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Gander International Airport (YQX) → Corner Brook

Gander Airport (YQX) to Corner Brook

Distance
360.2 km
Drive time
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Roads
1450A
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Driving route from Gander International Airport (YQX) to Corner Brook: 360.2 km by road, via Routes 1 · 450A.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.
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Route 1 · Route 450A

Drive measured Oct 16, 2026, Gander International Airport (YQX) to Corner Brook. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

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360.2 km. From Gander airport to Corner Brook, on Routes 1 and 450A.

Deer Lake airport is closer (56.9 km). This drive suits a trip that starts at Gander.

When you get to Corner Brook

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Short drives from Corner Brook

An easy day out from Corner BrookMarble Mountain Base Lodge 11 km awayYou land at Deer Lake and Marble Mountain is 47 km southwest on the Trans-Canada down the Humber Valley to the base lodge at Steady Brook.Its own page measures from the Deer Lake airport; from Corner Brook it is 11 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Corner Brook.

More, up to 97 km (1)

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
Gander km 3, Bishop’s Falls km 86, South Brook km 178, Deer Lake km 307, Corner Brook km 356
Longest stretch without one
129 km
South Brook → Deer Lake, of 359 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Corner Brook
at Corner Brook

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-10): Gander (km 3) and Deer Lake (km 303). 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

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Paved or not, per the map

Mapped as unpaved
none
Mapped as paved
23%
75.5 km of 360.2 km driven
No surface tag on the map
77%
245.9 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 360.2 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.

    Check it now →

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 Gander International Airport Authority lists at the door. Fares change, so we link to them instead.

No rideshare here.

The Airport Authority's transport page lists no rideshare service (checked 2026-09-15).

  • Taxi

    Busy Bee Cabs, which the Airport Authority says runs a 24-hour service available curbside in the Domestic Arrivals area.

    (709) 256-1444

  • Coach

    DRL Coachlines runs the island's one scheduled coach, once a day each way, between St. John's and the Marine Atlantic terminal at Port aux Basques. It stops at Gander Airport itself (the restaurant), and at Lewisporte, Grand Falls-Windsor, Deer Lake and Corner Brook among others. It reaches no island and no national park. Tickets are bought on the bus, cash only. The Airport Authority says a wheelchair-accessible bus needs 48 hours' notice. Times and fares are DRL's: drl-lr.com.

    (888) 263-1852

  • Limousine

    Nobel Limousines, listed by the Airport Authority.

    (709) 535-2457

Avis, Budget, National and Enterprise are listed at the airport. The Authority says accessible vehicles with wheelchair accommodation or hand controls are limited and need 48 hours' notice.

Source: Gander International Airport Authority,2026-09-15. Check there for fares and times.

The drive back

Corner Brook back to Gander measures 361 km — 0.6 km longer than the drive out.

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 Gander International Airport →

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

Questions people actually ask

How far is Corner Brook from Gander airport?＋

360.2 km from the terminal to the centre of Corner Brook.

What route do I take?＋

Routes 1 and 450A. Your maps app has the turns.

Is there a closer way in to Corner Brook?＋

Deer Lake airport is 56.9 km from Corner Brook, against 360.2 km from Gander.

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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Every distance and coordinate on this page was checked against its source on October 16, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap way/154350645 — Terminal. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/2437986499 — Corner Brook.

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