Port aux Basques ferry terminal → Harbour Grace
Port aux Basques ferry to Harbour Grace
The drive from every airport and ferry ↓
- Distance
- 867.9 km
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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: Brigus (850 km), Clarke's Beach (850 km), Heart's Content (878 km), Portugal Cove ferry terminal (908 km), St. John's (905 km), Signal Hill (Cabot Tower) (907 km), Salmonier Nature Park (861 km), Cape Spear (916 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.
Directions →Show on map: Indian River ↑Other map apps
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.
Directions →Show on map: Loggers' Life Provincial Museum ↑Other map apps
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.
Directions →Show on map: North Atlantic Aviation Museum ↑Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 4: 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.
Directions →Show on map: Joey's Lookout ↑Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 5: Spirit of Harbour Grace
A 1943 Douglas DC-3 that served in North Africa in the war and later flew freight between Stephenville and Goose Bay until 1988; Air Labrador's owner donated it to the town in 1993 as the Spirit of Harbour Grace, for the town's part in early transatlantic flight (explorenewfoundlandandlabrador.com). The tourism board lists the town's old airfield, a separate site in Harbour Grace, and says locals built that strip in 1927, that it hosted transatlantic flight attempts through the interwar period, and that Amelia Earhart left it on her successful solo flight in 1932.
Stopping here adds 0.2 km to the drive.
Directions →Show on map: Spirit of Harbour Grace ↑Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeStop 6: Gordon G. Pike Railway Heritage Museum
Built in 1884, this was the Harbour Grace Railway Station, terminus of the first railroad constructed in Newfoundland. The tourism board's listing calls it the oldest railway station built outside St. John's and the oldest still standing in the province, and says the building has been restored in vintage colours. OpenStreetMap records it as a museum today.
Stopping here adds 0.9 km to the drive.
Directions →Show on map: Gordon G. Pike Railway Heritage Museum ↑Other map apps
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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 71 →Whole road: 0 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 13 km. Unpaved mapped: 5 km; 61% has no surface tag, so unknown.
- Route 75 →Whole road: 2 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 19 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 85% has no surface tag, so unknown.
- Route 70 →Whole road: 13 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 48 km. Unpaved mapped: 0.3 km; 100% has no surface tag, so unknown.
Drive measured Oct 19, 2026, Port aux Basques ferry terminal to Harbour Grace. 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 →
867.9 km. Off the ferry at Port aux Basques to Harbour Grace, on Routes 1, 71, 75 and 70.
When you get to Harbour Grace
- Staying in Harbour Grace? → — the start page: short drives from town, food, and a planner that starts here.
- Where to eat near Harbour Grace → — 34 places the open map records, alphabetically, with addresses and phone numbers.
- Danny Cleary Harbour Grace Community Centre → · S. W. Moores Memorial Stadium → — the venues here, with what you can reach and be back from between games.
Sunrise and sunset at Harbour Grace, by month
| Month (the 15th) | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7:46 am | 4:36 pm |
| February | 7:09 am | 5:24 pm |
| March | 7:17 am | 7:07 pm |
| April | 6:14 am | 7:51 pm |
| May | 5:25 am | 8:32 pm |
| June | 5:03 am | 9:02 pm |
| July | 5:19 am | 8:57 pm |
| August | 5:57 am | 8:17 pm |
| September | 6:39 am | 7:16 pm |
| October | 7:20 am | 6:16 pm |
| November | 7:08 am | 4:27 pm |
| December | 7:44 am | 4:11 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 →
117 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 117, 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
- Silver Wood Innrestaurantkm 844.7 · 1549 m off the road
- Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 846.5 · 1627 m off the road
- Greco Pizzafast foodkm 846.5 · 1545 m off the road
- Country Delightrestaurantkm 846.5 · 1552 m off the road
- Greco Pizza / Sergio's Ice Creamfast foodkm 846.5 · 1538 m off the road
- Country Delightrestaurantkm 846.5 · 1553 m off the road
- Tim Hortonscafékm 846.7 · 1682 m off the road
- A&Wfast foodkm 846.7 · 1890 m off the road
- KFCfast foodkm 846.7 · 1906 m off the road
- McDonald'sfast foodkm 846.8 · 1878 m off the road
- Jungle Jim's Eateryrestaurantkm 846.8 · 1899 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 Harbour Grace
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- Danny Cleary Lookoutstop6.3 km
A viewpoint OpenStreetMap records on the way into town.
Directions →Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Railway Station Museumstop6.6 km
Carbonear's station was built in 1917-18 by the Reid Newfoundland Company, replacing an earlier station destroyed by fire, and stayed the northern terminus of the Brigus Junction to Carbonear branch line until passenger trains ceased in 1984.
Directions →Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Salmon Cove Sandsstop16 km
The province's tourism site points to Salmon Cove Sands here: a heart-shaped beach of fine sand under tall cliffs, with a 2 km hiking trail.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Bay de Verde Heritage Premisesstop71 km
A fishing family's premises kept as a museum: the province's tourism site lists over 700 artifacts, a fish store and flake, a loft and a root cellar.
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Grates Covestop74 km
A National Historic Site of an unusual kind: hundreds of rock walls farmers built to keep roaming animals off their fields, dating back to 1790, per the province's tourism site.
Directions →Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Bay Bulls harbourstop86 km
On screen: where Wade and Jerry head out at night from the marine base to harvest an iceberg.
Directions →Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Mickeleens Pathtrail · 7.2 km point to point, one way · moderate87 kmDirections →
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Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Witless Baytown87 kmDirections →
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More, up to 89 km (1)
- Spout Pathtrail · 16.2 km point to point, one way · strenuous89 kmDirections →
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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
- Longest stretch without one
- 129 km
- Deer Lake → South Brook, of 867 km driven
- Nearest fast charger to Harbour Grace
- 5.1 km
- by road, at Carbonear
Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-22): Deer Lake (km 271) and Gander (km 571) and Clarenville (km 717) and Whitbourne (km 816). 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
- 5 km
- Doctors Lane (0.05 km, 0 km from Harbour Grace); Hodgewater Line (4.97 km, 28.2 km from Harbour Grace)
- Mapped as paved
- 26%
- 202.7 km of 867.9 km driven
- No surface tag on the map
- 73%
- 567.7 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 867.9 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 Harbour Grace from the Port aux Basques ferry?＋
867.9 km from the ferry terminal to Harbour Grace.
What route do I take?＋
Routes 1, 71, 75 and 70. 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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