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Driving from St. John's International Airport (YYT)

St. John's is 7.7 km from the terminal. 65 drives are measured from here, each in km by road.

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Getting to St. John's from every airport and ferry

To St. John's from every airport and ferry, measured by road.

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Flights to St. John's (YYT)

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Your car

At the terminal: Alamo · Avis · Budget · Enterprise · Hertz · National · Thrifty · Turo, as St. John's International Airport Authority lists them (checked October 21, 2026).

Renting? Book the car when you book the flight. Cars book up fast in summer, says the province's tourism desk; in June 2026 BNN Bloomberg reported St. John's airport agencies booked for nearly the whole summer. Their hours, numbers and booking pages →

No car? Outside town there is usually no other way to these places. What you can walk to, and the taxis and buses at the terminal →

If you have one day

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On foot from downtown St. John's

Signal Hill (Cabot Tower) 36 min · The Battery 23 min · Quidi Vidi 39 min · The Rooms 8 min · Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist 8 min · Colonial Building 12 min, each way. Everything within an hour's walk →

Off a ship? Be back an hour before all-aboard. Your ship's own all-aboard time is the one that counts.

With a car or a taxi, these three, each by road from downtown St. John's and from the airport (8.1 km apart). Taxis, buses and rideshare are on the no-car page.

Staying in one of these towns? Tap it for its short drives: Witless Bay · Brigus · Ferryland · Harbour Grace · Heart's Content · another town →

Cape Spear lighthouse, white with a red roof, standing on the bare headland above the Atlantic at the easternmost point of North America.Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0

If you only do one

Cape Spear

16 km from downtown · 24 km from the airport

Canada's most easterly point, lighthouse and all.

The East Coast Trail on the headland at Witless Bay, the path running along the cliff edge above the Atlantic.Brett Hodnett · CC BY-SA 2.0

Witless Bay

38 km from downtown · 46 km from the airport

Puffin and whale boats: the birds are ashore May to August.

Hawthorne Cottage at Brigus, the white nineteenth-century house with its verandah, a National Historic Site in the village.Skeezix1000 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Brigus

73 km from downtown · 75 km from the airport

A historic outport on Conception Bay.

Further, for a long day or a night away

Nearer from here than from any other airport.

Sunrise and sunset at St. John's, by month
The 15thFirst lightSunriseSunsetLast light
Jan7:09 am7:44 am4:35 pm5:09 pm
Feb6:35 am7:07 am5:22 pm5:54 pm
Mar6:44 am7:15 am7:05 pm7:36 pm
Apr5:40 am6:12 am7:49 pm8:21 pm
May4:47 am5:23 am8:30 pm9:06 pm
Jun4:21 am5:02 am8:59 pm9:40 pm
Jul4:39 am5:18 am8:55 pm9:34 pm
Aug5:22 am5:56 am8:15 pm8:49 pm
Sep6:06 am6:37 am7:14 pm7:45 pm
Oct6:47 am7:18 am6:14 pm6:45 pm
Nov6:32 am7:06 am4:25 pm4:59 pm
Dec7:06 am7:42 am4:10 pm4:45 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.

Walks from St. John's

The line by each walk is its height, from start to finish.

Every trail, with climbs and maps →The East Coast Trail, path by path →

Art in and near St. John's

By road, from the open map. Shops and galleries keep their own hours. 14 more: All the art, by region →

When you get to St. John's

Stock up near St. John's

  • Allendale Mini Mart Convenience store

    62A Allandale Road

  • Ash Lake Convenience Store Convenience store

    10 Hunt's Lane

  • Belbin's Grocery Supermarket

    85 Quidi Vidi Road

  • Breakwater Place Convenience store

  • Breen's Convenience Convenience store

    326 Logy Bay Road

  • Bulk Barn Supermarket

  • caines grocery Supermarket

  • Circle K Convenience store

    279 Portugal Cove Road

  • Coleman's Supermarket

    370 Newfoundland Drive

  • Colemans Supermarket

  • Corner Store Convenience store

  • Desi Mart Supermarket

    (709) 753-3220

  • Dominion Supermarket

  • Just Goody Mart Supermarket

    336 Freshwater Road

    (709) 753-4200

  • Killick Coast Variety and Convenience Store Convenience store

    1234 Torbay Road

    (709) 437-1950

  • M&M Meat Shop Convenience store

    279 Portugal Cove Road

  • Marie's Mini Mart Convenience store

  • Marie's MiniMart / North Atlantic Convenience store

    197 Elizabeth Avenue

  • National Tire Distributors General store

  • Needs Convinence Convenience store

    642 Logy Bay Road

  • Orange Store Convenience store

  • Orangestore Convenience store

    (709) 722-1549

  • Panda Foods Convenience store

  • Parkside Convenience & Deli Convenience store

    2 Fogwill Place

    (709) 754-2300

  • So Kee Grocery Supermarket

  • Sobeys Supermarket

  • The Attic Convenience store

    1 Arctic Avenue

    (709) 864-7643

  • Wholesale Club Supermarket

    37 O'Leary Avenue

Grocery shops within 6 km on OpenStreetMap, A to Z, checked 2026-10-21. No opening hours. Add or fix a shop

Out on the water from St. John's

Boat tours that leave from here. The sea and the season decide what you see: ask them what is about. Times and prices are on each one's page.

  • Ocean Safari (Zodiac) and cod fishing ↗

    Ocean Quest Adventures · Main Road, Petty Harbour (per province listing)

    Our rigid-hulled inflatable Zodiac boats are built for safety, stability, and getting close.

  • Quidi Vidi Charters ↗

    57 Barrows Road, Quidi Vidi Village

    An authentic 3-hour experience on the water and wharf in historic Quidi Vidi Village located 5 mins from downtown St. John's.

Every tour in the province, by kind →

Out and about near St. John's, by season

What the open map holds by road from St. John's, the town's festivals and races, what passes in season, and what the town says it has. Check each place before you go.

Spring

In St. John's

Near St. John's, up to 20 km

Further out, up to 60 km (golf and ski hills 100 km)

Summer

In St. John's

Near St. John's, up to 20 km

Further out, up to 60 km (golf and ski hills 100 km)

Fall

In St. John's

Near St. John's, up to 20 km

Further out, up to 60 km (golf and ski hills 100 km)

Winter

Near St. John's, up to 20 km

A ski trail, bike trail or boat launch near St. John's that isn't here? Send the GPX or tell us where, and we put it on the open map.

Guides with places near St. John's

  • Harbours St. John's harbour, Foxtrap Marina and the Royal Newfoundland Yacht Club, Long Pond

Before you come

Filmed here: Frontier, Republic of Doyle, Hudson & Rex, Astrid & Lilly Save the World, SurrealEstate, Reacher, Love & Savagery, Skeet and Saint-Pierre. What was shot in St. John's →

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Every drive from St. John's airport

Every drive from St. John's International Airport (YYT). Tap a pin for its route.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.
  1. Downtown St. John's row houses painted red, green, yellow and blue, climbing a steep street under a blue sky.

    downtown St. John's7.7 km

    St. John's Airport to downtown St. John's: 7.7 km on Route 40, down to the old town on the hill above the harbour.

  2. Signal Hill from the air at dusk: Cabot Tower on the summit above the Narrows, the road winding up past the car park, and St. John's harbour and city behind.

    Signal Hill9 km

    St. John's Airport to Signal Hill: 9 km on Route 40 and city streets, up to Cabot Tower above the harbour and the Narrows.

  3. The Portugal Cove ferry terminal and the slipway across the tickle to Bell Island.

    Portugal Cove ferry terminal11 km + ferry

    Portugal Cove ferry terminal, for the Bell Island ferry, is 10.6 km from St. John's airport via Route 40.

  4. Cape Spear lighthouse, white with a red roof, standing on the bare headland above the Atlantic at the easternmost point of North America.

    Cape Spear24 km

    St. John's Airport to Cape Spear: 23.5 km on Routes 40 and 11, out to the National Historic Site on Canada's most easterly point of land.

  5. The East Coast Trail on the headland at Witless Bay, the path running along the cliff edge above the Atlantic.

    Witless Bay46 km

    St. John's airport to Witless Bay: 45.6 km, on Routes 40, 2, 3 and 10 down the Southern Shore Highway.

  6. A still pond at Salmonier Nature Park ringed by spruce and low bog vegetation turning red and gold, with the park boardwalk along the far shore.

    Salmonier Nature Park68 km

    Salmonier Nature Park is a 68 km drive from St. John's airport: Route 40, the Trans-Canada southwest, then Route 90, the Salmonier Line.

  7. Hawthorne Cottage at Brigus, the white nineteenth-century house with its verandah, a National Historic Site in the village.

    Brigus75 km

    St. John's Airport to Brigus is 75 km on Routes 40, 1, 2 and 60 — a short Avalon drive to a National Historic Site town.

  8. The excavated stone foundations of the 17th-century Colony of Avalon at Ferryland, laid out along the harbour with the village behind.

    Ferryland86 km

    St. John's airport to Ferryland: 86 km, on Routes 40, 2, 3 and 10 down the Irish Loop to the Colony of Avalon.

  9. Map of the drive to Clarke's Beachroute map

    Clarke's Beach88 km

    Clarke's Beach is 87.9 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 75 and 70.

  10. The Spirit of Harbour Grace, a DC-3 mounted beside the water in the town, with the SS Kyle aground across the harbour behind it.

    Harbour Grace108 km

    The drive from St. John's airport to Harbour Grace is 107.5 km on Routes 40, 1, 75 and 70 around Conception Bay.

  11. The Heart's Content Cable Station, a long white clapboard building on the shore where the first working transatlantic telegraph cable came ashore.

    Heart's Content132 km

    Heart's Content is 132 km from St. John's Airport, via the Trans-Canada then Routes 75, 70, 74 and 80 up the west side of Conception Bay.

  12. St. Luke's Anglican Church at Placentia, white clapboard with a steeple, above the town and the harbour.

    Placentia132 km

    St. John's Airport to Placentia is 132 km, on Routes 40, 1 and 100, to the old French and English capital of Newfoundland.

  13. The Edge of Avalon Interpretive Centre at Portugal Cove South, the building visitors check in at before the guided walk to the Mistaken Point fossils.

    Mistaken Point144 km

    St. John's airport to Mistaken Point is 144 km, on Routes 40, 2, 3 and 10 — the last of them the Irish Loop Drive.

  14. Trepassey harbour on the southern Avalon, houses scattered around the water under open barrens.

    Trepassey156 km

    Trepassey is 155.9 km south of St. John's Airport: Routes 40, 2 and 3 out of the city, then Route 10, the Irish Loop Drive.

  15. The gannet colony at Cape St. Mary's: a headland and sea stack whitened with thousands of nesting birds, more of them in the air, the Atlantic beyond.

    Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve177 km

    Cape St. Mary's is 176 km southwest of St. John's airport: Route 40 to the Trans-Canada, then 90, 91, 92 and 100 down the Cape Shore.

  16. Clarenville seen from the water, the town spread along the wooded hillside above Random Sound under a clear sky.

    Clarenville191 km

    From St. John's Airport, Clarenville is 191 km on Route 40 then the Trans-Canada (Route 1) — Gander is the closer airport.

  17. The blue chairlift terminal at White Hills Ski Resort, skiers queuing in the snow by the lodge.

    White Hills198 km

    White Hills Resort is 198.4 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40 and 1.

  18. Two tall sea stacks standing off a cliff and a grey stone beach on the Skerwink Trail at Port Rexton, the far shore of Trinity Bay behind.

    Port Rexton260 km

    You land at St. John's and Port Rexton is 260 km by road via Routes 40, 1 and 230: the town of the Skerwink Trail, on Trinity Bay.

  19. Aerial view of Trinity: coloured houses, the Anglican church, harbour and wharf, overcast summer.

    Trinity (Trinity Bay)261 km

    Trinity is 261.2 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 230 and 239.

  20. Looking over the boreal forest of Terra Nova National Park to one of its sheltered sounds reaching in from Bonavista Bay.

    Terra Nova262 km

    Terra Nova National Park Visitor Centre is 261.7 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40 and 1.

  21. Map of the drive to Bay L'Argent ferry wharfroute map

    Rencontre East274 km + ferry

    You land at St. John's; the boat to Rencontre East leaves from Bay L'Argent, 274 km by road. No vehicles cross.

  22. Looking west across the water toward St. Brendan's from Gooseberry Island — barrens, low spruce and the scattered houses of the settlement on the horizon.

    St. Brendan's293 km + ferry

    Burnside ferry terminal is 292.9 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 310.

  23. Map of the drive to Petite Forte ferry wharfroute map

    South East Bight293 km + ferry

    You land at St. John's; the boat to South East Bight leaves from Petite Forte, 293 km by road. No vehicles cross.

  24. Salvage harbour in evening sun: church, red stages and houses across the water, longliner and lobster pots in foreground.

    Salvage296 km

    Salvage is 295.9 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 310.

  25. Map of the drive to Marystownroute map

    Marystown306 km

    You land at St. John's and Marystown is 306 km by road via Routes 40, 1 and 210: the Burin Peninsula's largest town.

  26. Wider view of the lighthouse up the gravel path with ocean and blue sky.

    Cape Bonavista309 km

    Cape Bonavista Lighthouse is 308.7 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 230, 238 and 235.

  27. Map of the drive to Doverroute map

    Dover323 km

    Dover is 323.1 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 320.

  28. Burin in winter: a white church and houses on the far side of the harbour, low hills behind and snow on the rocks in front.

    Burin324 km

    You land at St. John's and Burin is 324 km by road via Routes 40, 1, 210, 220A and 220: built along cliffs and coves on Route 221.

  29. Map of the drive to Ganderroute map

    Gander337 km

    Gander is 336.5 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 330. Gander airport is closer.

  30. Grand Bank seen from the wooded hill behind it: the town along the shore of its bay, a long headland beyond.

    Grand Bank360 km

    You land at St. John's and Grand Bank is 360 km by road via Routes 40, 1 and 210: an outport the province calls quintessential.

  31. Aerial of Fortune: town, harbour and the Saint-Pierre ferry at its wharf.

    Fortune366 km + ferry

    Fortune is 366.2 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 210 and 220.

  32. Map of the drive to New-Wes-Valleyroute map

    New-Wes-Valley369 km

    New-Wes-Valley is 369.1 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 320.

  33. Lookout view over Greenspond's houses, rocky islands and open sea.

    Greenspond375 km

    Greenspond is 374.9 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 320.

  34. Downtown Lewisporte from above, the main street and the waterfront along Burnt Bay.

    Lewisporte395 km

    From St. John's Airport, Lewisporte is 395 km — Route 40, the Trans-Canada, then Routes 340 and 341. Gander is by far the nearer airport.

  35. Saltbox houses and fishing stages scattered over green headlands on Change Islands, with the tickle winding between them.

    Change Islands419 km + ferry

    Same drive as the Fogo run, 419 km from St. John's airport to the Farewell ferry, but you get off at the first stop instead of the second.

  36. Two icebergs standing offshore near Fogo Island, seen across a low rocky headland.

    Fogo Island419 km + ferry

    Farewell ferry terminal is 419.1 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 330, 331 and 335.

  37. Fishing boats tied along a wharf in a sheltered cove at Comfort Cove, houses and spruce behind.

    Comfort Cove-Newstead422 km

    Comfort Cove-Newstead is 422.3 km from St. John's airport: Route 40, the Trans-Canada through Gander, then Routes 340 and 343. Gander is far closer.

  38. Preserved Catalina flying boat on the Botwood waterfront, bay and Killick Island behind.

    Botwood424 km

    Botwood is 423.7 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 350.

  39. The sand at Lumsden on the Straight Shore — white beach running to the horizon under a big sky, one walker barefoot on it.

    Musgrave Harbour426 km

    Musgrave Harbour is 426.1 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 330.

  40. The braided channels and wooded islands of the Exploits River from the air, near Grand Falls-Windsor — the biggest river on the island.

    Grand Falls-Windsor430 km

    Grand Falls-Windsor is 430 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40 and 1.

  41. Twillingate's main harbour from the air - wharves, fishing boats and painted houses along the shore, the archipelago's islands behind.

    Twillingate447 km

    Twillingate is 446.6 km from St. John's airport: Route 40, the Trans-Canada to Gander, then Routes 330, 331 and 340 north. Gander is far closer.

  42. View from the Leading Tickles lookout over islands and open water, clear blue sky, light snow.

    Leading Tickles480 km

    Leading Tickles is 480 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 350.

  43. Map of the drive to King's Pointroute map

    King's Point539 km

    King's Point is 538.8 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 390 and 391.

  44. Map of the drive to Pilley's Island ferry terminalroute map

    Long Island552 km + ferry

    Pilley's Island ferry terminal is 551.8 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 380 and 382.

  45. Map of the drive to Tritonroute map

    Triton556 km

    Triton is 555.5 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 380.

  46. St. Alban's in winter, the white church of St. Ignatius Parish above the houses, a dark wooded hill behind.

    St. Alban's567 km

    St. Alban's is 566.5 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 360 and 361.

  47. Houses stepping down a hillside road to the sea on the Baie Verte Peninsula, open water and distant headlands beyond.

    Baie Verte606 km

    Baie Verte is 606.3 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 410.

  48. A wooden fishing boat hauled up in the snow at Hermitage on the south coast, the harbour and a wooded headland behind.

    Hermitage608 km + ferry

    Hermitage-Sandyville is 607.7 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 360 and 364.

  49. Harbour Breton waterfront and hillside houses reflected in the harbour, light snow, overcast.

    Harbour Breton612 km

    Harbour Breton is 611.8 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 360.

  50. La Scie around its harbour at the top of the Baie Verte Peninsula — church, houses and fish flakes reflected in still water.

    La Scie655 km

    La Scie is 655.3 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 410 and 414.

  51. Aerial of Steady Brook and the Humber River in green summer, the Trans-Canada and the wooded valley sides - the base-lodge village.

    Marble Mountain682 km

    Marble Mountain Base Lodge is 682.2 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40 and 1.

  52. Aerial of Corner Brook in autumn colour along the Humber Arm shore, hills behind, blue sky with cloud.

    Corner Brook692 km

    Corner Brook is 691.8 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 450A. Deer Lake airport is closer.

  53. The flat-topped orange rock of the Tablelands rising behind Bonne Bay, with Woody Point's waterfront at its foot.

    Woody Point702 km

    Woody Point is 702.1 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 430 and 431.

  54. The rim of Western Brook Pond gorge in Gros Morne National Park — sheer rock walls dropping to dark water far below, the fjord running inland between the plateaus.

    Gros Morne (Rocky Harbour)707 km

    Rocky Harbour is 706.9 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 430.

  55. Bonne Bay from the rocks at Norris Point: a pale cliff across calm blue water, snow on the hills behind.

    Norris Point709 km

    You land at St. John's and Norris Point is 709 km by road via Routes 40, 1 and 430: a town on Bonne Bay beside Gros Morne National Park.

  56. Aerial of Burgeo spread across its rocky islands and causeways, deep blue water, bright day.

    Burgeo717 km + ferry

    Burgeo is 716.9 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 370 and 480.

  57. Boulder shore at low tide with Cow Head's houses and the Long Range Mountains on the horizon, bright day.

    Cow Head753 km

    Cow Head is 753.3 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 430.

  58. Limestone cliffs, a pebble cove and clear green water at Cape St. George, coastline running off behind.

    Cape St. George823 km

    Cape St. George is 823 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 460.

  59. Limestone shore and tidal pools on Ingornachoix Bay at Port au Choix, bright blue-sky day.

    Port au Choix871 km

    Port au Choix is 870.8 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 430.

  60. Map of the drive to Codroy Valleyroute map

    Codroy Valley880 km

    Codroy Valley is 880.1 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 406 and 407.

  61. Colourful dories and wharf in Channel-Port aux Basques harbour.

    Port aux Basques906 km + ferry

    Port aux Basques is 905.8 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40 and 1.

  62. Aerial of St. Barbe with the Labrador ferry loading at the terminal wharf.

    St. Barbe ferry934 km + ferry

    St. Barbe ferry terminal is 934.1 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 430.

  63. Map of the drive to Rose Blanche ferry wharfroute map

    La Poile948 km + ferry

    You land at St. John's; the boat to La Poile leaves from Rose Blanche, 948 km by road. No vehicles cross.

  64. Map of the drive to Roddicktonroute map

    Roddickton986 km

    Roddickton is 986.3 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 430, 432 and 433.

  65. The recreated Norse sod longhouse behind a palisade, sea and coast behind, blue sky.

    L'Anse aux Meadows1071 km

    L'Anse aux Meadows is 1071.3 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 430 and 436.

Compare every destination from every airport and ferry on the full table → · Parking and arrivals are on the airport's own site →

Guides with places measured from here: UNESCO sites

When to come? Best months for icebergs, whales, puffins and warm weather →

Heading to Cape St. Mary's? The Argentia ferry lands 106 km closer. See Argentia → or compare them all

Eating before you drive: 225 places the open map records in St. John's → — alphabetical, with addresses and phone numbers.