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St. John's International Airport (YYT) → Clarenville

St. John's Airport (YYT) to Clarenville

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Distance
191.4 km
Drive time
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Clarenville seen from the water, the town spread along the wooded hillside above Random Sound under a clear sky.
Clarenville seen from the water, the town spread along the wooded hillside above Random Sound under a clear sky.Photo: Rioux Photography Edmonton, AB · source · Public domain (PD-user)
Driving route from St. John's International Airport (YYT) to Clarenville: 191.4 km by road, via Routes 40 · 1.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

Faded lines are other drives from St. John's International into this area: White Hills Resort (198 km), Terra Nova National Park Visitor Centre (262 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.

  1. Stop 1: Butter Pot Provincial ParkDetour

    A short way off the Trans-Canada on the way out of the metro area. ParksNL names the trails: Pegwood Pond and Peters Pond both run to Pegwood Junction and on to the summit of Butter Pot Hill, and a short walk in on Pegwood Pond reaches The Lookout. Campsites sit in forested loops near Big Otter Pond, with two sandy swimming areas and canoeing on Big Otter, the largest in the park.

    Stopping here adds 6.3 km to the drive.

    Directions →
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    Show on map: Butter Pot Provincial Park ↑
⛽ Fuel and gravel, road by road ▾
  • Route 40 →Whole road: 6 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 5.7 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 28% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 1 →Whole road: 54 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 119 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 68% has no surface tag, so unknown.

Drive measured Sep 5, 2026, St. John's International Airport (YYT) to Clarenville. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

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191.4 km. St. John’s airport to Clarenville: Route 40 out of the city, then the Trans-Canada the whole way, across the neck of land off the Avalon.

Landing at Gander? That is the shorter drive, 147 km. This route suits a trip that starts on the Avalon and works west.

One stop worth it: Butter Pot Provincial Park, near the start. Jack’s Pond Provincial Park Reserve, beside the highway on the isthmus, has no visitor services.

When you get to Clarenville

Sunrise and sunset at Clarenville, by month
Month (the 15th)SunriseSunset
January7:51 am4:37 pm
February7:13 am5:26 pm
March7:20 am7:10 pm
April6:16 am7:54 pm
May5:26 am8:37 pm
June5:04 am9:07 pm
July5:20 am9:02 pm
August5:59 am8:21 pm
September6:41 am7:20 pm
October7:24 am6:18 pm
November7:12 am4:29 pm
December7:49 am4:12 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

57 near the start: where to eat in St. John's →
16 near Clarenville: where to eat near Clarenville →

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

The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 71.4 km — after Costco Food Court, until Mary Brown's.

All 64, in the order you pass them — open the list
  • Breezewaypubkm 5 · 1246 m off the road
  • Jumping Beancafékm 5 · 1435 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 5 · 1275 m off the road
  • Booster Juicefast foodkm 5 · 1282 m off the road
  • Manchu Wokfast foodkm 5 · 1290 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 5 · 1304 m off the road
  • Just Friesfast foodkm 5 · 1309 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 5.1 · 1539 m off the road
  • The Pantry (Autism Society Foundation Room)restaurantkm 5.2 · 764 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 5.3 · 1855 m off the road
  • The Guv'nor Pubpubkm 5.3 · 1851 m off the road
  • Domino'sfast foodkm 5.4 · 1922 m off the road
  • The Bigs Ultimate Sports Grillrestaurantkm 5.5 · 1892 m off the road
  • Old Town Pizzafast foodkm 5.6 · 1911 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 5.6 · 1920 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 6.1 · 1819 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 6.1 · 1784 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 6.1 · 1803 m off the road
  • Dairy Queenfast foodkm 6.1 · 1831 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 6.1 · 1797 m off the road
  • Mr. Souvlakifast foodkm 6.1 · 1790 m off the road
  • Peters Pizzarestaurantkm 6.1 · 1740 m off the road
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 6.1 · 1998 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 6.9 · 1231 m off the road
  • Red Pepper Restaurantrestaurantkm 6.9 · 1894 m off the road
  • Cora'srestaurantkm 6.9 · 1961 m off the road
  • Scamper's Snack Barrestaurantkm 6.9 · 1806 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 6.9 · 1236 m off the road
  • Montana'srestaurantkm 6.9 · 1975 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 8.2 · 1855 m off the road
  • Dairy Queenfast foodkm 14.7 · 254 m off the road
  • Kozy Kitchenrestaurantkm 14.7
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 14.7 · 206 m off the road
  • Mr. G's Loungepubkm 14.7 · 338 m off the road
  • Ocean Sushirestaurantkm 14.7 · 331 m off the road
  • Peter's Pizzafast foodkm 14.7 · 345 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 14.7 · 285 m off the road
  • Tiny's Bar and Grillrestaurantkm 14.7 · 329 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 14.8 · 536 m off the road
  • Ye's Wokrestaurantkm 14.9 · 654 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 14.9 · 727 m off the road
  • Coffee Matters Paradisecafékm 15 · 726 m off the road
  • Domino'sfast foodkm 15.2 · 1097 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 15.2 · 1173 m off the road
  • Cojonesrestaurantkm 15.2 · 1069 m off the road
  • Pizza Housefast foodkm 15.3 · 1855 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 15.3 · 535 m off the road
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 15.7 · 450 m off the road
  • Donovan's Irvingrestaurantkm 15.9 · 622 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 16.5 · 1700 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 16.5 · 1700 m off the road
  • Canteenrestaurantkm 16.9 · 1756 m off the road
  • Starbuckscafékm 17.1 · 1642 m off the road
  • Pizza Hutrestaurantkm 17.1 · 1773 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 17.1 · 1941 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 17.1 · 1885 m off the road
  • Costco Food Courtfast foodkm 17.2 · 1456 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 88.6
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 89.2
  • Subwayfast foodkm 89.2
  • A&Wfast foodkm 89.3
  • Meghan's Restaurantrestaurantkm 136.6
  • Robin's Donutscafékm 160.8
  • Breen'srestaurantkm 161.1

Not ranked or complete, and nobody pays to be here. No opening hours: phone ahead. Open map data, swept 2026-09-12. How we measure · Add a missing place

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Short drives from Clarenville

An easy day out from ClarenvilleWhite Hills Resort 8.8 km awayIts own page measures from the St. John's airport; from Clarenville it is 8.8 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
Directions →
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Clarenville.

More, up to 84 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
Paradise km 16, St. John’s km 17, Goobies km 162
Longest stretch without one
145 km
St. John’s → Goobies, of 191 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Clarenville
29.3 km
by road, at Goobies

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-22): St. John’s (km 17) and Whitbourne (km 89) and Clarenville (km 188). 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: 69% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
31%
54.7 km of 191.4 km driven
No surface tag on the map
69%
121.8 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 2026-09-13. 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 states the likelihood of injury in a moose collision is about twice as high between dusk and dawn as in daytime. Past the built-up edge of the Avalon, stretches of the Trans-Canada are unlit two-lane highway. If you land late, plan around that half of the trip.

    gov.nl.ca →

  • Road conditionsYear round, matters most November–April

    Most of this drive is the Trans-Canada, well maintained and well travelled, but it crosses open barrens that get real winter weather. Check conditions before leaving the airport.

    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 St. John's, with numbers →

Arriving without a car

Not renting? Here's who St. John's International Airport Authority lists at the terminal.

Rideshare: it depends who you ask.

The Airport Authority's own ground-transportation pages name City Wide Taxi as “the exclusive provider of ground transportation services for the public” and do not mention rideshare anywhere. Uber publishes pickup instructions for YYT, and the Airport's own account welcomed Uber in 2024. Both are true. The Authority's pages govern the kerb, so check them on the day.

  • Taxi

    City Wide Taxi, which the Airport Authority names as the exclusive provider for the public. Cabs queue outside the Arrivals area and a dispatcher is there to help. The Authority publishes preset fares to named hotels and a meter-plus-surcharge rate everywhere else.

    (709) 722-7777

  • Public transit

    Metrobus route 14 runs between the airport and the St. John's metro region, including Memorial University. There are two stops at the airport: one near the arrivals area, and one on World Parkway by the Holiday Inn Express. The Authority says Metrobus has committed to a wheelchair-accessible service on this route and can take large, non-folding mobility aids. Schedule and fares are Metrobus's.

Source: St. John's International Airport Authority,2026-09-15. Check there for fares and times.

The drive back

Clarenville back to St. John's measures 193 km — 1.2 km longer than the drive out.

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 St. John's International Airport →

Return measured 2026-09-29, the same way as the drive out. How we measure

Questions

How far is Clarenville from St. John's Airport?＋

About 191 km. Take Route 40 out of St. John's to the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 1), then follow the Trans-Canada northwest to Clarenville.

Should I fly into St. John's, Gander or Deer Lake for Clarenville?＋

For Clarenville, Gander is closer: 147 km against 191 km from St. John's. Deer Lake is much further, at 450 km. If Clarenville is your main destination, fly into Gander. Choose St. John's if you are starting on the Avalon Peninsula and working west.

Is the drive from St. John's to Clarenville a hard one?＋

No. It is paved the entire way and is the main highway across the province. The one thing to plan around is arriving after dark (see the moose note above).

Is there anywhere worth stopping on the way?＋

One place, and it comes early. Butter Pot Provincial Park sits a 6.3 km detour off the Trans-Canada not far past the city, with named hiking trails, campsites and a hill to climb for the view. Jack's Pond Provincial Park Reserve is beside the road further on, but ParksNL says park reserves have no visitor services.

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Every distance and coordinate on this page was checked against its source on September 5, 2026. Origin: OpenStreetMap way/279110348 — St. John's International Airport. Destination: OpenStreetMap node/1455969499 — Clarenville.

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