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Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) → St. John's

Deer Lake Airport (YDF) to St. John's

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Distance
637.8 km
Drive time
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Roads
12
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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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Driving route from Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) to St. John's: 637.8 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 Deer Lake Regional into this area: Signal Hill (Cabot Tower) (641 km), Cape Spear (649 km), Portugal Cove ferry terminal (641 km), Witless Bay (619 km), Brigus (583 km), Harbour Grace (601 km), Clarke's Beach (583 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, Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) to St. John's. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

Add to a trip →Staying here? Days out ↓Airport info: Deer Lake Regional Airport →

637.8 km. From Deer Lake airport to St. John’s, on Routes 1 and 2.

St. John’s airport is closer (7.7 km). This drive suits a trip that starts at Deer Lake.

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

3 near the start: where to eat in Deer Lake →
104 near St. John's: where to eat near St. John's →

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

The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 127.3 km — after Tim Horton, until Eddies Restaurant.

All 143, in the order you pass them — open the list
  • Eddies Restaurantrestaurantkm 129.8
  • Red Hawk Dinerrestaurantkm 180.6
  • Badger Diner & Motelrestaurantkm 180.8
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 209.4 · 858 m off the road
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 209.6 · 731 m off the road
  • Tai Sun Restaurantrestaurantkm 209.6 · 415 m off the road
  • Donnini's Pizza & Donairrestaurantkm 209.6 · 434 m off the road
  • Dairy Queenfast foodkm 209.6 · 279 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 209.7 · 420 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 209.7 · 531 m off the road
  • Wing'n Itrestaurantkm 209.7 · 1257 m off the road
  • War Wick'srestaurantkm 209.7 · 1349 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 209.7 · 389 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 209.9 · 980 m off the road
  • Sarah's Dinerrestaurantkm 210.3 · 1158 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 210.5 · 474 m off the road
  • Greco Pizzafast foodkm 210.5 · 369 m off the road
  • Taiwanrestaurantkm 210.5 · 1229 m off the road
  • Juniper Kitchen and Bistrorestaurantkm 210.5 · 1249 m off the road
  • Furey's Trailway Take-Outfast foodkm 223.5 · 423 m off the road
  • Irvingrestaurantkm 223.7
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 223.7
  • Riverside Dinerfast foodkm 282.1 · 598 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 303.4
  • Subwayfast foodkm 303.4
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 303.8
  • Jumping Bean Coffee Companycafékm 303.9 · 974 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 303.9
  • Louis Geesfast foodkm 303.9 · 809 m off the road
  • New Highlight Restaurantrestaurantkm 303.9 · 906 m off the road
  • Pizza Housefast foodkm 303.9 · 954 m off the road
  • East Ocean Restaurantfast foodkm 303.9 · 949 m off the road
  • Lilly's Landing Family Restaurantrestaurantkm 304 · 986 m off the road
  • Jade Garden Restaurantrestaurantkm 304 · 869 m off the road
  • Grecofast foodkm 304 · 883 m off the road
  • Ches's Fish & Chipsrestaurantkm 304.2 · 956 m off the road
  • DQ Grill & Chillfast foodkm 304.2
  • Little Caesarsfast foodkm 304.3 · 1866 m off the road
  • The Shawarma Stationrestaurantkm 304.3 · 1143 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 304.5 · 1104 m off the road
  • Mystic Roomrestaurantkm 304.5 · 800 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 304.5 · 1480 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 304.5 · 1111 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 304.6 · 816 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 304.6 · 1036 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 304.6 · 1045 m off the road
  • Wing 'n Itrestaurantkm 304.6 · 1795 m off the road
  • Swiss Chaletrestaurantkm 304.8 · 870 m off the road
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 304.8 · 845 m off the road
  • The Newfoundland Tea Co. Restaurant & Shoprestaurantkm 305 · 1906 m off the road
  • Copper Kettle Restaurantrestaurantkm 333.9
  • Family Pizzarestaurantkm 340.7 · 1870 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 370.4
  • Happy Adventure Cafecafékm 378.4 · 1229 m off the road
  • Snack shack.fast foodkm 417 · 624 m off the road
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 446.1 · 1142 m off the road
  • Rod's Restaurantrestaurantkm 446.3 · 508 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 446.3 · 585 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 446.3 · 585 m off the road
  • Don Cherry's Sports Bar & Grillrestaurantkm 446.3 · 202 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 446.6 · 593 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 446.6 · 773 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 446.6 · 539 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 446.6 · 488 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 446.6 · 488 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 446.7 · 676 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 448.1 · 1264 m off the road
  • Brownings Pubpubkm 448.3 · 1212 m off the road
  • Flannigans Pubpubkm 448.3 · 1229 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 449.9
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 449.9
  • Breen'srestaurantkm 476.4
  • Robin's Donutscafékm 476.7
  • Meghan's Restaurantrestaurantkm 501
  • A&Wfast foodkm 548.2
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 548.3
  • Subwayfast foodkm 548.3
  • Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 548.9
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 620.4 · 1762 m off the road
  • Donovan's Irvingrestaurantkm 621.3 · 1243 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 621.3 · 1881 m off the road
  • Costco Food Courtfast foodkm 621.3 · 478 m off the road
  • Starbuckscafékm 621.4 · 378 m off the road
  • Five Guysrestaurantkm 621.5 · 439 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 621.7
  • A&Wfast foodkm 621.7
  • Pizza Hutrestaurantkm 621.8 · 383 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 622 · 306 m off the road
  • Old Town Pizzeriarestaurantkm 622 · 1708 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 622 · 324 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 622.1 · 1614 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 622.1 · 1834 m off the road
  • Wendy'sfast foodkm 622.1 · 296 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 622.1 · 1735 m off the road
  • Taco Bellfast foodkm 622.1 · 1684 m off the road
  • Fat Bastard Burritorestaurantkm 622.1 · 405 m off the road
  • Acropolis Pizzarestaurantkm 622.1 · 382 m off the road
  • Full House Restaurantrestaurantkm 622.1 · 323 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 622.1 · 1656 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 622.1 · 1614 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 622.1 · 345 m off the road
  • Asian Caferestaurantkm 622.3 · 1619 m off the road
  • Extreme Pitafast foodkm 623.3 · 331 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 623.3 · 156 m off the road
  • Smitty'srestaurantkm 623.5 · 353 m off the road
  • Harvey'sfast foodkm 623.5 · 464 m off the road
  • Thaï Expressfast foodkm 623.5 · 328 m off the road
  • Harvey'sfast foodkm 623.5 · 466 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 623.6 · 391 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 623.6 · 330 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 623.6 · 325 m off the road
  • Booster Juicefast foodkm 623.6 · 173 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 623.6 · 326 m off the road
  • Little Caesarsfast foodkm 623.7 · 282 m off the road
  • Dairy Queenfast foodkm 623.8 · 276 m off the road
  • Landwash Brewerypubkm 625.5 · 964 m off the road
  • Johny & Mae'sfast foodkm 625.5 · 960 m off the road
  • The Sweet Newfie Kitchenfast foodkm 626.7 · 1941 m off the road
  • Oscars Eatery & Caférestaurantkm 626.7 · 1852 m off the road
  • Jasmine's Restaurantrestaurantkm 627.8 · 1610 m off the road
  • Dairy Queenfast foodkm 627.9 · 1500 m off the road
  • Redrock Bar & Grillrestaurantkm 627.9 · 1524 m off the road
  • New Moon Restaurantrestaurantkm 628 · 1517 m off the road
  • Ches's Fish and Chipsfast foodkm 628 · 1359 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 628 · 1475 m off the road
  • Topsail Road Pizzeria and Loungefast foodkm 628 · 1483 m off the road
  • Big Cheese Pizzafast foodkm 628 · 1377 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 628 · 1374 m off the road
  • Sushi Makirestaurantkm 628 · 1374 m off the road
  • Starbuckscafékm 628 · 1487 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 629 · 1398 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 629 · 1406 m off the road
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 629.5 · 983 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 629.5 · 975 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 629.5
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 629.6 · 953 m off the road
  • Peter's Pizzarestaurantkm 629.6 · 1190 m off the road
  • Rack and Roll Lounge and Games Roompubkm 629.6 · 1294 m off the road
  • Red Pepperrestaurantkm 629.6 · 1202 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 629.6 · 1094 m off the road
  • Wendy'sfast foodkm 630.7 · 977 m off the road
  • Domino'sfast foodkm 631.5 · 1479 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 631.6 · 1331 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 Deer Lake airport; 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 68 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
Deer Lake km 3, South Brook km 130, Bishop’s Falls km 222, Gander km 305, Glowertown km 371, Port Blandford km 418, Goobies km 477, Paradise km 621, St. John’s km 623
Longest stretch without one
144 km
Goobies → Paradise, of 637 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 0) and Gander (km 305) and Clarenville (km 451) and Whitbourne (km 550) and St. John’s (km 623). 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%
170.8 km of 637.8 km driven
No surface tag on the map
71%
416.7 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 2026-10-16. 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 637.8 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 →

Renting a car? Book the car when you book the flight.

Summer rentals sell out, says NL Tourism, and in June 2026 BNN Bloomberg reported St. John's airport agencies booked for nearly all of summer.

Both checked October 7, 2026.

Rental counters at Deer Lake, with numbers →

Arriving without a car

Not renting? Here's who Deer Lake Regional Airport lists at the terminal.

No rideshare here.

The airport's ground-transportation page lists no rideshare service, only three taxi firms, a shuttle and seven charter operators (checked 2026-09-15).

  • Taxi

    Star Taxi, which the airport calls its primary ground transportation provider, serving the whole region with wheelchair-accessible vans and accommodating service dogs. The airport advises contacting them 24 to 48 hours before you arrive.

    (709) 634-4343

  • Taxi

    Deer Lake Taxi, listed as operating around the clock across the province with no pre-booking required.

    (709) 635-0000

  • Shuttle

    Star Taxi runs a shuttle between Corner Brook and the airport, serving named hotels, with a private-car option. It must be booked ahead. The airport publishes the fares.

    (709) 634-4343

  • Coach

    DRL Coachlines' once-a-day coach each way between St. John's and Port aux Basques stops in Deer Lake town (the Circle K), not at the airport terminal. It reaches no island and no national park. Tickets are bought on the bus, cash only. Times and fares are DRL's: drl-lr.com.

    (888) 263-1852

Source: Deer Lake Regional Airport,2026-09-15. Check there for fares and times.

The drive back

Measured the other way, St. John's back to Deer Lake is the same distance: 639 km.

Plan back from your check-in time. Give the planner your flight time and it tells you when to set off.

How early to arrive depends on the carrier and the season: check Deer Lake Regional Airport →

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

Questions

How far is St. John's from Deer Lake airport?＋

637.8 km from the 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?＋

St. John's airport is 7.7 km from St. John's, against 637.8 km from Deer Lake.

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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