Newfoundland And Labrador Getting There
Getting There by Air
Main Airports
St John's (YYT) (www.stjohnsairport.com) is 8km (5 miles) from the city centre (journey time - 15 minutes). To/from the airport: A taxi service is available. Facilities: Gift shop, duty-free shop, restaurants, ATM and car hire.
Other major airports are at Deer Lake (YDF), St Anthony (YAY), and Wabush (YWK).
Getting There by Water
SPM Express (tel: (709) 832-2006 or 1 800 563 2006; www.spmexpress.net) runs a year-round ferry to the French islands of St Pierre and Miquelon from Fortune on Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula; frequency varies with the season, from daily service in the summer to weekly service in the winter.
Intra-provincial ferries connect island communities with larger towns. A seasonal ferry (tel: 1 866 535 2567) connects Blanc Sablon, Québec (on the border with Labrador) and St Barbe on Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula with an 80-minute crossing from April to January. Remote communities on the Labrador coast and Newfoundland's south coast are also served by coastal boats. All intra-provincial ferry services can be checked online (www.gov.nl.ca/ferryservices). Also available on this website are details of a summer car ferry service between Lewisporte on Newfoundland's north coast and Happy Valley-Goose Bay in Labrador.
Getting There by Rail
Getting There by Road
Visitors can reach western Labrador along a partially paved route from Baie Comeau, Québec. Just north of Baie Comeau, pick up Quebec Highway 389. It connects to the Trans-Labrador Highway (Highway 500) at the Québec-Labrador boundary. Dubbed the ‘Freedom Road' by residents, the Trans-Labrador Highway crosses Labrador from Labrador City (with a spur road to Wabush) to Happy Valley-Goose Bay. There are limited services along this 555km (345-mile) road; be sure to fill your petrol tank in Labrador City, Churchill Falls and Goose Bay.
Highway 510 connects communities along Labrador's southeast coast, but is usually closed for a couple of months after the Christmas period due to snow conditions. The road is paved for the first 86km (53 miles), from the Québec border to Red Bay, and is Class A gravel from there to Cartwright, a distance of 323km (201 miles).
Coach: DRL Coachlines (tel: (709) 263 2171 or 1 888 263 1854; www.drlgroup.com) operates a daily scheduled bus service between St John's and Port aux Basques (Route 1). Stops along the route include Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor (journey time - 14 hours).
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