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Gander International Airport (YQX) → Rose Blanche ferry wharf

Gander Airport (YQX) to La Poile

Distance
616.3 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 Gander International Airport (YQX) to Rose Blanche ferry wharf: 616.3 km by road, via Routes 1 · 470.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.

  1. Stop 1: Airport Nordic Ski Club

    Trail lengths are missing because the trails are not on the map yet.

    Stopping here adds 0.1 km to the drive.

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  2. Stop 2: Upper Falls LookoutDetour

    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.

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  3. Stop 3: Indian River

    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.

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  4. Stop 4: 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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  5. Stop 5: 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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  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, Gander International Airport (YQX) 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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616.3 km. From Gander 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 Gander →

61 places to eat within 2 km of this drive, in the order you pass them.

The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 128.9 km, after Eddies Restaurant, until Big Stop Restaurant.

Show all 61
  • Riverside Dinerfast foodkm 25.1 · 598 m off the road
  • Irvingrestaurantkm 83.6
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 83.6
  • Furey's Trailway Take-Outfast foodkm 83.7 · 423 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 · 1261 m off the road
  • Sarah's Dinerrestaurantkm 96.9 · 1171 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 97.4 · 969 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 · 267 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 177.4
  • Big Stop Restaurantrestaurantkm 306.3
  • Tim Hortonfast foodkm 306.3 · 222 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 306.8 · 192 m off the road
  • Wingn' itrestaurantkm 307.3
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 307.9 · 235 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 308 · 225 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 308 · 178 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 308.1 · 177 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 308.2
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 308.3
  • Peter's Pizzafast foodkm 308.3
  • Langerspubkm 308.3 · 550 m off the road
  • Oasis Grill Houserestaurantkm 329.8 · 244 m off the road
  • Cafe 59restaurantkm 329.8 · 863 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 348.2
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 355.6 · 881 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 355.7 · 923 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 355.7 · 912 m off the road
  • Samuel's Sammiches and Sweetsrestaurantkm 355.8 · 1496 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 356.6 · 310 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 356.9 · 197 m off the road
  • Wendy'sfast foodkm 357.1
  • Pinchgut Restaurant & Conveniencerestaurantkm 374.5
  • Midway Motel and Loungepubkm 465.8
  • Robin's Donutsrestaurantkm 534.8
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 567.6
  • Robin‘sfast foodkm 569.6 · 823 m off the road
  • Alma‘s Restaurantrestaurantkm 569.6 · 452 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 569.7
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 569.7
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 569.9
  • Bob's Chicken Coopfast foodkm 569.9
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 570.3
  • Tai-Hong Restaurantrestaurantkm 570.5
  • Port Clubpubkm 571.1 · 376 m off the road
  • Shark Cove Restaurantrestaurantkm 571.6 · 1778 m off the road
  • Shark Cove Restaurantrestaurantkm 571.6 · 1778 m off the road
  • Burnt Islands Coffee Shopcafékm 596.3 · 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.

  • Harvey's Trailtrail · 4 km loop · easy27 km
  • Port aux Basquestown47 km
  • Channel Head Lighttowerlighthouse49 km
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  • Smokey Cape Trailtrail · 2.4 km walk · easy54 km
  • Cape Ray lighthousestop60 km

    The province's tourism site suggests the Cape Ray Lightkeepers House, on the lighthouse's history, before heading to the wetlands.

  • Wreckhousestop64 km

    A named place on the map, not a building, and the Trans-Canada runs straight through it.

  • Starlight Trailtrail · 4.8 km out and back · challenging75 km
  • Searstonstop80 km

    One end of the 5.5 km Coastangs Trail, a moderate coastal walk with mountains behind, per the province's tourism site.

More, up to 83 km (3)

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
Gander km 3, Bishop’s Falls km 86, South Brook km 178, Deer Lake km 307, Corner Brook km 358, Robinsons km 467, Port aux Basques km 571
Longest stretch without one
129 km
South Brook → Deer Lake, of 615 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Rose Blanche ferry wharf
44.6 km
by road, at Port aux Basques

The chargers

  • Gander km 3 of the drive, 1 km off it

    Orangestore 100 Trans-Canada Highway

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Bishop’s Falls km 86 of the drive, 0.6 km off it

    Irving Oil 62 Main St

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • South Brook km 178 of the drive

    Eddie’s Restaurant 48 Aspen St, South Brook, NL A0J 1S0

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Deer Lake km 307 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 358 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 467 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 571 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): Gander, a second site in the same town (km 3; CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · ultra-fast, up to 175 kW to one car, 350 kW where a site has two or more chargers) and Deer Lake, a second site in the same town (km 303; 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

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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
20%
112.6 km of 616.3 km driven
No surface tag on the map
80%
438.2 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 616.3 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 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 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.

    (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.

Questions

How far is the La Poile boat from Gander airport?＋

616.3 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/154350645 — Terminal. 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