Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) → St. John's
Deer Lake Airport (YDF) to St. John's
- Distance
- 637.8 km
- Drive time
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Faded lines are other drives from Deer Lake Regional into this area: Clarke's Beach (583 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.
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Drive measured Oct 16, 2026, Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) to St. John's. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure
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637.8 km. From Deer Lake airport to St. John’s, on Routes 1 and 2.
St. John’s airport is closer (7.7 km). This drive suits a trip that starts at Deer Lake.
When you get to St. John's
- Where to eat near St. John's → — 225 places the open map records, alphabetically, 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 → — the venues here, with what you can reach and be back from between games.
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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.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - The Batterystop1.7 km
On the harbour side of Signal Hill Road.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Signal Hill Visitor Centrestop2.1 km
Halfway up Signal Hill Road.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Quidi Vidistop2.5 km
A small village on its own harbour, north of Signal Hill.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - North Head Trailtrail · 1.6 km point to point, one way · easy2.7 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - 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.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeIn Blackhead, on the road out to the cape, a small community museum by this name.
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More, up to 68 km (10)
- Deadmans Bay Pathtrail · 10.5 km point to point, one way · moderate to difficult13 kmDirections →
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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 - Motion Pathtrail · 13.8 km point to point, one way · moderate to difficult15 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Cape Speartown16 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Portugal Cove ferry terminaltown17 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Piccos Ridge Pathtrail · 14.5 km point to point, one way · strenuous17 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze OpenStreetMap records a viewpoint here, unnamed, just off the Southern Shore Highway south of Witless Bay.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze- Tinkers Point Pathtrail · 5 km point to point, one way · easy46 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Flamber Head Pathtrail · 11.5 km point to point, one way · moderate to difficult60 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Cape Broyle Head Pathtrail · 19.4 km point to point, one way · difficult to strenuous68 kmDirections →
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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
- Deer Lake km 3, South Brook km 130, Bishop’s Falls km 222, Gander km 305, Glowertown km 371, Port Blandford km 418, Goobies km 477, Paradise km 621, St. John’s km 623
- Longest stretch without one
- 144 km
- Goobies → Paradise, of 637 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 0) and Gander (km 305) and Clarenville (km 451) and Whitbourne (km 550) and St. John’s (km 623). 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
Paved or not, per the map
- Mapped as unpaved
- none
- Mapped as paved
- 29%
- 170.8 km of 637.8 km driven
- No surface tag on the map
- 71%
- 416.7 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 637.8 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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Renting a car? Book the car when you book the flight.
Summer rentals sell out, says NL Tourism, and in June 2026 CTV reported St. John's airport agencies booked for nearly all of summer.
Both read 2026-10-07.
Arriving without a car
Not renting? Here's who Deer Lake Regional Airport lists at the door. Fares change, so we link to them instead.
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.
Taxi
Deer Lake Taxi, listed as operating around the clock across the province with no pre-booking required.
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.
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.
Source: Deer Lake Regional Airport,2026-09-15. Check there for fares and times.
The drive back
Measured the other way, St. John's back to Deer Lake is the same distance: 639 km.
Plan back from your check-in time. Give the planner your flight time and it tells you when to set off.
How early to arrive depends on the carrier and the season: check Deer Lake Regional Airport →
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 Deer Lake airport?＋
637.8 km from the 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?＋
St. John's airport is 7.7 km from St. John's, against 637.8 km from Deer Lake.
Do I need a car?＋
Plan on one. Buses between these towns are few, and the drive is the way most people make it.
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