Port aux Basques ferry terminal → Cape Spear
Port aux Basques ferry to Cape Spear
The drive from every airport and ferry ↓
- ⛽ Route 1 has 119 km with no fuel. Where to fill up →
- Distance
- 916 km
- Drive time
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You arrive by ferry — North Sydney, Nova Scotia to Port aux Basques
Port aux Basques is the island's year-round ferry terminal, and everyone who comes through it has their own car already ashore.
Operated by Marine Atlantic. The drive below starts where the boat lands.
Crossings & current schedule →Faded lines are other drives from Port aux Basques ferry terminal into this area: Signal Hill (Cabot Tower) (907 km), St. John's (905 km), Portugal Cove ferry terminal (908 km), Witless Bay (886 km), Brigus (850 km), Harbour Grace (868 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.
Stop 1: Indian River
A green space mapped essentially on the driven line. 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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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 2: Loggers' Life Provincial MuseumDetour
A reconstructed 1920s logging camp on the west side of Grand Falls-Windsor, mapped right beside the driven line. Central Newfoundland ran on the woods for a century, and the museum shows that work.
Stopping here adds 4.6 km to the drive.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 3: North Atlantic Aviation Museum
On the Trans-Canada at 135, per the museum's own page: Gander's story from 1935 to 2001, the Second World War, the transatlantic crossroads years and 9/11. Hours are linked below.
Stopping here adds 0.1 km to the drive.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 4: Square Pond
A pond-side stop beside the Trans-Canada. OpenStreetMap still uses its old provincial-park name; the province no longer lists it. A place to stretch your legs.
Stopping here adds 0.7 km to the drive.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 5: Joey's Lookout
A mapped viewpoint on the Trans-Canada east of Gander, effectively on the road. OpenStreetMap records only the name and that it is a viewpoint. It is easy to miss at highway speed.
Stopping here adds 0.1 km to the drive.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 6: Railway Coastal MuseumDetour
At 495 Water Street, St. John's old railway station, now the Railway Coastal Museum, about the Newfoundland Railway and the coastal boats.
Stopping here adds 2.4 km to the drive.
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Scan with your phone to open this page there. Then tap Keep for offline before you lose signal.
⛽ Fuel and gravel, road by road ▾
- 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.
- Route 10 →Whole road: 7 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 91 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 77% has no surface tag, so unknown.
- Route 11 →Whole road: 2 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 17 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 0% has no surface tag, so unknown.
Drive measured Oct 19, 2026, Port aux Basques ferry terminal to Cape Spear. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure
Add to a trip →Staying here? Days out ↓Keep for offline ↓Ferry info: Marine Atlantic →
916 km. Off the ferry at Port aux Basques to Cape Spear, on Routes 1, 2, 10 and 11.
When you get to Cape Spear
- Where to eat near Cape Spear → — 1 place the open map records, alphabetically, with addresses and phone numbers.
Sunrise and sunset at Cape Spear, by month
| Month (the 15th) | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7:43 am | 4:34 pm |
| February | 7:06 am | 5:22 pm |
| March | 7:14 am | 7:05 pm |
| April | 6:12 am | 7:48 pm |
| May | 5:23 am | 8:29 pm |
| June | 5:02 am | 8:59 pm |
| July | 5:18 am | 8:54 pm |
| August | 5:56 am | 8:14 pm |
| September | 6:36 am | 7:14 pm |
| October | 7:18 am | 6:13 pm |
| November | 7:05 am | 4:25 pm |
| December | 7:41 am | 4:09 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
11 near the start: where to eat in Port aux Basques →
229 places to eat within 2 km of this drive, in the order you pass them.
The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 128.9 km — after Tim Horton, until Eddies Restaurant.
All 229, in the order you pass them — open the list
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 5.3
- Robin's Donutsrestaurantkm 38.1
- Midway Motel and Loungepubkm 107.1
- Pinchgut Restaurant & Conveniencerestaurantkm 198.4
- Wendy'sfast foodkm 215.8
- Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 216 · 213 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 216.2 · 332 m off the road
- King Henry's Pubpubkm 216.9 · 1950 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 217 · 1877 m off the road
- Samuel's Sammiches and Sweetsrestaurantkm 217.1 · 1522 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 217.2 · 951 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 217.2 · 941 m off the road
- Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 217.3 · 911 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 224.6
- Oasis Grill Houserestaurantkm 243 · 263 m off the road
- Cafe 59restaurantkm 243 · 845 m off the road
- Langerspubkm 264.5 · 541 m off the road
- Burger Kingfast foodkm 264.6
- Peter's Pizzafast foodkm 264.6
- KFCfast foodkm 264.7
- Subwayfast foodkm 264.8 · 163 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 264.8 · 162 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 264.9 · 204 m off the road
- Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 265 · 212 m off the road
- Wingn' itrestaurantkm 265.6
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 266.1 · 192 m off the road
- Big Stop Restaurantrestaurantkm 266.5
- Tim Hortonfast foodkm 266.5 · 222 m off the road
- Eddies Restaurantrestaurantkm 395.4
- Red Hawk Dinerrestaurantkm 446.2
- Badger Diner & Motelrestaurantkm 446.4
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 475 · 858 m off the road
- Burger Kingfast foodkm 475.2 · 731 m off the road
- Tai Sun Restaurantrestaurantkm 475.2 · 415 m off the road
- Donnini's Pizza & Donairrestaurantkm 475.2 · 434 m off the road
- Dairy Queenfast foodkm 475.2 · 278 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 475.3 · 420 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 475.3 · 531 m off the road
- Wing'n Itrestaurantkm 475.3 · 1257 m off the road
- War Wick'srestaurantkm 475.3 · 1349 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 475.3 · 389 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 475.5 · 978 m off the road
- Sarah's Dinerrestaurantkm 475.9 · 1158 m off the road
- KFCfast foodkm 476.1 · 474 m off the road
- Greco Pizzafast foodkm 476.1 · 369 m off the road
- Taiwanrestaurantkm 476.1 · 1229 m off the road
- Juniper Kitchen and Bistrorestaurantkm 476.1 · 1247 m off the road
- Furey's Trailway Take-Outfast foodkm 489.1 · 425 m off the road
- Irvingrestaurantkm 489.3
- Tim Hortonscafékm 489.3
- Riverside Dinerfast foodkm 547.7 · 600 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 569
- Subwayfast foodkm 569
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 569.4
- Jumping Bean Coffee Companycafékm 569.5 · 974 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 569.5
- Louis Geesfast foodkm 569.5 · 809 m off the road
- New Highlight Restaurantrestaurantkm 569.5 · 906 m off the road
- Pizza Housefast foodkm 569.5 · 954 m off the road
- East Ocean Restaurantfast foodkm 569.5 · 949 m off the road
- Lilly's Landing Family Restaurantrestaurantkm 569.6 · 986 m off the road
- Jade Garden Restaurantrestaurantkm 569.6 · 869 m off the road
- Grecofast foodkm 569.6 · 883 m off the road
- Ches's Fish & Chipsrestaurantkm 569.8 · 956 m off the road
- DQ Grill & Chillfast foodkm 569.8
- Little Caesarsfast foodkm 569.9 · 1866 m off the road
- The Shawarma Stationrestaurantkm 569.9 · 1143 m off the road
- KFCfast foodkm 570.1 · 1104 m off the road
- Mystic Roomrestaurantkm 570.1 · 800 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 570.1 · 1480 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 570.1 · 1110 m off the road
- Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 570.2 · 816 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 570.2 · 1036 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 570.2 · 1045 m off the road
- Wing 'n Itrestaurantkm 570.2 · 1795 m off the road
- Swiss Chaletrestaurantkm 570.4 · 869 m off the road
- Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 570.4 · 845 m off the road
- The Newfoundland Tea Co. Restaurant & Shoprestaurantkm 570.6 · 1906 m off the road
- Copper Kettle Restaurantrestaurantkm 599.5
- Family Pizzarestaurantkm 606.3 · 1870 m off the road
- Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 636
- Happy Adventure Cafecafékm 644 · 1229 m off the road
- Snack shack.fast foodkm 682.6 · 624 m off the road
- Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 711.7 · 1142 m off the road
- Rod's Restaurantrestaurantkm 711.9 · 508 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 711.9 · 585 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 711.9 · 585 m off the road
- Don Cherry's Sports Bar & Grillrestaurantkm 711.9 · 200 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 712.2 · 593 m off the road
- KFCfast foodkm 712.2 · 773 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 712.2 · 539 m off the road
- Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 712.2 · 488 m off the road
- Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 712.2 · 488 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 712.3 · 676 m off the road
- Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 713.7 · 1264 m off the road
- Brownings Pubpubkm 713.9 · 1212 m off the road
- Flannigans Pubpubkm 713.9 · 1229 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 715.5
- Tim Hortonscafékm 715.5
- Breen'srestaurantkm 742
- Robin's Donutscafékm 742.3
- Meghan's Restaurantrestaurantkm 766.6
- A&Wfast foodkm 813.8
- Tim Hortonscafékm 813.9
- Subwayfast foodkm 813.9
- Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 814.5
- Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 885.9 · 1760 m off the road
- Donovan's Irvingrestaurantkm 886.9 · 1243 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 886.9 · 1881 m off the road
- Costco Food Courtfast foodkm 886.9 · 478 m off the road
- Starbuckscafékm 887 · 378 m off the road
- Five Guysrestaurantkm 887.1 · 439 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 887.3
- A&Wfast foodkm 887.3
- Pizza Hutrestaurantkm 887.4 · 383 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 887.6 · 306 m off the road
- Old Town Pizzeriarestaurantkm 887.6 · 1708 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 887.6 · 325 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 887.7 · 1614 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 887.7 · 1834 m off the road
- Wendy'sfast foodkm 887.7 · 296 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 887.7 · 1735 m off the road
- Taco Bellfast foodkm 887.7 · 1684 m off the road
- Fat Bastard Burritorestaurantkm 887.7 · 405 m off the road
- Acropolis Pizzarestaurantkm 887.7 · 382 m off the road
- Full House Restaurantrestaurantkm 887.7 · 323 m off the road
- KFCfast foodkm 887.7 · 1658 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 887.7 · 1610 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 887.7 · 347 m off the road
- Asian Caferestaurantkm 887.9 · 1619 m off the road
- Extreme Pitafast foodkm 888.9 · 331 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 888.9 · 156 m off the road
- Smitty'srestaurantkm 889.1 · 353 m off the road
- Harvey'sfast foodkm 889.1 · 464 m off the road
- Thaï Expressfast foodkm 889.1 · 328 m off the road
- Harvey'sfast foodkm 889.1 · 466 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 889.2 · 391 m off the road
- Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 889.2 · 330 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 889.2 · 325 m off the road
- Booster Juicefast foodkm 889.2 · 173 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 889.2 · 327 m off the road
- Little Caesarsfast foodkm 889.3 · 282 m off the road
- Dairy Queenfast foodkm 889.4 · 276 m off the road
- Landwash Brewerypubkm 891.1 · 964 m off the road
- Johny & Mae'sfast foodkm 891.1 · 960 m off the road
- The Sweet Newfie Kitchenfast foodkm 892.3 · 1941 m off the road
- Oscars Eatery & Caférestaurantkm 892.3 · 1852 m off the road
- Jasmine's Restaurantrestaurantkm 893.4 · 1610 m off the road
- Dairy Queenfast foodkm 893.5 · 1498 m off the road
- Redrock Bar & Grillrestaurantkm 893.5 · 1524 m off the road
- New Moon Restaurantrestaurantkm 893.6 · 1517 m off the road
- Ches's Fish and Chipsfast foodkm 893.6 · 1359 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 893.6 · 1475 m off the road
- Topsail Road Pizzeria and Loungefast foodkm 893.6 · 1483 m off the road
- Big Cheese Pizzafast foodkm 893.6 · 1377 m off the road
- Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 893.6 · 1374 m off the road
- Sushi Makirestaurantkm 893.6 · 1374 m off the road
- Starbuckscafékm 893.6 · 1488 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 894.6 · 1398 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 894.6 · 1404 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 895.2
- Burger Kingfast foodkm 895.4 · 1032 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 895.4 · 994 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 895.4 · 952 m off the road
- Peter's Pizzarestaurantkm 896.2 · 1017 m off the road
- Rack and Roll Lounge and Games Roompubkm 896.2 · 1113 m off the road
- Red Pepperrestaurantkm 896.2 · 1028 m off the road
- Wendy'sfast foodkm 896.2 · 717 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 896.2 · 936 m off the road
- Domino'sfast foodkm 897.2 · 1175 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 897.3 · 1022 m off the road
- The Big R Restaurantrestaurantkm 897.7 · 906 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 898.7 · 1305 m off the road
- Mr. Subfast foodkm 898.7 · 1396 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 898.7 · 1369 m off the road
- Burger Kingfast foodkm 898.7 · 1404 m off the road
- Fabulous Foodsrestaurantkm 898.8 · 1741 m off the road
- RJ Pinoy Yumrestaurantkm 898.8 · 1456 m off the road
- No Name Pizzafast foodkm 898.8 · 1406 m off the road
- Ziggy Peelgoodsfast foodkm 898.8 · 1348 m off the road
- The Cove Climbing Cafécafékm 898.8 · 597 m off the road
- KFCfast foodkm 898.8 · 1449 m off the road
- Leo's Fish and Chipsfast foodkm 898.9 · 1668 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 898.9 · 159 m off the road
- Chinched Bistrorestaurantkm 899 · 1331 m off the road
- Yellowbelly Brewerypubkm 899 · 1602 m off the road
- The Kegrestaurantkm 899 · 1516 m off the road
- 3 Sisters Vietnamese Subsfast foodkm 899 · 1867 m off the road
- Afghan Restaurantrestaurantkm 899 · 1617 m off the road
- Piatto Restaurantrestaurantkm 899 · 1610 m off the road
- The Republicpubkm 899 · 1603 m off the road
- Biancarestaurantkm 899 · 1993 m off the road
- Sushi Islandrestaurantkm 899 · 1835 m off the road
- The Sprout Restaurantrestaurantkm 899 · 1659 m off the road
- Ziggy Peelgoods French Friesfast foodkm 899 · 1718 m off the road
- Fat Bastard Burritofast foodkm 899 · 1469 m off the road
- Jack Astor'srestaurantkm 899 · 1554 m off the road
- Downtown Pizza fast foodkm 899 · 1457 m off the road
- Humphreys Restaurant and Pubrestaurantkm 899 · 1125 m off the road
- Kelly's Pubpubkm 899 · 1471 m off the road
- O'Reilly'spubkm 899 · 1517 m off the road
- Fiddlers Pubpubkm 899 · 1316 m off the road
- Shamrock City Pubpubkm 899 · 1439 m off the road
- Trapper John's Museum & Pubpubkm 899 · 1615 m off the road
- Rob Roy Pubpubkm 899 · 1560 m off the road
- Green Sleeves Pub & Restaurantpubkm 899 · 1545 m off the road
- Formosa Tea Houserestaurantkm 899 · 1666 m off the road
- Jumping Bean Coffeecafékm 899 · 1824 m off the road
- Celtic Hearthrestaurantkm 899 · 1575 m off the road
- Bridie Molloy’spubkm 899 · 1584 m off the road
- Christian'spubkm 899 · 1483 m off the road
- Duke of Duckworthpubkm 899 · 1856 m off the road
- The Fifth Ticketrestaurantkm 899 · 1995 m off the road
- Adelaide Oyster Houserestaurantkm 899 · 1476 m off the road
- Merchant Tavernrestaurantkm 899 · 1599 m off the road
- Chinchedrestaurantkm 899 · 1646 m off the road
- Carribean Cornerrestaurantkm 899 · 1566 m off the road
- LIVrestaurantkm 899 · 1540 m off the road
- Frugal Steinsrestaurantkm 899 · 1516 m off the road
- Saltwaterrestaurantkm 899 · 1507 m off the road
- Gahan Housepubkm 899 · 1471 m off the road
- Black Cat Pizzeriarestaurantkm 899 · 1681 m off the road
- Casa Amigos Restaurant NLrestaurantkm 899 · 1670 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 899 · 1826 m off the road
- Cojones Tacos & Tequilarestaurantkm 899 · 1877 m off the road
- Ches' Fish & Chipsfast foodkm 899 · 1688 m off the road
- Subwayfast foodkm 899 · 1445 m off the road
- The Station Loungepubkm 899 · 788 m off the road
- Magic Wok Eateryrestaurantkm 899 · 1163 m off the road
Not ranked or complete, and nobody pays to be here. No opening hours: phone ahead. Open map data, swept 2026-10-18. How we measure · Add a missing place
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Short drives from Cape Spear
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In Blackhead, on the road out to the cape, a small community museum by this name.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze- Deadmans Bay Pathtrail · 10.5 km point to point, one way · moderate to difficult3.7 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Motion Pathtrail · 13.8 km point to point, one way · moderate to difficult14 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - St. John'stown16 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Trans-Canada Highway Zero Kmstop16 km
OpenStreetMap records a highway milestone here reading distance zero, named for the Trans-Canada Highway.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze A few hundred metres along Military Road: Parks Canada's register describes a massive stone cathedral built in the mid 19th century in the Lombard Romanesque Revival style, a national historic site since 1983.
Directions →Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze- Colonial Buildingstop17 km
On Military Road as the drive comes down into town.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Fort Amherst Lighthouselighthouse17 kmDirections →
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More, up to 24 km (5)
- The Batterystop18 km
On the harbour side of Signal Hill Road.
Directions →Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Signal Hill Visitor Centrestop18 km
Halfway up Signal Hill Road.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Quidi Vidistop18 km
A small village on its own harbour, north of Signal Hill.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - North Head Trailtrail · 1.6 km point to point, one way · easy18 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze On screen: the marine research lab where Calvin tries to sell the iceberg fragment he caught, in the first episode.
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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
- Port aux Basques km 3, Robinsons km 107, Corner Brook km 216, Deer Lake km 267, South Brook km 396, Bishop’s Falls km 488, Gander km 571, Glowertown km 637, Port Blandford km 685, Goobies km 743, Paradise km 887, St. John’s km 889
- Longest stretch without one
- 144 km
- Goobies → Paradise, of 915 km driven
- Nearest fast charger to Cape Spear
- 25.7 km
- by road, at St. John’s
Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-22): Deer Lake (km 271) and Gander (km 571) and Clarenville (km 717) and Whitbourne (km 816) and St. John’s (km 889). 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
Paved or not, per the map
- Mapped as unpaved
- none
- Not proof it is all paved: 70% has no surface tag.
- Mapped as paved
- 30%
- 245.8 km of 916 km driven
- No surface tag on the map
- 70%
- 576.8 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 916 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 →
Questions
How far is Cape Spear from the Port aux Basques ferry?＋
916 km from the ferry terminal to Cape Spear.
What route do I take?＋
Routes 1, 2, 10 and 11. Your maps app has the turns.
Do I need a car?＋
You came off the ferry with one, so this is your own drive.
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