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St. John's International Airport (YYT) → Terra Nova National Park Visitor Centre

St. John's Airport (YYT) to Terra Nova National Park

Distance
261.7 km
Drive time
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Roads
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Looking over the boreal forest of Terra Nova National Park to one of its sheltered sounds reaching in from Bonavista Bay.
Looking over the boreal forest of Terra Nova National Park to one of its sheltered sounds reaching in from Bonavista Bay.Photo: rcheng30 · source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Driving route from St. John's International Airport (YYT) to Terra Nova National Park Visitor Centre: 261.7 km by road, via Routes 40 · 1.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: Burnside ferry terminal (293 km), Salvage (296 km), Dover (323 km), Clarenville (191 km), White Hills Resort (198 km), Trinity (261 km), Port Rexton (260 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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    Show on map: Butter Pot Provincial Park ↑

  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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    Show on map: Sandy Pond ↑
⛽ 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 Oct 19, 2026, St. John's International Airport (YYT) to Terra Nova National Park Visitor Centre. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

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261.7 km. From St. John’s airport to Terra Nova National Park Visitor Centre, on Routes 40 and 1.

Places to eat on the way

140 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 140, 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 · 1833 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 0.1 · 1584 m off the road
  • Second Cupcafékm 0.1 · 1736 m off the road
  • Montana'srestaurantkm 0.1 · 1805 m off the road
  • Starbuckscafékm 0.1 · 1733 m off the road
  • Harvey'sfast foodkm 0.1 · 1601 m off the road
  • Milestonesrestaurantkm 0.1 · 1568 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 0.1 · 1668 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 0.1 · 1881 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 · 1528 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 · 741 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 · 1802 m off the road
  • Quintana'srestaurantkm 4.7 · 1804 m off the road
  • Big Ben's Pubpubkm 4.7 · 1816 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 · 1920 m off the road
  • The Bigs Ultimate Sports Grillrestaurantkm 5.5 · 1887 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 · 1237 m off the road
  • Montana'srestaurantkm 7 · 1978 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 · 283 m off the road
  • Tiny's Bar and Grillrestaurantkm 14.7 · 325 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 14.8 · 540 m off the road
  • Ye's Wokrestaurantkm 14.9 · 655 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 14.9 · 728 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 · 449 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 · 1698 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 · 1939 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 17.1 · 1883 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 · 200 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 260.6

Not ranked or complete, and nobody pays to be here. No opening hours: phone ahead. Open map data, swept 2026-10-18. How we measure · Add a missing place

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Short drives from Terra Nova National Park Visitor Centre

An easy day out from Terra Nova National Park Visitor CentreGander 77 km awayIts own page measures from the St. John's airport; from Terra Nova National Park Visitor Centre it is 77 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Terra Nova National Park Visitor Centre.

More, up to 80 km (10)

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
Longest stretch without one
145 km
St. John’s → Goobies, of 261 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Terra Nova National Park Visitor Centre
9.3 km
by road, at Glowertown

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

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

Paved or not, per the map

Mapped as unpaved
none
Not proof it is all paved: 63% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
37%
88.7 km of 261.7 km driven
No surface tag on the map
63%
151.1 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 2026-10-19. 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 261.7 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 →

The trail, measured

Louil Hill Trail: the mapped path is 3.7 km with 83 m of climbing, from 92 m up to 147 m.

01002000 km123
to ~8% grade8–15%steeperheight exaggerated ~4×

Every cited segment →OpenStreetMap way/123274050; elevation from AWS Open Data Terrarium tiles (z14), sampled ~30 m, ascent over a 3 m noise threshold.
A line that ends at a different height from where it starts is a loop, not an out and back.

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 Terra Nova National Park Visitor Centre from St. John's airport?＋

261.7 km from the terminal to Terra Nova National Park Visitor Centre.

What route do I take?＋

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

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 19, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap way/279110348 — St. John's International Airport. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/1600343274.

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