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Argentia ferry terminal → St. John's

Argentia ferry to St. John's

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Distance
132.8 km
Drive time
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A row of brightly painted wooden row houses in red, green, yellow and blue climbing a street in downtown St. John's.
A row of brightly painted wooden row houses in red, green, yellow and blue climbing a street in downtown St. John's.Photo: Paul · source · CC BY 2.0

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You arrive by ferry — North Sydney, Nova Scotia to Argentia

Marine Atlantic runs this crossing seasonally, against year-round sailings into Port aux Basques. People choose it for where it lands. Marine Atlantic publishes sailings and fares.

Operated by Marine Atlantic. The drive below starts where the boat lands.

Crossings & current schedule →
Driving route from Argentia ferry terminal to St. John's: 132.8 km by road, via Routes 100 · 1 · 2.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

Faded lines are other drives from Argentia ferry terminal into this area: Signal Hill (Cabot Tower) (136 km), Cape Spear (144 km), Portugal Cove ferry terminal (136 km), Witless Bay (114 km), Brigus (78 km), Harbour Grace (96 km), Clarke's Beach (78 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.

⛽ Fuel and gravel, road by road ▾
  • Route 100 →Whole road: 3 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 63 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 0% 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.
  • Route 2 →Whole road: 10 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 28 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 70% has no surface tag, so unknown.

Drive measured Oct 16, 2026, Argentia ferry terminal to St. John's. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

Add to a trip →Staying here? Days out ↓Ferry info: Marine Atlantic →

132.8 km. Off the ferry at Argentia to St. John’s, on Routes 100, 1 and 2.

When you get to St. John's

Sunrise and sunset at St. John's, by month
Month (the 15th)SunriseSunset
January7:44 am4:35 pm
February7:07 am5:22 pm
March7:15 am7:05 pm
April6:12 am7:48 pm
May5:23 am8:29 pm
June5:02 am8:59 pm
July5:18 am8:55 pm
August5:56 am8:14 pm
September6:37 am7:14 pm
October7:18 am6:14 pm
November7:05 am4:25 pm
December7:42 am4:10 pm

Worked out for the 15th of each month at this spot, in local time. The weather line at the top has today's.

Places to eat on the way

107 near St. John's: where to eat near St. John's →

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

The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 71.5 km — after Mary Brown's, until Robin's Donuts.

All 66, in the order you pass them — open the list
  • A&Wfast foodkm 45
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 45.3
  • Subwayfast foodkm 45.3
  • Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 45.9
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 117.4 · 1762 m off the road
  • Donovan's Irvingrestaurantkm 118.3 · 1243 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 118.3 · 1881 m off the road
  • Costco Food Courtfast foodkm 118.3 · 478 m off the road
  • Starbuckscafékm 118.4 · 378 m off the road
  • Five Guysrestaurantkm 118.5 · 439 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 118.7
  • A&Wfast foodkm 118.7
  • Pizza Hutrestaurantkm 118.8 · 383 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 119 · 306 m off the road
  • Old Town Pizzeriarestaurantkm 119 · 1708 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 119 · 324 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 119.1 · 1614 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 119.1 · 1834 m off the road
  • Wendy'sfast foodkm 119.1 · 296 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 119.1 · 1735 m off the road
  • Fat Bastard Burritorestaurantkm 119.1 · 405 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 119.1 · 1656 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 119.1 · 1614 m off the road
  • Taco Bellfast foodkm 119.2 · 1684 m off the road
  • Acropolis Pizzarestaurantkm 119.2 · 382 m off the road
  • Full House Restaurantrestaurantkm 119.2 · 323 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 119.2 · 345 m off the road
  • Asian Caferestaurantkm 119.3 · 1619 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 120.3 · 156 m off the road
  • Extreme Pitafast foodkm 120.4 · 331 m off the road
  • Smitty'srestaurantkm 120.5 · 353 m off the road
  • Harvey'sfast foodkm 120.5 · 464 m off the road
  • Thaï Expressfast foodkm 120.5 · 328 m off the road
  • Harvey'sfast foodkm 120.5 · 466 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 120.6 · 391 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 120.6 · 330 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 120.6 · 325 m off the road
  • Booster Juicefast foodkm 120.6 · 173 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 120.6 · 326 m off the road
  • Little Caesarsfast foodkm 120.7 · 282 m off the road
  • Dairy Queenfast foodkm 120.8 · 276 m off the road
  • Landwash Brewerypubkm 122.5 · 964 m off the road
  • Johny & Mae'sfast foodkm 122.5 · 960 m off the road
  • The Sweet Newfie Kitchenfast foodkm 123.7 · 1941 m off the road
  • Oscars Eatery & Caférestaurantkm 123.7 · 1852 m off the road
  • Jasmine's Restaurantrestaurantkm 124.8 · 1610 m off the road
  • New Moon Restaurantrestaurantkm 125 · 1517 m off the road
  • Ches's Fish and Chipsfast foodkm 125 · 1359 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 125 · 1475 m off the road
  • Topsail Road Pizzeria and Loungefast foodkm 125 · 1483 m off the road
  • Big Cheese Pizzafast foodkm 125 · 1377 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 125 · 1374 m off the road
  • Sushi Makirestaurantkm 125 · 1374 m off the road
  • Dairy Queenfast foodkm 125 · 1500 m off the road
  • Starbuckscafékm 125 · 1487 m off the road
  • Redrock Bar & Grillrestaurantkm 125 · 1524 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 126 · 1398 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 126 · 1406 m off the road
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 126.5 · 983 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 126.5 · 975 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 126.5
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 126.6 · 953 m off the road
  • Peter's Pizzarestaurantkm 126.6 · 1190 m off the road
  • Rack and Roll Lounge and Games Roompubkm 126.6 · 1294 m off the road
  • Red Pepperrestaurantkm 126.6 · 1202 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 126.6 · 1094 m off the road

Not ranked or complete, and nobody pays to be here. No opening hours: phone ahead. Open map data, swept 2026-10-17. How we measure · Add a missing place

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Short drives from St. John's

An easy day out from St. John'sCape Spear 16 km awayIts own page measures from the Argentia ferry; from St. John's it is 16 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
Directions →
Other map appsApple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze

Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from St. John's.

More, up to 35 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 117, St. John’s km 119
Longest stretch without one
117 km
Argentia → Paradise, of 133 km driven
Nearest fast charger to St. John's
14.4 km
by road, at St. John’s

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-22): Whitbourne (km 46) and St. John’s (km 119). 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: 26% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
74%
94 km of 132.8 km driven
No surface tag on the map
26%
32.5 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 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.

  • The crossing you arrive onSeasonal — Argentia is not the year-round crossing

    Port aux Basques runs through the winter; Argentia does not. Confirm the sailing first, because the other landing is on the far side of the island.

    marineatlantic.ca →

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

    511nl.ca →

The drive back

St. John's back to Argentia measures 134 km — 1.5 km longer than the drive out.

Plan back from your boarding time. Give the planner your sailing time and it tells you when to set off.

How early to arrive depends on the vessel and the season: check Marine Atlantic →

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

Questions

How far is St. John's from the Argentia ferry?＋

132.8 km from the ferry terminal to the centre of St. John's.

What route do I take?＋

Routes 100, 1 and 2. Your maps app has the turns.

Is Argentia the closest ferry for St. John's?＋

Yes. The next closest is Port aux Basques ferry, at 904.5 km.

Do I need a car?＋

Plan on one. Buses between these towns are few, and the drive is the way most people make it.

No recorded track yet.Drove it? Send yours →

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Every distance and coordinate on this page was checked against its source on October 16, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap node/605220569 — Argentia. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/236053950 — St. John's.

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