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Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) → Rose Blanche ferry wharf

Deer Lake Airport (YDF) to La Poile

Distance
313 km
Roads
Route 1Route 470
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Then a ferry to La Poile

Passengers and freight only: no vehicles. The province gives the crossing as 1 hour 30 minutes and posts summer and winter schedules.

Operated by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Driving route from Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) to Rose Blanche ferry wharf: 313 km by road, via Routes 1 · 470.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.

  1. Stop 1: Joe Butts LookoutDetour

    A mapped viewpoint just off the highway near Deer Lake.

    Stopping here adds 1.6 km to the drive.

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  2. Stop 2: 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 3.2 km to the drive.

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  3. Stop 3: 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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  4. Stop 4: 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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  5. Stop 5: 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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  6. Stop 6: Isle aux Morts

    Two 17th-century astrolabes were recovered just off this coast, per the province's tourism site. The town also tells of Hairyman, a Newfoundland dog said to have rescued 163 shipwreck survivors in 1828.

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⛽ Fuel and gravel on Route 1 →

Drive measured Nov 6, 2026, Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) to Rose Blanche ferry wharf. Your maps app gives the time on the day. The ferry after it is not included. How we measure

Then the ferry to La Poile — sailings & schedule →

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313 km. From Deer Lake airport to the wharf at Rose Blanche, for the boat to La Poile, on Routes 1 and 470.

No road reaches La Poile. The province’s ferry page gives the crossing from Rose Blanche as 1 hour 30 minutes, on the MV Challenge One: passenger and freight, no vehicles, 26 passengers. It posts a summer and a winter schedule; open the current one before you drive.

Sunrise and sunset at Rose Blanche, by month
The 15thFirst lightSunriseSunsetLast light
Jan7:33 am8:08 am4:58 pm5:33 pm
Feb6:59 am7:31 am5:46 pm6:18 pm
Mar7:08 am7:39 am7:29 pm8:00 pm
Apr6:04 am6:36 am8:12 pm8:45 pm
May5:11 am5:47 am8:54 pm9:30 pm
Jun4:45 am5:26 am9:23 pm10:04 pm
Jul5:03 am5:41 am9:19 pm9:58 pm
Aug5:46 am6:20 am8:38 pm9:12 pm
Sep6:30 am7:01 am7:38 pm8:09 pm
Oct7:11 am7:42 am6:38 pm7:09 pm
Nov6:56 am7:29 am4:49 pm5:23 pm
Dec7:30 am8:06 am4:33 pm5:09 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 the start, the places are on the town's own list: where to eat in Deer Lake →

38 places to eat within 2 km of this drive, in the order you pass them. The longest stretch with none is 91.4 km, after Pinchgut Restaurant & Convenience.

Every one of them, in the order you pass them
  • Wingn' itrestaurantkm 5.1
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 5.7 · 235 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 5.8 · 225 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 5.9 · 177 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 5.9 · 178 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 6
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 6.1
  • Peter's Pizzafast foodkm 6.1
  • Langerspubkm 6.2 · 550 m off the road
  • Oasis Grill Houserestaurantkm 27.7 · 244 m off the road
  • Cafe 59restaurantkm 27.7 · 863 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 46.1
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 53.4 · 881 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 53.5 · 923 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 53.5 · 912 m off the road
  • Samuel's Sammiches and Sweetsrestaurantkm 53.6 · 1496 m off the road
  • King Henry's Pubpubkm 53.8 · 1919 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 53.8 · 1991 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 53.8 · 1848 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 54.5 · 310 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 54.8 · 197 m off the road
  • Wendy'sfast foodkm 55
  • Pinchgut Restaurant & Conveniencerestaurantkm 72.3
  • Midway Motel and Loungepubkm 163.7
  • Robin's Donutsrestaurantkm 232.6
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 265.4
  • Alma‘s Restaurantrestaurantkm 267.4 · 452 m off the road
  • Robin‘sfast foodkm 267.5 · 823 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 267.5
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 267.6
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 267.7
  • Bob's Chicken Coopfast foodkm 267.7
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 268.1
  • Tai-Hong Restaurantrestaurantkm 268.3
  • Port Clubpubkm 268.9 · 376 m off the road
  • Shark Cove Restaurantrestaurantkm 269.4 · 1778 m off the road
  • Shark Cove Restaurantrestaurantkm 269.4 · 1778 m off the road
  • Burnt Islands Coffee Shopcafékm 294.1 · 1341 m off the road

Not ranked or complete, and nobody pays to be here. No opening hours: phone ahead. Open map data, read 2026-11-07 (how we measure). Missing one? Add it to the map or email us the details.

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Short drives from Rose Blanche

An easy day out from Rose BlancheHarvey's Trail 27 km awayA walk: 4 km loop · easyDirections from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Rose Blanche. Each one's page has directions.

More, up to 83 km (2)

Distances by road from Rose Blanche, 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
Deer Lake km 4, Corner Brook km 55, Robinsons km 164, Port aux Basques km 268
Longest stretch without one
109 km
Corner Brook → Robinsons, of 313 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Rose Blanche ferry wharf
44.6 km
by road, at Port aux Basques

The chargers

  • Deer Lake km 4 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 55 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 164 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 268 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): Deer Lake, a second site in the same town (km 0; 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
0.2 km
Water Bottom Road (0.2 km, 0.1 km from Rose Blanche ferry wharf)
Mapped as paved
19%
49.8 km of 313 km driven
No surface tag on the map
81%
219 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 2026-11-06. 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 313 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 Rose Blanche ferry wharf

The drives that continue from here, measured the same way you arrived.

Renting a car? Book the car when you book the flight.

Summer rentals sell out, says NL Tourism, and in June 2026 BNN Bloomberg reported St. John's airport agencies booked for nearly all of summer.

Both checked October 7, 2026.

Rental counters at Deer Lake, with numbers →

Arriving without a car

Not renting? Here's who Deer Lake Regional Airport lists at the terminal.

No rideshare here.

The airport's ground-transportation page lists no rideshare service, only three taxi firms, a shuttle and seven charter operators (checked 2026-09-15).

  • Taxi

    Star Taxi, which the airport calls its primary ground transportation provider, serving the whole region with wheelchair-accessible vans and accommodating service dogs. The airport advises contacting them 24 to 48 hours before you arrive.

    (709) 634-4343

  • Taxi

    Deer Lake Taxi, listed as operating around the clock across the province with no pre-booking required.

    (709) 635-0000

  • Shuttle

    Star Taxi runs a shuttle between Corner Brook and the airport, serving named hotels, with a private-car option. It must be booked ahead. The airport publishes the fares.

    (709) 634-4343

  • Coach

    DRL Coachlines' once-a-day coach each way between St. John's and Port aux Basques stops in Deer Lake town (the Circle K), not at the airport terminal. It reaches no island and no national park. Tickets are bought on the bus, cash only. Times and fares are DRL's: drl-lr.com.

    (888) 263-1852

Source: Deer Lake Regional Airport,2026-09-15. Check there for fares and times.

Questions

How far is the La Poile boat from Deer Lake airport?＋

313 km by road from the terminal to the wharf at Rose Blanche.

What route do I take?＋

Routes 1 and 470. Your maps app has the turns.

Can I take my car to La Poile?＋

No. The province lists its vessel, the MV Challenge One, as passenger and freight, no vehicles. Leave the car at Rose Blanche.

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Every distance and coordinate on this page was checked against its source on November 6, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap way/180061286. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/1493904103 — the ferry wharf at Rose Blanche, the end of the La Poile ferry route. Planning only: not live and not for navigation; roads and conditions change. Terms