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

St. John's Airport (YYT) to Twillingate

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Distance
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Twillingate's main harbour from the air - wharves, fishing boats and painted houses along the shore, the archipelago's islands behind.
Twillingate's main harbour from the air - wharves, fishing boats and painted houses along the shore, the archipelago's islands behind.Photo: Shhewitt · source · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Driving route from St. John's International Airport (YYT) to Twillingate: 446.6 km by road, via Routes 40 · 1 · 330 · 331 · 340.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: Farewell ferry terminal (419 km), Comfort Cove-Newstead (422 km), Lewisporte (395 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.

  1. Stop 1: 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.

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    Show on map: Joey's Lookout ↑

  2. Stop 2: Silent Witnesses MemorialDetour

    A memorial on Route 1 outside Gander, unveiled in 1990 for the lives lost in the Arrow Air crash of 12 December 1985. An American soldier stands atop a rock holding the hands of a civilian boy and girl, each child carrying an olive branch for the Screaming Eagles' peacekeeping mission in the Sinai; they were going home for Christmas. The trio look toward Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where a similar statue looks back.

    Stopping here adds 2.4 km to the drive.

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  3. Stop 3: North Atlantic Aviation Museum

    An aviation museum in Gander. Gander exists because of transatlantic flight, and this is where that story is kept. The town's own airport is right here, and the rest of the drive from it is 113.8 km. Check current hours with the museum.

    Stopping here adds 2 km to the drive.

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⛽ 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.
  • Route 330 →Whole road: 8 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 42 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 70% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 331 →Whole road: 3 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 19 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 100% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 340 →Whole road: 5 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 44 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 88% has no surface tag, so unknown.

Drive measured Oct 16, 2026, St. John's International Airport (YYT) to Twillingate. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

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446.6 km. St. John’s airport to Twillingate: Route 40 out of the city, the Trans-Canada past Clarenville and through Terra Nova to Gander, then Routes 330 and 331 to the coast and Route 340 over the causeways.

Know this first. Twillingate is 113.8 km from the Gander terminal, and this drive passes through Gander. It suits a trip that starts on the Avalon.

When you get to Twillingate

Sunrise and sunset at Twillingate, by month
Month (the 15th)SunriseSunset
January8:00 am4:35 pm
February7:19 am5:26 pm
March7:23 am7:13 pm
April6:17 am8:00 pm
May5:24 am8:45 pm
June5:00 am9:17 pm
July5:17 am9:12 pm
August5:59 am8:28 pm
September6:44 am7:24 pm
October7:29 am6:19 pm
November7:20 am4:27 pm
December7:59 am4:09 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 →
12 near Twillingate: where to eat near Twillingate →

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 71.4 km — after Costco Food Court, until Mary Brown's.

All 117, 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 7 · 1231 m off the road
  • Red Pepper Restaurantrestaurantkm 7 · 1894 m off the road
  • Cora'srestaurantkm 7 · 1961 m off the road
  • Scamper's Snack Barrestaurantkm 7 · 1806 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 7 · 1236 m off the road
  • Montana'srestaurantkm 7 · 1975 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 8.3 · 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
  • Five Guysrestaurantkm 17.1 · 1674 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
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 187.6
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 187.6
  • Brownings Pubpubkm 189.3 · 1212 m off the road
  • Flannigans Pubpubkm 189.3 · 1229 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 189.4 · 1264 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 190.9 · 593 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 190.9 · 539 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 190.9 · 676 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 191 · 773 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 191 · 488 m off the road
  • Jungle Jim'srestaurantkm 191 · 488 m off the road
  • Rod's Restaurantrestaurantkm 191.2 · 508 m off the road
  • Don Cherry's Sports Bar & Grillrestaurantkm 191.2 · 202 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 191.3 · 585 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 191.3 · 585 m off the road
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 191.4 · 1142 m off the road
  • Snack shack.fast foodkm 220.5 · 624 m off the road
  • Happy Adventure Cafecafékm 259.1 · 1229 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'srestaurantkm 267.2
  • Family Pizzarestaurantkm 296.8 · 1870 m off the road
  • Copper Kettle Restaurantrestaurantkm 303.6
  • DQ Grill & Chillfast foodkm 333 · 1054 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 333.1 · 1265 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 333.3 · 276 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 333.3 · 1377 m off the road
  • Swiss Chaletrestaurantkm 333.3
  • Robin's Donutsfast foodkm 333.3
  • Subwayfast foodkm 333.4 · 1526 m off the road
  • Mystic Roomrestaurantkm 333.4 · 417 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 333.5
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 333.5
  • A&Wfast foodkm 333.5 · 1553 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 333.7 · 204 m off the road
  • Ches's Fish & Chipsrestaurantkm 333.7 · 483 m off the road
  • The Shawarma Stationrestaurantkm 333.7 · 250 m off the road
  • Louis Geesfast foodkm 333.7 · 712 m off the road
  • Jade Garden Restaurantrestaurantkm 333.7 · 640 m off the road
  • New Highlight Restaurantrestaurantkm 333.7 · 620 m off the road
  • Grecofast foodkm 333.7 · 632 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 333.7 · 227 m off the road
  • Jumping Bean Coffee Companycafékm 333.8 · 583 m off the road
  • Lilly's Landing Family Restaurantrestaurantkm 333.8 · 547 m off the road
  • Pizza Housefast foodkm 333.8 · 595 m off the road
  • East Ocean Restaurantfast foodkm 333.8 · 598 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 333.9
  • The Newfoundland Tea Co. Restaurant & Shoprestaurantkm 334 · 627 m off the road
  • Wing 'n Itrestaurantkm 334.1 · 312 m off the road
  • Rosie's Restaurant & Bakeryrestaurantkm 334.1 · 779 m off the road
  • Little Caesarsfast foodkm 334.3
  • Angie's Restaurantrestaurantkm 382.7
  • Greco Pizzarestaurantkm 417.9
  • Doyle Sansome & Sons Lobster Poolrestaurantkm 428.9 · 614 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 Twillingate

An easy day out from TwillingateCodjacks Cove Trail 4.1 km awayA walk: 3.2 km walk · easyDirections from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Twillingate.

More, up to 34 km (2)

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, Port Blandford km 221, Glowertown km 268, Gander km 334
Longest stretch without one
145 km
St. John’s → Goobies, of 446 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Twillingate
89 km
by road, at Lewisporte

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-22): St. John’s (km 17) and Whitbourne (km 89) and Clarenville (km 188) and Gander (km 334). 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: 68% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
32%
130.4 km of 446.6 km driven
No surface tag on the map
68%
276.2 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.

  • IcebergsBest late May and early June

    The province's advice for viewing. Where the ice is on the day is a live question; check the latest sightings before the drive.

    newfoundlandlabrador.com →

  • 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 446.6 km of mostly unlit two-lane highway, so an afternoon landing can finish in the dark in any season.

    gov.nl.ca →

  • Road conditionsYear round, matters most November–April

    Most of this is the Trans-Canada, paved and well travelled, but it crosses open country with real winter weather, and conditions at one end say little about the other. Check before you set off.

    511nl.ca →

Onward from Twillingate

The drives that continue from here, measured the same way you arrived.

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

Measured the other way, Twillingate back to St. John's is the same distance: 448 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 St. John's International Airport →

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

Questions

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

446.6 km from the terminal to the centre of Twillingate.

What route do I take?＋

Route 40 out of St. John's to the Trans-Canada (Route 1) as far as Gander, then north on Routes 330 and 331 and Route 340 over the causeways.

Should I fly into St. John's or Gander for Twillingate?＋

Gander, by far: 113.8 km from the Gander terminal against 446.6 km from St. John's. Fly into St. John's only if you are starting on the Avalon Peninsula anyway.

Is there anywhere worth stopping on the way?＋

The stops come late, around Gander: Joey's Lookout on the Trans-Canada, the Silent Witnesses Memorial, and the North Atlantic Aviation Museum in the town.

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