Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) → Twillingate
Deer Lake Airport (YDF) to Twillingate
- Distance
- 360.3 km
- Drive time
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Faded lines are other drives from Deer Lake Regional into this area: Comfort Cove-Newstead (303 km), Lewisporte (276 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.
Stop 1: Loggers' Life Provincial MuseumDetour
A reconstructed 1920s logging camp on the edge of Grand Falls-Windsor, mapped right beside the driven line. Central Newfoundland's mills ran on cut wood for a century, and this museum explains that work.
Stopping here adds 4.6 km to the drive.
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In the centre of town, barely a detour from the highway, this museum tells the story of the Beothuk and of the Exploits Valley's later settlement.
Stopping here adds 0.6 km to the drive.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 3: Dildo Run Provincial Park
A ParksNL provincial park on the causeway stretch through Dildo Run, and the nearest mapped campground to the archipelago. ParksNL publishes the season and sites.
Stopping here adds 0.7 km to the drive.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 4: Prime Berth Fishing Museum
A fishing heritage site on the water just out of Twillingate, essentially on the road. Seasonal opening; confirm before you plan a stop.
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Drive measured Oct 13, 2026, terminal to town centre. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure
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360.3 km. Deer Lake airport to Twillingate: east across the island on the Trans-Canada, then north on Route 340 over the causeways to the islands.
Gander airport is the closer door, at 113.8 km. This drive suits a trip that starts on the west coast and works east.
Break it at Grand Falls-Windsor for its two museums, then take the Route 340 turn north for the bay.
The ice is half the season. Between May and September what the province calls the world’s largest population of humpback whales — ten thousand of them, on its own count — moves through these waters, and Twillingate is one of the shore-viewing spots the province names.
When you get to Twillingate
- Staying in Twillingate? → — the start page: short drives from town, food, and a planner that starts here.
- Where to eat near Twillingate → — 16 places the open map records, alphabetically, with addresses and phone numbers.
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Short drives from Twillingate
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- Minty's Farm Trailtrail · 4.6 km walk · easy2.3 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Back Bay Trailtrail · 3.6 km out and back · easy3 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Codjacks Cove Trailtrail · 3.2 km walk · easy4.1 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Lower Little Harbour Trailtrail · 2.4 km loop · easy4.6 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Purcell's Harbour to Little Harbour Trailtrail · 4.6 km walk · moderate6.2 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Long Point Lighthousestop6.9 km
The headland most berg-watchers stand on: the lighthouse at Long Point, past Crow Head at the island's tip, with a historical exhibit alongside.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Black Rock Trail (Twillingate)trail · 1.1 km loop · easy6.9 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Bridgeportstop34 km
West off Route 340 onto Route 345, out along the shore.
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More, up to 68 km (2)
A provincial interpretation centre on the site of a Beothuk winter settlement, on a turn off Route 340.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze- Farewell ferry terminaltown68 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, Lewisporte km 272
- Longest stretch without one
- 127 km
- Deer Lake → South Brook, of 360 km driven
- Nearest fast charger to Twillingate
- 89 km
- by road, at Lewisporte
Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-10): Deer Lake (km 0). 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
- 21%
- 71.6 km of 360.3 km driven
- No surface tag on the map
- 79%
- 262.3 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 2026-10-13. Today's road conditions: 511.
Before you go
These change, so we link to the people who keep them up to date.
IcebergsTypically late spring into early summer
Icebergs vary year to year and week to week. Check current sightings before you commit to the drive. From Deer Lake the round trip is 720 km.
Check it now →Provincial parksSeasonal — typically late spring into the fall
Dildo Run is a seasonal operation and its dates move year to year. ParksNL publishes them park by park.
Check it now →MooseYear round, worst between dusk and dawn
The province states the likelihood of injury in a moose collision is about twice as high between dusk and dawn as in daytime. This long drive is mostly unlit two-lane Trans-Canada, then Route 340 over the causeways. If you land late at Deer Lake, consider breaking the trip rather than pushing on to the islands after dark.
Check it now →Road conditionsYear round, matters most November–April
The Trans-Canada across the interior has long unserviced stretches and gets winter weather after the coasts have cleared. The causeways at the end are exposed. Check conditions before leaving the airport.
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Onward from Twillingate
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 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.
Questions people actually ask
How far is Twillingate from Deer Lake airport?＋
360.3 km from the terminal to Twillingate town centre. You take the Trans-Canada (Route 1) east across the island, then Route 340 north over the causeways to the islands.
Should I fly into Deer Lake or Gander for Twillingate?＋
Gander, by a wide margin: 113.8 km, against 360.3 km from Deer Lake. Fly into Deer Lake only if you are seeing the west coast (Gros Morne, Corner Brook) first and working east.
Can I see icebergs from Twillingate?＋
Twillingate sits on Iceberg Alley and is one of the most reliable land-based viewing points in Newfoundland, but there is no date you can book against. Check Iceberg Finder for live sightings before you drive.
Is it a hard drive?＋
No. It is paved the whole way and mostly the main road across the province. It is just long. Plan to avoid arriving after dark: see the moose note above.
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