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St. John's International Airport (YYT) → Gander

St. John's Airport (YYT) to Gander

Distance
336.5 km
Drive time
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Driving route from St. John's International Airport (YYT) to Gander: 336.5 km by road, via Routes 40 · 1 · 330.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). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.

⛽ Fuel and gravel, road by road ▾

Route 40 · Route 1 · Route 330

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

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336.5 km. From St. John’s airport to Gander, on Routes 40, 1 and 330.

Gander airport is closer (3.7 km). This drive suits a trip that starts at St. John’s.

When you get to Gander

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Short drives from Gander

An easy day out from GanderLewisporte 59 km awayFrom St. John's Airport, Lewisporte is 395 km — Route 40, the Trans-Canada, then Routes 340 and 341.Its own page measures from the St. John's airport; from Gander it is 59 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Gander.

More, up to 81 km (9)

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 335
Longest stretch without one
145 km
St. John’s → Goobies, of 336 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Gander
at Gander

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-10): St. John’s (km 17) and Whitbourne (km 89) and Clarenville (km 188) and Gander (km 335). 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

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Paved or not, per the map

Mapped as unpaved
none
Mapped as paved
31%
93.5 km of 336.5 km driven
No surface tag on the map
69%
211.1 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.

  • 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 336.5 km, much of it unlit two-lane highway; plan the drive for daylight where you can.

    Check it now →

  • Road conditionsYear round, matters most November–April

    Conditions at one end of the island say little about the other. Check before you set off.

    Check it now →

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

Measured the other way, Gander back to St. John's is the same distance: 338 km.

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 Gander from St. John's airport?＋

336.5 km from the terminal to the centre of Gander.

What route do I take?＋

Routes 40, 1 and 330. Your maps app has the turns.

Is there a closer way in to Gander?＋

Gander airport is 3.7 km from Gander, against 336.5 km from St. John's.

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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Every distance and coordinate on this page was checked against its source on October 16, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap way/279110348 — St. John's International Airport. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/304259858 — Gander.

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