Gander International Airport (YQX) → Rocky Harbour
Gander Airport (YQX) to Rocky Harbour and Gros Morne
The drive from every airport and ferry ↓
- Distance
- 375.3 km
- Drive time
- In your maps app ↗
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Faded lines are other drives from Gander International into this area: Woody Point (371 km), Cow Head (422 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.
Stop 1: Upper Falls Lookout
One of three viewpoints mapped together beside the Trans-Canada at the Norris Arm junction. It is the upper waterfall lookout on the Eel Brook Trail, a short walk past Eel Brook's falls: AllTrails lists it at about 1.3 miles out and back, with Lower Falls Lookout as the other viewpoint.
Stopping here adds 2 km to the drive.
Directions →Show on map: Upper Falls Lookout ↑Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 2: The nordic trails east of town
6.7 km of mapped cross-country ski trail in the woods off the Trans-Canada, just east of Grand Falls-Windsor. The club running them is not named on the map; ask locally about grooming and season. The weather strip above says whether there is snow.
Stopping here adds 1.9 km to the drive.
Directions →Show on map: The nordic trails east of town ↑Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 3: Loggers' Life Provincial MuseumDetour
A reconstructed 1920s logging camp on the west side of Grand Falls-Windsor, mapped right beside the driven line. Central Newfoundland ran on the woods for a century, and the museum shows that work.
Stopping here adds 4.3 km to the drive.
Directions →Show on map: Loggers' Life Provincial Museum ↑Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 4: Indian River
A green space mapped essentially on the driven line. OpenStreetMap records it as a nature reserve but not who runs it, and it is not on ParksNL's list. Treat it as a place to pull over, not somewhere with facilities.
Stopping here adds 0.1 km to the drive.
Directions →Show on map: Indian River ↑Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 5: Newfoundland Insectarium
An insect museum in Deer Lake. Check its hours before detouring with kids in the car.
Stopping here adds 0.2 km to the drive.
Directions →Show on map: Newfoundland Insectarium ↑Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 6: Gros Morne Visitor Information Centre
Parks Canada's visitor centre, on Route 430 a few kilometres before Rocky Harbour. Sort out park entry here and ask what is open and passable.
Stopping here adds 0.8 km to the drive.
Directions →Show on map: Gros Morne Visitor Information Centre ↑Other map apps
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Scan with your phone to open this page there. Then tap Keep for offline before you lose signal.
⛽ Fuel and gravel, road by road ▾
- Route 1 →Whole road: 54 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 119 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 68% has no surface tag, so unknown.
- Route 430 →Whole road: 17 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 97 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 44% has no surface tag, so unknown.
Drive measured Oct 19, 2026, Gander International Airport (YQX) to Rocky Harbour. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure
Add to a trip →Staying here? Days out ↓Keep for offline ↓Airport info: Gander International Airport →
375.3 km. From Gander airport to Rocky Harbour, on Routes 1 and 430.
When you get to Rocky Harbour
- Staying in Rocky Harbour? → — the start page: short drives from town, food, and a planner that starts here.
- Where to eat near Rocky Harbour → — 13 places the open map records, alphabetically, with addresses and phone numbers.
Sunrise and sunset at Rocky Harbour, by month
| Month (the 15th) | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8:12 am | 4:48 pm |
| February | 7:32 am | 5:39 pm |
| March | 7:36 am | 7:25 pm |
| April | 6:30 am | 8:13 pm |
| May | 5:37 am | 8:57 pm |
| June | 5:13 am | 9:29 pm |
| July | 5:30 am | 9:24 pm |
| August | 6:12 am | 8:40 pm |
| September | 6:56 am | 7:36 pm |
| October | 7:41 am | 6:32 pm |
| November | 7:32 am | 4:40 pm |
| December | 8:11 am | 4:22 pm |
Worked out for the 15th of each month at this spot, in local time. The weather line at the top has today's.
Places to eat on the way
28 near the start: where to eat in Gander →
9 near Rocky Harbour: where to eat near Rocky Harbour →
32 places to eat within 2 km of this drive, in the order you pass them.
The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 128.7 km — after Eddies Restaurant, until Big Stop Restaurant.
Every one of them, in the order you pass them
- Riverside Dinerfast foodkm 25.1 · 600 m off the road
- Irvingrestaurantkm 83.6
- Tim Hortonscafékm 83.6
- Furey's Trailway Take-Outfast foodkm 83.7 · 425 m off the road
- KFCfast foodkm 96.7 · 488 m off the road
- Greco Pizzafast foodkm 96.8 · 383 m off the road
- Taiwanrestaurantkm 96.8 · 1240 m off the road
- Juniper Kitchen and Bistrorestaurantkm 96.8 · 1259 m off the road
- Sarah's Dinerrestaurantkm 96.9 · 1171 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 97.4 · 967 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 97.5 · 379 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 97.6 · 409 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 97.6 · 519 m off the road
- Wing'n Itrestaurantkm 97.6 · 1245 m off the road
- War Wick'srestaurantkm 97.6 · 1338 m off the road
- Tai Sun Restaurantrestaurantkm 97.6 · 403 m off the road
- Donnini's Pizza & Donairrestaurantkm 97.6 · 422 m off the road
- Burger Kingfast foodkm 97.7 · 721 m off the road
- Dairy Queenfast foodkm 97.7 · 266 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 97.8 · 846 m off the road
- Badger Diner & Motelrestaurantkm 126.5
- Red Hawk Dinerrestaurantkm 126.7
- Eddies Restaurantrestaurantkm 177.5
- Big Stop Restaurantrestaurantkm 306.2 · 349 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 306.3 · 1623 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 306.3 · 508 m off the road
- Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 306.3 · 1584 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 306.3 · 1839 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 306.3 · 1744 m off the road
- Wingn' itrestaurantkm 306.3 · 1148 m off the road
- Tim Hortonfast foodkm 306.3 · 393 m off the road
- Funland Resortrestaurantkm 313.3 · 937 m off the road
Not ranked or complete, and nobody pays to be here. No opening hours: phone ahead. Open map data, swept 2026-10-18. How we measure · Add a missing place
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Short drives from Rocky Harbour
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- Lobster Cove Head Lighthouselighthouse6.1 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Baker's Brook Falls Trailtrail · 9 km out and back · moderate7 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Berry Head Pond Trailtrail · 2 km loop · easy7.8 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Gros Morne Mountain Trailtrail · 17 km lollipop · strenuous7.8 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Crow Gulch Fallswaterfall8 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Norris Pointtown8.7 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Coastal Trail (Gros Morne)trail · 5.8 km out and back · easy10 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Steve's Trailtrail · 1 km out and back · easy34 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze
More, up to 94 km (10)
- Cow Headtown48 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Old Mail Roadtrail · 2.4 km out and back · easy49 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - The Arches Provincial Parkstop71 km
Sea-carved limestone arches in the surf right beside Route 430.
Directions →Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Woody Pointtown72 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Lookout Trail (Gros Morne)trail · 5.8 km loop · moderate72 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Woody Point Lookout Trailtrail · 2.2 km walk · easy73 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Woody Point Lighthouselighthouse73 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Tablelands Off-Trail (plateau)trail · 18 km walk · strenuous75 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Tablelands Trailtrail · 4 km out and back · easy77 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Pasadena's beach on Deer Lakestop94 km
An unnamed lakefront beach on Deer Lake at Pasadena, halfway along the drive.
Directions →Other map apps
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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
- Gander km 3, Bishop’s Falls km 86, South Brook km 178, Deer Lake km 307, Rocky Harbour km 373
- Longest stretch without one
- 129 km
- South Brook → Deer Lake, of 375 km driven
- Nearest fast charger to Rocky Harbour
- at Rocky Harbour
Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-22): 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 2026-10-22. How we measure
Paved or not, per the map
- Mapped as unpaved
- none
- Not proof it is all paved: 66% has no surface tag.
- Mapped as paved
- 34%
- 117.5 km of 375.3 km driven
- No surface tag on the map
- 66%
- 229 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 2026-10-19. 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 375.3 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 →
Onward from Rocky Harbour
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 Gander, with numbers →Arriving without a car
Not renting? Here's who Gander International Airport Authority lists at the terminal.
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.
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.
Limousine
Nobel Limousines, listed by the Airport Authority.
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.
Questions
How far is Rocky Harbour from Gander airport?＋
375.3 km from the terminal to Rocky Harbour.
What route do I take?＋
Routes 1 and 430. Your maps app has the turns.
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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