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St. John's International Airport (YYT) → Rose Blanche ferry wharf

St. John's Airport (YYT) to La Poile

Distance
947.9 km
Roads
Route 40Route 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.

Current schedule →
Driving route from St. John's International Airport (YYT) to Rose Blanche ferry wharf: 947.9 km by road, via Routes 40 · 1 · 470.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.

  1. Stop 1: North Atlantic Aviation Museum

    An aviation museum in Gander. Gander exists because of transatlantic flight, and this is where that story is kept. Check current hours with the museum.

    Stopping here adds 0.1 km to the drive.

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  2. Stop 2: 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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  3. Stop 3: Loggers' Life Provincial MuseumDetour

    Central Newfoundland ran on the woods for a century, and the museum shows that work.

    Stopping here adds 4.3 km to the drive.

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  4. Stop 4: 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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  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, 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.

Drive measured Nov 6, 2026, St. John's International Airport (YYT) 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 →

Add to a trip →Staying here? Days out ↓Airport info: St. John's International Airport →

947.9 km. From St. John’s airport to the wharf at Rose Blanche, for the boat to La Poile, on Routes 40, 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 St. John's →

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

The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 129 km, after Eddies Restaurant, until Big Stop Restaurant.

Show all 177
  • 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 136.5
  • 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
  • Irvingrestaurantkm 413.9
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 413.9
  • Furey's Trailway Take-Outfast foodkm 414 · 423 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 427 · 488 m off the road
  • Greco Pizzafast foodkm 427.1 · 383 m off the road
  • Taiwanrestaurantkm 427.1 · 1240 m off the road
  • Juniper Kitchen and Bistrorestaurantkm 427.1 · 1261 m off the road
  • Sarah's Dinerrestaurantkm 427.2 · 1171 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 427.7 · 969 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 427.8 · 379 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 427.9 · 409 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 427.9 · 519 m off the road
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 427.9 · 721 m off the road
  • Wing'n Itrestaurantkm 427.9 · 1245 m off the road
  • War Wick'srestaurantkm 427.9 · 1338 m off the road
  • Tai Sun Restaurantrestaurantkm 427.9 · 403 m off the road
  • Donnini's Pizza & Donairrestaurantkm 427.9 · 422 m off the road
  • Dairy Queenfast foodkm 427.9 · 267 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 428.1 · 846 m off the road
  • Badger Diner & Motelrestaurantkm 456.7
  • Red Hawk Dinerrestaurantkm 457
  • Eddies Restaurantrestaurantkm 507.6
  • Big Stop Restaurantrestaurantkm 636.6
  • Tim Hortonfast foodkm 636.6 · 222 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 637.1 · 192 m off the road
  • Wingn' itrestaurantkm 637.6
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 638.1 · 235 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 638.2 · 225 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 638.3 · 178 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 638.4 · 177 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 638.5
  • Peter's Pizzafast foodkm 638.5
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 638.6
  • Langerspubkm 638.6 · 550 m off the road
  • Oasis Grill Houserestaurantkm 660.1 · 244 m off the road
  • Cafe 59restaurantkm 660.1 · 863 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 678.5
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 685.9 · 923 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 685.9 · 912 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 685.9 · 881 m off the road
  • Samuel's Sammiches and Sweetsrestaurantkm 686.1 · 1496 m off the road
  • King Henry's Pubpubkm 686.2 · 1919 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 686.2 · 1991 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 686.2 · 1848 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 686.9 · 310 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 687.2 · 197 m off the road
  • Wendy'sfast foodkm 687.4
  • Pinchgut Restaurant & Conveniencerestaurantkm 704.8
  • Midway Motel and Loungepubkm 796.1
  • Robin's Donutsrestaurantkm 865
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 897.8
  • Robin‘sfast foodkm 899.9 · 823 m off the road
  • Alma‘s Restaurantrestaurantkm 899.9 · 452 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 900
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 900
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 900.2
  • Bob's Chicken Coopfast foodkm 900.2
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 900.5
  • Tai-Hong Restaurantrestaurantkm 900.7
  • Port Clubpubkm 901.3 · 376 m off the road
  • Shark Cove Restaurantrestaurantkm 901.9 · 1778 m off the road
  • Shark Cove Restaurantrestaurantkm 901.9 · 1778 m off the road
  • Burnt Islands Coffee Shopcafékm 926.5 · 1341 m off the road

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Short drives from Rose Blanche

An easy day out from Rose BlancheSmokey Cape Trail 54 km awayA walk: 2.4 km walk · 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.

More, up to 83 km (2)

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
Paradise km 16, St. John’s km 17, Goobies km 162, Port Blandford km 221, Glovertown km 268, Gander km 334, Bishop’s Falls km 417, South Brook km 509, Deer Lake km 638, Corner Brook km 689, Robinsons km 798, Port aux Basques km 902
Longest stretch without one
145 km
St. John’s → Goobies, of 946 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Rose Blanche ferry wharf
44.6 km
by road, at Port aux Basques

The chargers

  • Paradise km 16 of the drive, 1.9 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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  • 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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  • Goobies km 162 of the drive

    Irving Oil 162 Trans Canada

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Port Blandford km 221 of the drive

    Rudy’s Restaurant & Gas Bar 42 Blackmore’s Road

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Glovertown km 268 of the drive

    Splash N Putt Resort Traytown, NL A0G 4K0

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Gander km 334 of the drive

    Orangestore 100 Trans-Canada Highway

    CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · 62.5 kW DC fast charger

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  • Bishop’s Falls km 417 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 509 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 638 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 689 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 798 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 902 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): 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) and Whitbourne (km 89; CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · ultra-fast, up to 175 kW to one car, 350 kW where a site has two or more chargers) and Clarenville (km 188; CCS and CHAdeMO plugs · ultra-fast, up to 175 kW to one car, 350 kW where a site has two or more chargers) and Gander, a second site in the same town (km 334; 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 635; 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

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

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
24%
202.5 km of 947.9 km driven
No surface tag on the map
76%
649.5 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 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 947.9 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 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 far is the La Poile boat from St. John's airport?＋

947.9 km by road from the terminal to the wharf at Rose Blanche.

What route do I take?＋

Routes 40, 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/279110348 — St. John's International Airport. 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