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Port aux Basques ferry terminal → St. John's

Port aux Basques ferry to St. John's

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Distance
904.5 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 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 St. John's: 904.5 km by road, via Routes 1 · 2.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: Signal Hill (Cabot Tower) (907 km), Cape Spear (916 km), Portugal Cove ferry terminal (908 km), Witless Bay (886 km), Brigus (850 km), Harbour Grace (868 km), Clarke's Beach (850 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.

⛽ 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.

Drive measured Oct 16, 2026, Port aux Basques 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 →

904.5 km. Off the ferry at Port aux Basques to St. John’s, on Routes 1 and 2.

Argentia ferry is closer (132.8 km). This drive suits a trip that starts at Port aux Basques.

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

11 near the start: where to eat in Port aux Basques →
102 near St. John's: where to eat near St. John's →

173 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 173, 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
  • Pinchgut Restaurant & Conveniencerestaurantkm 198.4
  • Wendy'sfast foodkm 215.8
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 215.9 · 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
  • KFCfast foodkm 264.6
  • Peter's Pizzafast foodkm 264.6
  • 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
  • A&Wfast foodkm 569
  • Subwayfast foodkm 569
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 569.3
  • 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 · 1111 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 · 870 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 · 202 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 713.8 · 1212 m off the road
  • Flannigans Pubpubkm 713.8 · 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 · 1762 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 · 324 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 · 1656 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 887.7 · 1614 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 887.7 · 345 m off the road
  • Asian Caferestaurantkm 887.9 · 1619 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 888.8 · 156 m off the road
  • Extreme Pitafast foodkm 888.9 · 331 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 · 326 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 · 1500 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 · 1487 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 894.6 · 1398 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 894.6 · 1406 m off the road
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 895.1 · 983 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 895.1 · 975 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 895.1
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 895.2 · 953 m off the road
  • Peter's Pizzarestaurantkm 895.2 · 1190 m off the road
  • Rack and Roll Lounge and Games Roompubkm 895.2 · 1294 m off the road
  • Red Pepperrestaurantkm 895.2 · 1202 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 895.2 · 1094 m off the road
  • Wendy'sfast foodkm 896.3 · 977 m off the road
  • Domino'sfast foodkm 897.1 · 1479 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 897.2 · 1331 m off the road
  • The Big R Restaurantrestaurantkm 897.7 · 1194 m off the road
  • Mr. Subfast foodkm 898.5 · 1646 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 Port aux Basques ferry; from St. John's it is 16 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from St. John's.

More, up to 17 km (6)

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 903 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): 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

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: 71% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
29%
237.7 km of 904.5 km driven
No surface tag on the map
71%
575 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 904.5 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 Port aux Basques measures 905 km — 0.8 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 Port aux Basques ferry?＋

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

What route do I take?＋

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

Is there a closer way in to St. John's?＋

Argentia ferry is 132.8 km from St. John's, against 904.5 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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