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St. John's International Airport (YYT) → Farewell ferry terminal

St. John's Airport (YYT) to Change Islands

Distance
419.1 km
Drive time
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Saltbox houses and fishing stages scattered over green headlands on Change Islands, with the tickle winding between them.
Saltbox houses and fishing stages scattered over green headlands on Change Islands, with the tickle winding between them.Photo: Stephen Booth · source · CC0 1.0

Then a ferry to Change Islands

Not every Fogo-bound boat stops here. The province publishes separate schedules for separate vessels, and some Farewell–Fogo sailings go straight to Fogo. Find a sailing that stops here in the current schedule before you plan around it.

Operated by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Driving route from St. John's International Airport (YYT) to Farewell ferry terminal: 419.1 km by road, via Routes 40 · 1 · 330 · 331 · 335.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

Faded lines are other drives from St. John's International into this area: Farewell ferry terminal (419 km), Twillingate (447 km), Comfort Cove-Newstead (422 km), Musgrave Harbour (426 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.

  1. Stop 1: Butter Pot Provincial ParkDetour

    The drive runs along this park's boundary, but the park reaches well inland. ParksNL calls Butter Pot one of the most popular provincial parks in Newfoundland and Labrador. Its page lists ponds to swim, fish and paddle, sandy beaches, a campground, trails, and a view over the water from the top of Butter Pot Hill. A place to spend time, not a quick stop.

    Stopping here adds 6.3 km to the drive.

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  2. Stop 2: Sandy PondDetour

    One of the park's officially designated observing sites under its Dark-Sky Preserve status: the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada designated Terra Nova on 26 February 2018, and Parks Canada's own night-sky page calls Sandy Pond the darkest skies in the park. RASC notes the designated sites have paved parking with a walk to the observing spot. The pond also has a beach and a trail for daytime. After dark, the drive back to the highway is moose country.

    Stopping here adds 4.8 km to the drive.

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  3. Stop 3: Joey's Lookout

    A mapped viewpoint on the Trans-Canada east of Gander, effectively on the road. OpenStreetMap records only the name and that it is a viewpoint. It is easy to miss at highway speed.

    Stopping here adds 0.1 km to the drive.

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  4. Stop 4: Square Pond

    A pond-side stop beside the Trans-Canada. OpenStreetMap still uses its old provincial-park name; the province no longer lists it. A place to stretch your legs.

    Stopping here adds 0.7 km to the drive.

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  5. Stop 5: Silent Witnesses MemorialDetour

    A memorial on Route 1 outside Gander, unveiled in 1990 for the lives lost in the Arrow Air crash of 12 December 1985. An American soldier stands atop a rock holding the hands of a civilian boy and girl, each child carrying an olive branch for the Screaming Eagles' peacekeeping mission in the Sinai; they were going home for Christmas. The trio look toward Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where a similar statue looks back.

    Stopping here adds 2.4 km to the drive.

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  6. Stop 6: Jonathan's Pond Provincial Park

    A Provincial Park Reserve on Route 330 north of Gander, a short way off the road. ParksNL classes reserves as former camping parks whose campground was privatised before 1997, with no visitor services.

    Stopping here adds 1.3 km to the drive.

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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 330 →Whole road: 8 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 42 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 70% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 331 →Whole road: 3 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 19 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 100% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 335 →Whole road: 1 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 16 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 0% has no surface tag, so unknown.

Drive measured Oct 19, 2026, St. John's International Airport (YYT) to Farewell ferry terminal. Your maps app gives the time on the day. The ferry after it is not included. How we measure

Then the ferry to Change Islands — sailings & schedule →

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419 km, then a ferry. From St. John’s airport on Routes 40, 1, 330, 331 and 335 to the ferry terminal at Farewell, the same drive as for Fogo.

Plan around the boat. Some crossings go straight to Fogo without calling at Change Islands. Find a sailing that stops here before you plan anything else.

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Short drives from Farewell

An easy day out from FarewellComfort Cove-Newstead 67 km awayIts own page measures from the St. John's airport; from Farewell it is 67 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Farewell.

More, up to 75 km (7)

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
Paradise km 16, St. John’s km 17, Goobies km 162, Port Blandford km 221, Glowertown km 268, Gander km 334
Longest stretch without one
145 km
St. John’s → Goobies, of 419 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Farewell ferry terminal
71.1 km
by road, at Lewisporte

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-22): St. John’s (km 17) and Whitbourne (km 89) and Clarenville (km 188) and Gander (km 334). 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

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Paved or not, per the map

Mapped as unpaved
none
Not proof it is all paved: 62% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
38%
142.9 km of 419.1 km driven
No surface tag on the map
62%
234.5 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 2026-10-24. Today's road conditions: 511.

Before you go

These change, so we link to the people who keep them up to date.

  • Is the boat actually running today?Check on the day, every time

    A schedule says when a sailing is meant to go, not whether it is going. Wind, ice and mechanical trouble cancel these runs. The province publishes live ferry status separately; open it the morning you travel.

    511nl.ca →

  • Ferry sailingsChange through the year

    Which vessel is running, and which sailings call here, both change. Confirm a sailing that stops at Change Islands, then plan the drive back from it.

    gov.nl.ca →

  • Getting on the boatStanding advice from the province

    The province's notice on the ferry page states that vehicles travelling to Change Islands are loaded first, and encourages them to arrive thirty minutes before departure. The deck fills, and the next sailing may not call at Change Islands.

    gov.nl.ca →

  • MooseYear round, worst between dusk and dawn

    The province states that the likelihood of injury in a moose collision is twice as high between dusk and dawn as in daytime. This is 419.1 km, much of it unlit two-lane highway, and often driven early or late to meet a boat.

    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 Farewell ferry terminal

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 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.

    (709) 722-7777

  • 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.

Questions

How do I get to Change Islands from St. John's airport?＋

Drive to the Farewell ferry terminal, 419.1 km on Routes 40, 1, 330, 331 and 335, then take the ferry. Change Islands is the first call on that run, before Fogo Island.

Is it the same ferry as Fogo Island?＋

Not always. The service can run more than one vessel on separate schedules, and some Farewell–Fogo sailings do not call at Change Islands. Take whichever boat is next and you may end up on Fogo. Find a sailing that stops at Change Islands and confirm it for your travel day.

Can I combine Change Islands and Fogo in one trip?＋

Sometimes. The province publishes some sailings that run Farewell to Change Islands to Fogo Island as one chain, depending on which schedule and vessel are in service. Confirm the specific sailings before planning a day around it.

Do I need a car?＋

You need one to reach Farewell. Taking it across is optional: the boat lands in the community and the island is small, so foot passengers are not stranded at a wharf.

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