am | 5:02 am | 8:59 pm | 9:40 pm |
| Jul | 4:39 am | 5:18 am | 8:55 pm | 9:33 pm |
| Aug | 5:22 am | 5:56 am | 8:14 pm | 8:48 pm |
| Sep | 6:06 am | 6:37 am | 7:14 pm | 7:45 pm |
| Oct | 6:47 am | 7:18 am | 6:14 pm | 6:45 pm |
| Nov | 6:32 am | 7:05 am | 4:25 pm | 4:59 pm |
| Dec | 7:06 am | 7:42 am | 4:10 pm | 4:45 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 St. John's →
173 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.
Show all 173
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 5.3
- Robin's Donutsrestaurantkm 38.1
- Midway Motel and Loungepubkm 107
- Pinchgut Restaurant & Conveniencerestaurantkm 198.4
- Wendy'sfast foodkm 215.8
- Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 215.9 · 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 · 1878 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
- KFCfast foodkm 264.6
- Peter's Pizzafast foodkm 264.6
- 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 · 279 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 · 980 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 · 1249 m off the road
- Furey's Trailway Take-Outfast foodkm 489.1 · 423 m off the road
- Irvingrestaurantkm 489.3
- Tim Hortonscafékm 489.3
- Riverside Dinerfast foodkm 547.7 · 598 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 569
- Subwayfast foodkm 569
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 569.3
- 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 · 1111 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 · 870 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 · 202 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 713.8 · 1212 m off the road
- Flannigans Pubpubkm 713.8 · 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
- Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 885.9 · 1762 m off the road
- Donovan's Irvingrestaurantkm 886.9 · 1243 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 886.9 · 1881 m off the road
- Costco Food Courtfast foodkm 886.9 · 478 m off the road
- Starbuckscafékm 887 · 378 m off the road
- Five Guysrestaurantkm 887.1 · 439 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 887.3
- A&Wfast foodkm 887.3
- Pizza Hutrestaurantkm 887.4 · 383 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 887.6 · 306 m off the road
- Old Town Pizzeriarestaurantkm 887.6 · 1708 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 887.6 · 324 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 887.7 · 1614 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 887.7 · 1834 m off the road
- Wendy'sfast foodkm 887.7 · 296 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 887.7 · 1735 m off the road
- Taco Bellfast foodkm 887.7 · 1684 m off the road
- Fat Bastard Burritorestaurantkm 887.7 · 405 m off the road
- Acropolis Pizzarestaurantkm 887.7 · 382 m off the road
- Full House Restaurantrestaurantkm 887.7 · 323 m off the road
- KFCfast foodkm 887.7 · 1656 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 887.7 · 1614 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 887.7 · 345 m off the road
- Asian Caferestaurantkm 887.9 · 1619 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 888.8 · 156 m off the road
- Extreme Pitafast foodkm 888.9 · 331 m off the road
- Smitty'srestaurantkm 889.1 · 353 m off the road
- Harvey'sfast foodkm 889.1 · 464 m off the road
- Thaï Expressfast foodkm 889.1 · 328 m off the road
- Harvey'sfast foodkm 889.1 · 466 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 889.2 · 391 m off the road
- Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 889.2 · 330 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 889.2 · 325 m off the road
- Booster Juicefast foodkm 889.2 · 173 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 889.2 · 326 m off the road
- Little Caesarsfast foodkm 889.3 · 282 m off the road
- Dairy Queenfast foodkm 889.4 · 276 m off the road
- Landwash Brewerypubkm 891.1 · 964 m off the road
- Johny & Mae'sfast foodkm 891.1 · 960 m off the road
- The Sweet Newfie Kitchenfast foodkm 892.3 · 1941 m off the road
- Oscars Eatery & Caférestaurantkm 892.3 · 1852 m off the road
- Jasmine's Restaurantrestaurantkm 893.4 · 1610 m off the road
- Dairy Queenfast foodkm 893.5 · 1500 m off the road
- Redrock Bar & Grillrestaurantkm 893.5 · 1524 m off the road
- New Moon Restaurantrestaurantkm 893.6 · 1517 m off the road
- Ches's Fish and Chipsfast foodkm 893.6 · 1359 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 893.6 · 1475 m off the road
- Topsail Road Pizzeria and Loungefast foodkm 893.6 · 1483 m off the road
- Big Cheese Pizzafast foodkm 893.6 · 1377 m off the road
- Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 893.6 · 1374 m off the road
- Sushi Makirestaurantkm 893.6 · 1374 m off the road
- Starbuckscafékm 893.6 · 1487 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 894.6 · 1398 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 894.6 · 1406 m off the road
- Burger Kingfast foodkm 895.1 · 983 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 895.1 · 975 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 895.1
- Tim Hortonscafékm 895.2 · 953 m off the road
- Peter's Pizzarestaurantkm 895.2 · 1190 m off the road
- Rack and Roll Lounge and Games Roompubkm 895.2 · 1294 m off the road
- Red Pepperrestaurantkm 895.2 · 1202 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 895.2 · 1094 m off the road
- Wendy'sfast foodkm 896.3 · 977 m off the road
- Domino'sfast foodkm 897.1 · 1479 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 897.2 · 1331 m off the road
- The Big R Restaurantrestaurantkm 897.7 · 1194 m off the road
- Mr. Subfast foodkm 898.5 · 1646 m off the road
Not ranked or complete, and nobody pays to be here. No opening hours: phone ahead. Open map data, read 2026-10-17 (how we measure). Missing one? Add it to the map or email us the details.
Access, as its own page says: Step-free: The Rooms (every floor, wheelchairs to borrow), the Johnson Geo Centre (elevators, wheelchairs to borrow) and the Colonial Building (a lift between floors). Audio cues at some downtown traffic lights. The Rooms: ASL for many programs, booked two weeks ahead; listening headphones in the theatre. The Rooms: headphones that link to the theatre's sound system, to borrow or bring your own; ask Visitor Services before you come. Hearing devices to borrow, and ASL interpreters to book, through local groups with text lines. Accessible travel, with the sources →
Short drives from St. John's
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- Railway Coastal Museumstop1.5 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.
- The Batterystop1.7 km
On the harbour side of Signal Hill Road.
- Burma Road Trailtrail · 2.6 km out and back · easy1.9 km
- Quidi Vidistop2.5 km
A small village on its own harbour, north of Signal Hill.
- North Head Trailtrail · 1.6 km point to point, one way · easy2.7 km
- Fort Amherst Lighthouselighthouse5.9 kmDirections →
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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.
- Middle Cove Beachstop11 km
A beach on the shore road between Torbay and Logy Bay.
More, up to 17 km (8)
- 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.
In Blackhead, on the road out to the cape, a small community museum by this name.
- Deadmans Bay Pathtrail · 10.5 km point to point, one way · moderate to difficult13 km
- Father Troy's Pathtrail · 8.9 km point to point, one way · easy14 km
- Motion Pathtrail · 13.8 km point to point, one way · moderate to difficult15 km
- Cape Speartown16 km
- Portugal Cove ferry terminaltown17 km
- Piccos Ridge Pathtrail · 14.5 km point to point, one way · strenuous17 km
Distances by road from St. John's, measured on OpenStreetMap November 7, 2026. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure
More about this drive
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, Glovertown 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
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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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeRobinsons 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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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeCorner 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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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeDeer 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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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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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeBishop’s Falls km 488 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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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeGander km 571 of the drive
Orangestore 100 Trans-Canada Highway
CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeGlovertown km 637 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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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazePort Blandford km 685 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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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeGoobies km 743 of the drive
Irving Oil 162 Trans Canada
CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeParadise km 887 of the drive, 2.4 km off it
Paradise Town Hall 28 McNamara Dr, Paradise, NL A1L 1Y5
CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger
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The Shoppes at Galway 42 Danny Drive, St. John’s
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 271; 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 571; CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · ultra-fast, up to 175 kW to one car, 350 kW where a site has two or more chargers) and Clarenville (km 717; CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · ultra-fast, up to 175 kW to one car, 350 kW where a site has two or more chargers) and Whitbourne (km 816; CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · ultra-fast, up to 175 kW to one car, 350 kW where a site has two or more chargers) and St. John’s, a second site in the same town (km 889; 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
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%
- 237.7 km of 904.5 km driven
- No surface tag on the map
- 71%
- 575 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 2026-10-16. 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.
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 →
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
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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