Getting Here
Traveling to the Southwest Coast of Newfoundland?
By Car:
From mainland Canada, take the Marine Atlantic Ferry from North Sydney, Nova Scotia. The passenger and car ferry has many amenities onboard including food, drink and a place to lay your head for the night on overnight crossings. You’ll disembark in Part aux Basques, the gateway to Southwestern Newfoundland.
If you’re already in Newfoundland, just follow Route 1 (Trans Canada Highway) west.
By Air:
Air access to Southwestern Newfoundland is available through:
Deer Lake Regional Airport – located just outside of our region, at the hub of tourism in Western Newfoundland
Getting to the South Coast
By Road:
Route 480, the Caribou Trail, leaves the Trans-Canada Highway and runs about two hours to Burgeo. It is the only road access to this coast. The drive crosses open barren with no services along it, so visitors should fuel up before turning off the TCH.
By Coastal Ferry:
Provincial ferry service runs from the government wharf in Burgeo out to the island and fjord communities. It is a working service the communities depend on rather than an excursion boat, but the crossings are among the best hours a visitor will spend here, and whales and seals are regularly seen from the deck.
Routes
Burgeo to Ramea – 22km crossing / about 1 hr 15 min
Burgeo to Grey River – 41 km crossing / about 2 hr
Burgeo to François – 76 km crossing by way of Grey River / about 3 hr 45 min
François has no road access — the ferry and air are the only ways in. The François run carries passengers only, no vehicles.