Newfoundland is an island on the east coast of Canada so your options for getting here are taking a ferry from Nova Scotia or Labrador or flying. Once you get here you’ll realize that it’s a big place. It takes more than nine hours of driving on the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) to get from the west coast to the east coast of the island.

Driving Distances – Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (newfoundlandlabrador.com)

It’s the thrill of the open road at speed. That’s what I like about Targa Newfoundland.

– Sportscar racer Randy Pobst 

By Car and Ferry

Most travellers will take the ferry from Nova Scotia to either Port aux Basques or Argentia. There are also ferry routes for travelling between the island and Labrador. 

There is year-round service between North Sydney, Nova Scotia and Port aux Basques, in southwestern Newfoundland. Most days have two sailings – morning and evening – and the crossing takes six to eight hours, depending on weather. The drive from Port aux Basques to St. John’s covers about 902 km and takes about 9.5 hours.

From June to September there is also service between North Sydney, Nova Scotia and Argentia, on the Avalon Peninsula, a 90-minute drive from the capital city of St. John’s. This longer trip, about 15 hours, runs three times a week.

https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/getting-here-and-around/car-and-ferry

Marine Atlantic | Ferries to Nova Scotia & Newfoundland 

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By Plane

Major airlines fly into Newfoundland and Labrador. The two largest airports are in St. John’s and Gander and there are smaller airports in other locations. Flying time to St. John’s is about 3.5 hours from Toronto, and about 5 hours from London or Dublin. 

https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/getting-here-and-around/flights

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Driving Distances