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St. John's International Airport (YYT) → Comfort Cove-Newstead

St. John's Airport (YYT) to Comfort Cove-Newstead

Distance
422.3 km
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Driving route from St. John's International Airport (YYT) to Comfort Cove-Newstead: 422.3 km by road, via Routes 40 · 1 · 340 · 343.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: Lewisporte (395 km), Twillingate (447 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.

  1. Stop 1: 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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  2. Stop 2: 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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  3. Stop 3: North Atlantic Aviation Museum

    An aviation museum in Gander. Gander exists because of transatlantic flight, and this is where that story is kept. The town's own airport is right here, and the rest of the drive from it is 90.7 km. Check current hours with the museum.

    Stopping here adds 0.1 km to the drive.

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  4. Stop 4: Notre Dame Provincial ParkDetour

    The one ParksNL park near the end of this drive, close to where Route 340 leaves the Trans-Canada. ParksNL publishes its season.

    Stopping here adds 2 km to the drive.

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Route 40 · Route 1 · Route 340

Drive measured Oct 16, 2026, St. John's International Airport (YYT) to Comfort Cove-Newstead. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

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422.3 km. St. John’s airport to Comfort Cove-Newstead: Route 40 out of the city, the Trans-Canada past Clarenville, through Terra Nova and Gander, then north on Route 340 and off on Route 343 to the Bay of Exploits.

Know this first. The same town is 90.7 km from the Gander terminal, and this drive passes through Gander. It suits a trip that starts on the Avalon and works west.

Places to eat on the way

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

The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 71.4 km — after Costco Food Court, until Mary Brown's.

All 176, in the order you pass them — open the list
  • Starbuckscafékm 0.1 · 1631 m off the road
  • Wing'N Itrestaurantkm 0.1 · 1419 m off the road
  • Mr. Subfast foodkm 0.1 · 1607 m off the road
  • Corarestaurantkm 0.1 · 1486 m off the road
  • Pita Pitfast foodkm 0.1 · 1620 m off the road
  • Parkside Pizzafast foodkm 0.1 · 1506 m off the road
  • Jade Gardensrestaurantkm 0.1 · 1899 m off the road
  • Sun Sushirestaurantkm 0.1 · 1888 m off the road
  • YellowBelly Brewery and Public Housepubkm 0.1 · 202 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 0.1
  • Newfoundland Chocolate Companycafékm 0.1 · 173 m off the road
  • Booster Juicefast foodkm 0.1 · 165 m off the road
  • Freshiirestaurantkm 0.1
  • Quesadafast foodkm 0.1 · 1497 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 0.1 · 1835 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 0.1 · 1582 m off the road
  • Second Cupcafékm 0.1 · 1739 m off the road
  • Montana'srestaurantkm 0.1 · 1800 m off the road
  • Starbuckscafékm 0.1 · 1733 m off the road
  • Harvey'sfast foodkm 0.1 · 1599 m off the road
  • Milestonesrestaurantkm 0.1 · 1570 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 0.1 · 1671 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 0.1 · 1882 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 0.7
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 0.7
  • The Rockrestaurantkm 0.7
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 2.6 · 1639 m off the road
  • Greco Pizzafast foodkm 2.6 · 1623 m off the road
  • Booster Juicefast foodkm 2.6 · 1644 m off the road
  • Rustler'srestaurantkm 2.6 · 1653 m off the road
  • Ches's Fish and Chipsrestaurantkm 2.6 · 1546 m off the road
  • Pizza Houserestaurantkm 2.6 · 1393 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 2.6 · 1524 m off the road
  • Mr. Subfast foodkm 2.9 · 1723 m off the road
  • Pizza Expertsfast foodkm 2.9 · 1716 m off the road
  • Wendy'sfast foodkm 2.9 · 1679 m off the road
  • Domino'sfast foodkm 2.9 · 1657 m off the road
  • Peter's Pizza Restaurant & Loungerestaurantkm 2.9 · 1712 m off the road
  • Mustang Sally'srestaurantkm 2.9 · 1662 m off the road
  • Sun Sushirestaurantkm 2.9 · 1715 m off the road
  • Old Town Pizzeriarestaurantkm 3 · 691 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 3 · 744 m off the road
  • Dairy Queenfast foodkm 3 · 775 m off the road
  • East Side Mario'srestaurantkm 3.1 · 1448 m off the road
  • Big Bite Pitafast foodkm 4.6 · 1842 m off the road
  • MajesTeacafékm 4.6 · 1829 m off the road
  • Donati'sfast foodkm 4.6 · 1949 m off the road
  • Bitterspubkm 4.7 · 1224 m off the road
  • Ziggy Peelgoodfast foodkm 4.7 · 1837 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 4.7 · 1936 m off the road
  • Pop's Dinerrestaurantkm 4.7 · 1935 m off the road
  • NJ's Kitchenrestaurantkm 4.7 · 1983 m off the road
  • Smitty'srestaurantkm 4.7 · 1935 m off the road
  • Noodle Namirestaurantkm 4.7 · 1948 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 4.7 · 1804 m off the road
  • Quintana'srestaurantkm 4.7 · 1806 m off the road
  • Big Ben's Pubpubkm 4.7 · 1818 m off the road
  • 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 7 · 1231 m off the road
  • Red Pepper Restaurantrestaurantkm 7 · 1894 m off the road
  • Cora'srestaurantkm 7 · 1961 m off the road
  • Scamper's Snack Barrestaurantkm 7 · 1806 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 7 · 1236 m off the road
  • Montana'srestaurantkm 7 · 1975 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 8.3 · 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
  • Canteenrestaurantkm 16.9 · 1756 m off the road
  • Starbuckscafékm 17.1 · 1642 m off the road
  • Pizza Hutrestaurantkm 17.1 · 1773 m off the road
  • Five Guysrestaurantkm 17.1 · 1674 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 17.1 · 1941 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 17.1 · 1885 m off the road
  • Costco Food Courtfast foodkm 17.2 · 1456 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 88.6
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 89.2
  • Subwayfast foodkm 89.2
  • A&Wfast foodkm 89.3
  • Meghan's Restaurantrestaurantkm 136.6
  • Robin's Donutscafékm 160.8
  • Breen'srestaurantkm 161.1
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 187.6
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 187.6
  • Brownings Pubpubkm 189.3 · 1212 m off the road
  • Flannigans Pubpubkm 189.3 · 1229 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 189.4 · 1264 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 190.9 · 593 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 190.9 · 539 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 190.9 · 676 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 191 · 773 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 191 · 488 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 191 · 488 m off the road
  • Rod's Restaurantrestaurantkm 191.2 · 508 m off the road
  • Don Cherry's Sports Bar & Grillrestaurantkm 191.2 · 202 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 191.3 · 585 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 191.3 · 585 m off the road
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 191.4 · 1142 m off the road
  • Snack shack.fast foodkm 220.5 · 624 m off the road
  • Happy Adventure Cafecafékm 259.1 · 1229 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 267.2
  • Family Pizzarestaurantkm 296.8 · 1870 m off the road
  • Copper Kettle Restaurantrestaurantkm 303.6
  • The Newfoundland Tea Co. Restaurant & Shoprestaurantkm 332.6 · 1906 m off the road
  • Swiss Chaletrestaurantkm 332.8 · 870 m off the road
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 332.8 · 845 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 332.9 · 816 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 332.9 · 1036 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 332.9 · 1045 m off the road
  • Wing 'n Itrestaurantkm 332.9 · 1795 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 333 · 1104 m off the road
  • Mystic Roomrestaurantkm 333 · 800 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 333 · 1480 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 333 · 1111 m off the road
  • The Shawarma Stationrestaurantkm 333.2 · 1143 m off the road
  • Ches's Fish & Chipsrestaurantkm 333.3 · 956 m off the road
  • Little Caesarsfast foodkm 333.3 · 1866 m off the road
  • DQ Grill & Chillfast foodkm 333.4
  • Jumping Bean Coffee Companycafékm 333.6 · 974 m off the road
  • Lilly's Landing Family Restaurantrestaurantkm 333.6 · 986 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 333.6
  • Louis Geesfast foodkm 333.6 · 809 m off the road
  • Jade Garden Restaurantrestaurantkm 333.6 · 869 m off the road
  • New Highlight Restaurantrestaurantkm 333.6 · 906 m off the road
  • Pizza Housefast foodkm 333.6 · 954 m off the road
  • East Ocean Restaurantfast foodkm 333.6 · 949 m off the road
  • Grecofast foodkm 333.6 · 883 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 333.8
  • A&Wfast foodkm 334.1
  • Subwayfast foodkm 334.1
  • Riverside Dinerfast foodkm 355.4 · 598 m off the road
  • Greco Pizzarestaurantkm 389.3
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 389.3
  • Subwayfast foodkm 389.3
  • KFCfast foodkm 389.4
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 389.6 · 165 m off the road

Not ranked or complete, and nobody pays to be here. No opening hours: phone ahead. Open map data, swept 2026-10-16. How we measure · Add a missing place

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Short drives from Comfort Cove-Newstead

An easy day out from Comfort Cove-NewsteadEelbrook Hiking Trail 51 km awayA walk: 2.5 km loop · easyDirections from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Comfort Cove-Newstead.

More, up to 84 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
Paradise km 16, St. John’s km 17, Goobies km 162, Port Blandford km 221, Glowertown km 268, Gander km 334, Lewisporte km 391
Longest stretch without one
145 km
St. John’s → Goobies, of 422 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Comfort Cove-Newstead
31.9 km
by road, at Lewisporte

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-10): 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 2026-10-10. How we measure

Every route compared →NL Hydro: plan your road trip →

Paved or not, per the map

Mapped as unpaved
none
Mapped as paved
28%
100.2 km of 422.3 km driven
No surface tag on the map
72%
259.8 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.

  • Provincial parksSeasonal — typically late spring into the fall

    Notre Dame is an operating provincial park with dates that move year to year; ParksNL publishes them park by park.

    Check it now →

  • 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 422.3 km of mostly unlit two-lane highway, so an afternoon landing can finish in the dark in any season.

    Check it now →

  • Road conditionsYear round, matters most November–April

    Most of this is the Trans-Canada, paved and well travelled, but it crosses open country with real winter weather, and conditions at one end say little about the other. Check before you set off.

    Check it now →

Onward from Comfort Cove-Newstead

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 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 St. John's International Airport Authority lists at the door. Fares change, so we link to them instead.

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.

The drive back

Comfort Cove-Newstead back to St. John's measures 424 km — 1.6 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 St. John's International Airport →

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

Questions people actually ask

How far is Comfort Cove-Newstead from St. John's Airport?＋

422.3 km from the terminal to the centre of the town.

What route do I take?＋

Route 40 out of St. John's to the Trans-Canada (Route 1), which carries most of the drive through Gander, then north on Route 340 and Route 343 to the coast.

Should I fly into St. John's or Gander for Comfort Cove-Newstead?＋

Gander, by far: 90.7 km from the Gander terminal against 422.3 km from St. John's. Fly into St. John's only if you are starting on the Avalon Peninsula anyway.

Is there anywhere worth stopping on the way?＋

Most of the stops come late, around Gander: Joey's Lookout, the Silent Witnesses Memorial, the North Atlantic Aviation Museum, and Notre Dame Provincial Park near the end.

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