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Driving from St. John's International Airport (YYT)

58 drives measured from the St. John's airport, nearest first. Each route page shows when it was measured.

No car? Outside town there is usually no other way to these places. What you can walk to, and the taxis and buses at the terminal →

Staying in St. John's? Town is 7.7 km from the terminal. Guides with places measured from here: UNESCO sites.

Renting? Book the car when you book the flight. Cars book up fast in summer, says the province's tourism desk; in June 2026 BNN Bloomberg reported St. John's airport agencies booked for nearly the whole summer.

Rental counters at St. John's, with numbers →

When to come? Best months for icebergs, whales, puffins and warm weather →

If you have one day

Picked by us, first choice first. Distances are by road from the airport; from downtown St. John's too, for anyone staying in town.

Docked downtown for the day?

From downtown St. John's, there and back by road: Cape Spear about 32 km · Witless Bay about 77 km · Brigus about 147 km. Add your time there.

On foot from downtown St. John's: The Battery 23 min · Signal Hill (Cabot Tower) 36 min · Quidi Vidi 39 min each way.

Be back at the ship an hour before all-aboard. That's a rule of thumb; your ship's all-aboard time is the one that counts.

No car? Each of these is a drive: downtown St. John's is 8.1 km from the airport. The taxis, buses and rideshare at this airport are on the no-car page. On foot from downtown St. John's: Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist 8 min · The Rooms 8 min · Trans-Canada Highway Zero Km 8 min · Colonial Building 12 min. Everything within an hour's walk →

Staying in a town? Easy days out from Cape Spear · Witless Bay · Salmonier Nature Park · Brigus · Ferryland · another town →

Cape Spear lighthouse, white with a red roof, standing on the bare headland above the Atlantic at the easternmost point of North America.Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0

If you only do one

Cape Spear 24 km

16 km from downtown St. John's

Canada's most easterly point, lighthouse and all.

The East Coast Trail on the headland at Witless Bay, the path running along the cliff edge above the Atlantic.Brett Hodnett · CC BY-SA 2.0

Witless Bay 46 km

38 km from downtown St. John's

Puffin and whale boats: the birds are ashore May to August.

Hawthorne Cottage at Brigus, the white nineteenth-century house with its verandah, a National Historic Site in the village.Skeezix1000 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Brigus 75 km

73 km from downtown St. John's

A historic outport on Conception Bay.

Walks from St. John's

Every trail, with climbs and maps →The East Coast Trail, path by path →

Heading to Cape St. Mary's? The Argentia ferry lands 106 km closer. See Argentia → or compare them all

Every drive from St. John's International Airport (YYT). Tap a pin for its route.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.
  1. Downtown St. John's row houses painted red, green, yellow and blue, climbing a steep street under a blue sky.

    downtown St. John's7.7 km

    St. John's Airport to downtown St. John's: 7.7 km on Route 40, down to the old town on the hill above the harbour.

  2. Signal Hill from the air at dusk: Cabot Tower on the summit above the Narrows, the road winding up past the car park, and St. John's harbour and city behind.

    Signal Hill9 km

    St. John's Airport to Signal Hill: 9 km on Route 40 and city streets, up to Cabot Tower above the harbour and the Narrows.

  3. The Portugal Cove ferry terminal and the slipway across the tickle to Bell Island.

    Portugal Cove ferry terminal11 km + ferry

    Portugal Cove ferry terminal, for the Bell Island ferry, is 10.6 km from St. John's airport via Route 40.

  4. Cape Spear lighthouse, white with a red roof, standing on the bare headland above the Atlantic at the easternmost point of North America.

    Cape Spear24 km

    St. John's Airport to Cape Spear: 23.5 km on Routes 40 and 11, out to the National Historic Site on Canada's most easterly point of land.

  5. The East Coast Trail on the headland at Witless Bay, the path running along the cliff edge above the Atlantic.

    Witless Bay46 km

    St. John's airport to Witless Bay: 45.6 km, on Routes 40, 2, 3 and 10 down the Southern Shore Highway.

  6. A still pond at Salmonier Nature Park ringed by spruce and low bog vegetation turning red and gold, with the park boardwalk along the far shore.

    Salmonier Nature Park68 km

    Salmonier Nature Park is a 68 km drive from St. John's airport: Route 40, the Trans-Canada southwest, then Route 90, the Salmonier Line.

  7. Hawthorne Cottage at Brigus, the white nineteenth-century house with its verandah, a National Historic Site in the village.

    Brigus75 km

    St. John's Airport to Brigus is 75 km on Routes 40, 1, 2 and 60 — a short Avalon drive to a National Historic Site town.

  8. The excavated stone foundations of the 17th-century Colony of Avalon at Ferryland, laid out along the harbour with the village behind.

    Ferryland86 km

    St. John's airport to Ferryland: 86 km, on Routes 40, 2, 3 and 10 down the Irish Loop to the Colony of Avalon.

  9. Map of the drive to Clarke's Beachroute map

    Clarke's Beach88 km

    Clarke's Beach is 87.9 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 75 and 70.

  10. The Spirit of Harbour Grace, a DC-3 mounted beside the water in the town, with the SS Kyle aground across the harbour behind it.

    Harbour Grace108 km

    The drive from St. John's airport to Harbour Grace is 107.5 km on Routes 40, 1, 75 and 70 around Conception Bay.

  11. The Heart's Content Cable Station, a long white clapboard building on the shore where the first working transatlantic telegraph cable came ashore.

    Heart's Content132 km

    Heart's Content is 132 km from St. John's Airport, via the Trans-Canada then Routes 75, 70, 74 and 80 up the west side of Conception Bay.

  12. St. Luke's Anglican Church at Placentia, white clapboard with a steeple, above the town and the harbour.

    Placentia132 km

    St. John's Airport to Placentia is 132 km, on Routes 40, 1 and 100, to the old French and English capital of Newfoundland.

  13. The Edge of Avalon Interpretive Centre at Portugal Cove South, the building visitors check in at before the guided walk to the Mistaken Point fossils.

    Mistaken Point144 km

    St. John's airport to Mistaken Point is 144 km, on Routes 40, 2, 3 and 10 — the last of them the Irish Loop Drive.

  14. Trepassey harbour on the southern Avalon, houses scattered around the water under open barrens.

    Trepassey156 km

    Trepassey is 155.9 km south of St. John's Airport: Routes 40, 2 and 3 out of the city, then Route 10, the Irish Loop Drive.

  15. The gannet colony at Cape St. Mary's: a headland and sea stack whitened with thousands of nesting birds, more of them in the air, the Atlantic beyond.

    Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve177 km

    Cape St. Mary's is 176 km southwest of St. John's airport: Route 40 to the Trans-Canada, then 90, 91, 92 and 100 down the Cape Shore.

  16. Clarenville seen from the water, the town spread along the wooded hillside above Random Sound under a clear sky.

    Clarenville191 km

    From St. John's Airport, Clarenville is 191 km on Route 40 then the Trans-Canada (Route 1) — Gander is the closer airport.

  17. The blue chairlift terminal at White Hills Ski Resort, skiers queuing in the snow by the lodge.

    White Hills198 km

    White Hills Resort is 198.4 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40 and 1.

  18. Two tall sea stacks standing off a cliff and a grey stone beach on the Skerwink Trail at Port Rexton, the far shore of Trinity Bay behind.

    Port Rexton260 km

    You land at St. John's and Port Rexton is 260 km by road via Routes 40, 1 and 230: the town of the Skerwink Trail, on Trinity Bay.

  19. Aerial view of Trinity: coloured houses, the Anglican church, harbour and wharf, overcast summer.

    Trinity (Trinity Bay)261 km

    Trinity is 261.2 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 230 and 239.

  20. Looking over the boreal forest of Terra Nova National Park to one of its sheltered sounds reaching in from Bonavista Bay.

    Terra Nova262 km

    Terra Nova National Park Visitor Centre is 261.7 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40 and 1.

  21. Looking west across the water toward St. Brendan's from Gooseberry Island — barrens, low spruce and the scattered houses of the settlement on the horizon.

    St. Brendan's293 km + ferry

    Burnside ferry terminal is 292.9 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 310.

  22. Salvage harbour in evening sun: church, red stages and houses across the water, longliner and lobster pots in foreground.

    Salvage296 km

    Salvage is 295.9 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 310.

  23. Wider view of the lighthouse up the gravel path with ocean and blue sky.

    Cape Bonavista309 km

    Cape Bonavista Lighthouse is 308.7 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 230, 238 and 235.

  24. Map of the drive to Doverroute map

    Dover323 km

    Dover is 323.1 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 320.

  25. Map of the drive to Ganderroute map

    Gander337 km

    Gander is 336.5 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 330. Gander airport is closer.

  26. Aerial of Fortune: town, harbour and the Saint-Pierre ferry at its wharf.

    Fortune366 km + ferry

    Fortune is 366.2 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 210 and 220.

  27. Map of the drive to New-Wes-Valleyroute map

    New-Wes-Valley369 km

    New-Wes-Valley is 369.1 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 320.

  28. Lookout view over Greenspond's houses, rocky islands and open sea.

    Greenspond375 km

    Greenspond is 374.9 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 320.

  29. Downtown Lewisporte from above, the main street and the waterfront along Burnt Bay.

    Lewisporte395 km

    From St. John's Airport, Lewisporte is 395 km — Route 40, the Trans-Canada, then Routes 340 and 341. Gander is by far the nearer airport.

  30. Saltbox houses and fishing stages scattered over green headlands on Change Islands, with the tickle winding between them.

    Change Islands419 km + ferry

    Same drive as the Fogo run, 419 km from St. John's airport to the Farewell ferry, but you get off at the first stop instead of the second.

  31. Two icebergs standing offshore near Fogo Island, seen across a low rocky headland.

    Fogo Island419 km + ferry

    Farewell ferry terminal is 419.1 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 330, 331 and 335.

  32. Map of the drive to Comfort Cove-Newsteadroute map

    Comfort Cove-Newstead422 km

    Comfort Cove-Newstead is 422.3 km from St. John's airport: Route 40, the Trans-Canada through Gander, then Routes 340 and 343. Gander is far closer.

  33. Preserved Catalina flying boat on the Botwood waterfront, bay and Killick Island behind.

    Botwood424 km

    Botwood is 423.7 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 350.

  34. The sand at Lumsden on the Straight Shore — white beach running to the horizon under a big sky, one walker barefoot on it.

    Musgrave Harbour426 km

    Musgrave Harbour is 426.1 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 330.

  35. The braided channels and wooded islands of the Exploits River from the air, near Grand Falls-Windsor — the biggest river on the island.

    Grand Falls-Windsor430 km

    Grand Falls-Windsor is 430 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40 and 1.

  36. Twillingate's main harbour from the air - wharves, fishing boats and painted houses along the shore, the archipelago's islands behind.

    Twillingate447 km

    Twillingate is 446.6 km from St. John's airport: Route 40, the Trans-Canada to Gander, then Routes 330, 331 and 340 north. Gander is far closer.

  37. View from the Leading Tickles lookout over islands and open water, clear blue sky, light snow.

    Leading Tickles480 km

    Leading Tickles is 480 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 350.

  38. Map of the drive to King's Pointroute map

    King's Point539 km

    King's Point is 538.8 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 390 and 391.

  39. Map of the drive to Pilley's Island ferry terminalroute map

    Long Island552 km + ferry

    Pilley's Island ferry terminal is 551.8 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 380 and 382.

  40. Map of the drive to Tritonroute map

    Triton556 km

    Triton is 555.5 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 380.

  41. St. Alban's in winter, the white church of St. Ignatius Parish above the houses, a dark wooded hill behind.

    St. Alban's567 km

    St. Alban's is 566.5 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 360 and 361.

  42. Houses stepping down a hillside road to the sea on the Baie Verte Peninsula, open water and distant headlands beyond.

    Baie Verte606 km

    Baie Verte is 606.3 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 410.

  43. A wooden fishing boat hauled up in the snow at Hermitage on the south coast, the harbour and a wooded headland behind.

    Hermitage608 km + ferry

    Hermitage-Sandyville is 607.7 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 360 and 364.

  44. Harbour Breton waterfront and hillside houses reflected in the harbour, light snow, overcast.

    Harbour Breton612 km

    Harbour Breton is 611.8 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 360.

  45. La Scie around its harbour at the top of the Baie Verte Peninsula — church, houses and fish flakes reflected in still water.

    La Scie655 km

    La Scie is 655.3 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 410 and 414.

  46. Aerial of Steady Brook and the Humber River in green summer, the Trans-Canada and the wooded valley sides - the base-lodge village.

    Marble Mountain682 km

    Marble Mountain Base Lodge is 682.2 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40 and 1.

  47. Aerial of Corner Brook in autumn colour along the Humber Arm shore, hills behind, blue sky with cloud.

    Corner Brook692 km

    Corner Brook is 691.8 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 450A. Deer Lake airport is closer.

  48. The flat-topped orange rock of the Tablelands rising behind Bonne Bay, with Woody Point's waterfront at its foot.

    Woody Point702 km

    Woody Point is 702.1 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 430 and 431.

  49. The rim of Western Brook Pond gorge in Gros Morne National Park — sheer rock walls dropping to dark water far below, the fjord running inland between the plateaus.

    Gros Morne (Rocky Harbour)707 km

    Rocky Harbour is 706.9 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 430.

  50. Aerial of Burgeo spread across its rocky islands and causeways, deep blue water, bright day.

    Burgeo717 km + ferry

    Burgeo is 716.9 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 370 and 480.

  51. Boulder shore at low tide with Cow Head's houses and the Long Range Mountains on the horizon, bright day.

    Cow Head753 km

    Cow Head is 753.3 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 430.

  52. Limestone cliffs, a pebble cove and clear green water at Cape St. George, coastline running off behind.

    Cape St. George823 km

    Cape St. George is 823 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 460.

  53. Limestone shore and tidal pools on Ingornachoix Bay at Port au Choix, bright blue-sky day.

    Port au Choix871 km

    Port au Choix is 870.8 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 430.

  54. Map of the drive to Codroy Valleyroute map

    Codroy Valley880 km

    Codroy Valley is 880.1 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 406 and 407.

  55. Colourful dories and wharf in Channel-Port aux Basques harbour.

    Port aux Basques906 km + ferry

    Port aux Basques is 905.8 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40 and 1.

  56. Aerial of St. Barbe with the Labrador ferry loading at the terminal wharf.

    St. Barbe ferry934 km + ferry

    St. Barbe ferry terminal is 934.1 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1 and 430.

  57. Map of the drive to Roddicktonroute map

    Roddickton986 km

    Roddickton is 986.3 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 430, 432 and 433.

  58. The recreated Norse sod longhouse behind a palisade, sea and coast behind, blue sky.

    L'Anse aux Meadows1071 km

    L'Anse aux Meadows is 1071.3 km from St. John's airport by road, on Routes 40, 1, 430 and 436.

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