St. John's Airport (YYT) to Brigus
- Distance
- 75 km
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Places to stay in Brigus
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Stop 1: Manuel's River Interpretation Center
The interpretation centre stands beside the river valley in Conception Bay South, on the Conception Bay Highway stretch of this drive. Manuels River Community Inc., a non-profit, runs it alongside community walking trails by the river. Check their site for hours and admission.
Stopping here adds 1.2 km to the drive.
Directions →Show on map: Manuel's River Interpretation Center ↑Other map apps
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A museum at Cupids, just off this drive. The centre's own page says it was built to mark the four hundredth anniversary of what it calls Canada's oldest English settlement, founded by John Guy in 1610, and that the centre itself opened in 2010. It describes a museum, a rooftop garden and a shop. We could find no published season or hours, so ask the centre.
Stopping here adds 7.4 km to the drive.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 3: Hawthorne Cottage
Hawthorne Cottage is a Parks Canada National Historic Site in Brigus itself: the family homestead of Captain Bob Bartlett, whom Parks Canada credits with commanding Arctic voyages in the twentieth century. Parks Canada's page describes rare artefacts from his expeditions, period furnishings, and the cottage's heritage gardens.
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⛽ Fuel and gravel, road by road ▾
- Route 40 →Whole road: 6 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 5.7 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 28% has no surface tag, so unknown.
- Route 1 →Whole road: 54 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 119 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 68% has no surface tag, so unknown.
- Route 2 →Whole road: 10 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 28 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 70% has no surface tag, so unknown.
- Route 60 →Whole road: 14 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 28 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 85% has no surface tag, so unknown.
Drive measured Sep 5, 2026, St. John's International Airport (YYT) to Brigus, checked 2026-09-05, re-confirmed 2026-09-06. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure
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About 75 km. St. John’s airport to Brigus: Route 40, the Trans-Canada, Route 2, then Route 60, the Conception Bay Highway, along the bay into town.
Why people come. Brigus is a historic town. Hawthorne Cottage, the family homestead of Arctic explorer Captain Bob Bartlett, is a Parks Canada National Historic Site. On the way, the Manuels River Interpretation Centre in Conception Bay South has walking trails through the river valley.
When you get to Brigus
- Where to eat near Brigus → 4 places, A to Z, with addresses and phone numbers.
Sunrise and sunset at Brigus, by month
| The 15th | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:11 am | 7:46 am | 4:37 pm | 5:11 pm |
| Feb | 6:37 am | 7:09 am | 5:24 pm | 5:56 pm |
| Mar | 6:46 am | 7:17 am | 7:07 pm | 7:38 pm |
| Apr | 5:42 am | 6:14 am | 7:50 pm | 8:23 pm |
| May | 4:49 am | 5:25 am | 8:31 pm | 9:08 pm |
| Jun | 4:23 am | 5:04 am | 9:01 pm | 9:41 pm |
| Jul | 4:41 am | 5:20 am | 8:57 pm | 9:35 pm |
| Aug | 5:24 am | 5:58 am | 8:16 pm | 8:50 pm |
| Sep | 6:08 am | 6:39 am | 7:16 pm | 7:47 pm |
| Oct | 6:49 am | 7:20 am | 6:16 pm | 6:47 pm |
| Nov | 6:34 am | 7:07 am | 4:27 pm | 5:01 pm |
| Dec | 7:08 am | 7:44 am | 4:12 pm | 4:48 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 either end, the places are on the town's own list: where to eat in St. John's → · where to eat near Brigus →
89 places to eat within 2 km of this drive, in the order you pass them. The longest stretch with none is 14.9 km, after Home of Rumors.
Show all 89
- Breezewaypubkm 5 · 1246 m off the road
- Jumping Beancafékm 5 · 1435 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 5 · 1275 m off the road
- Booster Juicefast foodkm 5 · 1282 m off the road
- Manchu Wokfast foodkm 5 · 1290 m off the road
- Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 5 · 1304 m off the road
- Just Friesfast foodkm 5 · 1309 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 5.1 · 1539 m off the road
- The Pantry (Autism Society Foundation Room)restaurantkm 5.2 · 764 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 5.3 · 1855 m off the road
- The Guv'nor Pubpubkm 5.3 · 1851 m off the road
- Domino'sfast foodkm 5.4 · 1922 m off the road
- The Bigs Ultimate Sports Grillrestaurantkm 5.5 · 1892 m off the road
- Old Town Pizzafast foodkm 5.6 · 1911 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 5.6 · 1920 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 6.1 · 1819 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 6.1 · 1784 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 6.1 · 1803 m off the road
- Dairy Queenfast foodkm 6.1 · 1831 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 6.1 · 1797 m off the road
- Mr. Souvlakifast foodkm 6.1 · 1790 m off the road
- Peters Pizzarestaurantkm 6.1 · 1740 m off the road
- Burger Kingfast foodkm 6.1 · 1998 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 6.9 · 1231 m off the road
- Red Pepper Restaurantrestaurantkm 6.9 · 1894 m off the road
- Cora'srestaurantkm 6.9 · 1961 m off the road
- Scamper's Snack Barrestaurantkm 6.9 · 1806 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 6.9 · 1236 m off the road
- Montana'srestaurantkm 6.9 · 1975 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 8.2 · 1855 m off the road
- Dairy Queenfast foodkm 14.7 · 254 m off the road
- Kozy Kitchenrestaurantkm 14.7
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 14.7 · 206 m off the road
- Mr. G's Loungepubkm 14.7 · 338 m off the road
- Ocean Sushirestaurantkm 14.7 · 331 m off the road
- Peter's Pizzafast foodkm 14.7 · 345 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 14.7 · 285 m off the road
- Tiny's Bar and Grillrestaurantkm 14.7 · 329 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 14.8 · 536 m off the road
- Ye's Wokrestaurantkm 14.9 · 654 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 14.9 · 727 m off the road
- Coffee Matters Paradisecafékm 15 · 726 m off the road
- Domino'sfast foodkm 15.2 · 1097 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 15.2 · 1173 m off the road
- Cojonesrestaurantkm 15.2 · 1069 m off the road
- Pizza Housefast foodkm 15.3 · 1855 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 15.3 · 535 m off the road
- Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 15.7 · 450 m off the road
- Donovan's Irvingrestaurantkm 15.9 · 622 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 16.5 · 1700 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 16.5 · 1700 m off the road
- Starbuckscafékm 17 · 1650 m off the road
- Pizza Hutrestaurantkm 17 · 1781 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 17 · 1949 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 17 · 1892 m off the road
- Costco Food Courtfast foodkm 17.1 · 1479 m off the road
- Canteenrestaurantkm 18.3 · 1398 m off the road
- Pür & Simplerestaurantkm 18.3 · 1935 m off the road
- Starbuckscafékm 18.3 · 1999 m off the road
- Burger Kingfast foodkm 18.3 · 1947 m off the road
- Hometown Pizzeriarestaurantkm 24.6 · 936 m off the road
- Hometown Pizzeriarestaurantkm 24.6 · 936 m off the road
- Domino'sfast foodkm 24.8 · 865 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 24.9 · 746 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 24.9 · 812 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 24.9 · 810 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 25 · 872 m off the road
- Peter's Pizzarestaurantkm 25 · 748 m off the road
- KFCfast foodkm 25 · 820 m off the road
- Starbuckscafékm 25.1 · 763 m off the road
- Jungle Jimsrestaurantkm 25.1 · 881 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 25.1 · 861 m off the road
- Starbuckscafékm 25.1 · 770 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 25.2 · 801 m off the road
- Dragon 88restaurantkm 25.2 · 917 m off the road
- Bernard Stanley Gastropubrestaurantkm 30.1 · 1539 m off the road
- Bernard Stanley Gastropubrestaurantkm 30.1 · 1540 m off the road
- Tinys Bar and Grillfast foodkm 30.7 · 860 m off the road
- Mary Browns Chickenfast foodkm 30.9 · 771 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 31 · 928 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 31.1 · 942 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 31.9 · 213 m off the road
- Wing 'N' Itrestaurantkm 31.9 · 269 m off the road
- Denvers Fine Foods Ltd.restaurantkm 32.8 · 904 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 45.7
- Subwayfast foodkm 45.8
- Mama's Lunch Pizzeriarestaurantkm 46
- Tim Hortonscafékm 46.1
- Home of Rumorspubkm 58.4
Not ranked or complete, and nobody pays to be here. No opening hours: phone ahead. Open map data, read 2026-09-12 (how we measure). Missing one? Add it to the map or email us the details.
Short drives from Brigus
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- Cupids Legacy Centrestop4.6 km
A museum at Cupids.
- Clarke's Beachtown9.8 km
- Spirit of Harbour Gracestop27 km
A 1943 Douglas DC-3 that served in North Africa in the war and later flew freight between Stephenville and Goose Bay until 1988; Air Labrador's owner donated it to the town in 1993 as the Spirit of Harbour Grace, for the town's part in early transatlantic flight (explorenewfoundlandandlabrador.com).
- Danny Cleary Lookoutstop28 km
The 1884 Harbour Grace railway station, kept as a museum.
- Harbour Gracetown31 km
- Railway Station Museumstop35 km
Carbonear's station was built in 1917-18 by the Reid Newfoundland Company, replacing an earlier station destroyed by fire, and stayed the northern terminus of the Brigus Junction to Carbonear branch line until passenger trains ceased in 1984.
- Father Duffy's Wellstop38 km
A roadside spring right on the route, named for Father James Duffy, appointed first parish priest of St. Mary's in 1834, who spent the years after walking back and forth to the courthouse in St. John's over a dispute with the local merchant's agent.
More, up to 59 km (10)
- Seal Covestop39 km
The western end of Conception Bay South, which the province's tourism site describes as a string of shoreline communities from Seal Cove to Topsail.
- Salmonier Nature Parktown40 km
- Butter Pot Provincial Parkstop44 km
The drive runs along this park's boundary, but the park reaches well inland.
- Kelligrewsstop44 km
The community of the song Kelligrews Soirée, which also names the town's yearly folk festival, per the province's tourism site.
- Salmon Cove Sandsstop44 km
The province's tourism site points to Salmon Cove Sands here: a heart-shaped beach of fine sand under tall cliffs, with a 2 km hiking trail.
- Pegwood Pond Trailtrail · 6.2 km out and back · moderate45 km
- Shag Rock lookoutstop46 km
A viewpoint OpenStreetMap records beside Route 80, close enough to the driven line that stopping costs nothing.
- Heart's Contenttown56 km
- Heart's Content Cable Stationstop56 km
In 1866 the first successful permanent transatlantic telegraph cable was landed at Heart's Content, cutting the time to communicate across the Atlantic from weeks to minutes.
- Heart's Content Lighthouselighthouse59 kmDirections →
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Distances by road from Brigus, measured on OpenStreetMap November 7, 2026. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure
The trail
The line by each walk is its height, from start to finish.
More about this drive
What has been recorded near here
Wildlife people have reported within 10 km of Brigus, and the months they saw it. Tap a name for everywhere else on our drives it turns up.
- Humpback whalewhaleMegaptera novaeangliaeReports cluster in July, June, May329 reports on record
- Northern gannetseabirdMorus bassanusReports cluster in May, July, October81 reports on record
Reports, not counts: busy harbours report more. No sighting is promised, and the list covers only the species we look up. Source: GBIF, the international record of wildlife sightings, checked 2026-10-07.
Doing it electric
- Fast chargers on this drive
- St. John’s km 17, Paradise km 18, Holyrood km 46
- Longest stretch without one
- 29 km
- Holyrood → Brigus, of 75 km driven
- Nearest fast charger to Brigus
- 29 km
- by road, at Holyrood
No fast charger at Brigus. From the last fast charger, in Holyrood, it is 29 km there and the same back: plan on about 58 km on one charge, more in cold weather or with the heat on. Or charge at Holyrood, 29 km from Brigus by road, off this drive's own road.
The chargers
St. John’s km 17 of the drive, 1.8 km off it
The Shoppes at Galway 42 Danny Drive, St. John’s
CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeParadise km 18 of the drive, 1.8 km off it
Paradise Town Hall 28 McNamara Dr, Paradise, NL A1L 1Y5
CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger
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Orangestore 3 Liam Hickey Drive
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): St. John’s, a second site in the same town (km 17; 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
Paved or not, per the map
- Mapped as unpaved
- none
- Not proof it is all paved: 83% has no surface tag.
- Mapped as paved
- 17%
- 11.5 km of 75 km driven
- No surface tag on the map
- 83%
- 57.9 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 2026-09-13. 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 states the likelihood of injury in a moose collision is about twice as high between dusk and dawn as in daytime. This short drive runs through settled parts of the Avalon, but the risk still applies. Mind your timing if you land after dark.
gov.nl.ca →Road conditionsYear round, matters most November–April
Routes 40, 1, 2 and 60 carry you almost all the way, but the Avalon gets real winter. Check the province's road conditions before you leave the airport.
511nl.ca →
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 St. John's, with numbers →Arriving without a car
Not renting? Here's who St. John's International Airport Authority lists at the terminal.
Rideshare: it depends who you ask.
The Airport Authority's own ground-transportation pages name City Wide Taxi as “the exclusive provider of ground transportation services for the public” and do not mention rideshare anywhere. Uber publishes pickup instructions for YYT, and the Airport's own account welcomed Uber in 2024. Both are true. The Authority's pages govern the kerb, so check them on the day.
Taxi
City Wide Taxi, which the Airport Authority names as the exclusive provider for the public. Cabs queue outside the Arrivals area and a dispatcher is there to help. The Authority publishes preset fares to named hotels and a meter-plus-surcharge rate everywhere else.
Public transit
Metrobus route 14 runs between the airport and the St. John's metro region, including Memorial University. There are two stops at the airport: one near the arrivals area, and one on World Parkway by the Holiday Inn Express. The Authority says Metrobus has committed to a wheelchair-accessible service on this route and can take large, non-folding mobility aids. Schedule and fares are Metrobus's.
Source: St. John's International Airport Authority,2026-09-15. Check there for fares and times.
The drive back
Brigus back to St. John's measures 77 km — 2.2 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 St. John's International Airport →
Return measured 2026-09-29, the same way as the drive out. How we measure
Questions
How far is Brigus from St. John's International Airport?＋
About 75 km, on Routes 40, 1, 2 and 60 — out of the airport, a stretch of the Trans-Canada, then Route 2 and Route 60 along Conception Bay into Brigus.
Should I fly into St. John's, Gander or Deer Lake for Brigus?＋
St. John's, by a wide margin. It's 75 km from St. John's, against 280 km from Gander and 583 km from Deer Lake. Brigus is on the Avalon, close to St. John's.
Is Brigus a hard drive from the airport?＋
No. It is short and on numbered highway nearly all the way. Plan around the dark if you drive the last stretch at night; see the moose note above.
What is there to see on the way to Brigus?＋
Hawthorne Cottage, a Parks Canada National Historic Site and the family homestead of Arctic explorer Captain Bob Bartlett, is in Brigus itself. Earlier on, the Manuels River Interpretation Centre in Conception Bay South sits beside the river valley, with the community's walking trails along it.
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