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Port aux Basques ferry terminal → Gander

Port aux Basques ferry to Gander

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Distance
571.4 km
Drive time
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Roads
1
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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 →
Driving route from Port aux Basques ferry terminal to Gander: 571.4 km by road, via Route 1.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

Faded lines are other drives from Port aux Basques ferry terminal into this area: Lewisporte (542 km), Dover (642 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.

⛽ Fuel and gravel on Route 1 →

Drive measured Oct 16, 2026, Port aux Basques ferry terminal to Gander. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

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

571.4 km. Off the ferry at Port aux Basques to Gander, on Route 1.

Argentia ferry is closer (292 km). This drive suits a trip that starts at Port aux Basques.

When you get to Gander

Sunrise and sunset at Gander, by month
Month (the 15th)SunriseSunset
January7:56 am4:37 pm
February7:17 am5:27 pm
March7:23 am7:12 pm
April6:18 am7:58 pm
May5:26 am8:42 pm
June5:03 am9:13 pm
July5:20 am9:08 pm
August6:00 am8:26 pm
September6:44 am7:23 pm
October7:27 am6:20 pm
November7:17 am4:29 pm
December7:55 am4:11 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 →
25 near Gander: where to eat near Gander →

51 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 51, 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 · 1878 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 · 279 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 · 980 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 · 1249 m off the road
  • Furey's Trailway Take-Outfast foodkm 489.1 · 423 m off the road
  • Irvingrestaurantkm 489.3
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 489.3
  • Riverside Dinerfast foodkm 547.7 · 598 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 Gander

An easy day out from GanderEdgar Baird Lakeside Trail 8.1 km awayA walk: 4.2 km walk · easyDirections from where your phone is now:
Directions →
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Gander.

More, up to 78 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
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
Longest stretch without one
129 km
Deer Lake → South Brook, of 571 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Gander
at Gander

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-22): Deer Lake (km 271) and Gander (km 571). 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: 74% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
26%
134.7 km of 571.4 km driven
No surface tag on the map
74%
374.9 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.

  • 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 571.4 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

Gander back to Port aux Basques measures 571 km.

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 Gander from the Port aux Basques ferry?＋

571.4 km from the ferry terminal to the centre of Gander.

What route do I take?＋

Route 1. Your maps app has the turns.

Is there a closer way in to Gander?＋

Argentia ferry is 292 km from Gander, against 571.4 km from Port aux Basques.

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 16, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap way/215300568 — Port aux Basques Ferry Terminal. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/304259858 — Gander.

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