Newfoundland Ferry Services
Nova Scotia to Newfoundland
Year-round vehicle and passenger ferry service is provided by Marine Atlantic between North Sydney, Nova Scotia, and Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. Crossing time is 6 hours. (This ferry connects with the trans-island bus service operated by DRL Coach Lines.)
From mid-June to mid-September, an additional ferry operate between North Sydney and Argentia in eastern Newfoundland, which is 45 kilometres from Route 1 and 131 kilometres from the provincial capital of St. John's. Crossing time is 12-14 hours.
For rates and schedules, contact:
Marine Atlantic Reservations Bureau
P. O. Box 250
North Sydney, NS B2A 3M3
Telephone: (902) 794-5700
Toll Free Canada and U.S.: 1-800-341-7981
Fax: (902) 564-7480
Advance reservations are recommended. A toll-free telephone service is provided within most of North America.
Strait of Belle Isle
There is daily ferry service in summer between St. Barbe on Newfoundland's Viking Trail and Blanc Sablon on the Quebec-Labrador border. Take this ferry to reach Route 510. Crossing time is 80 minutes.
For reservations or information on schedules and rates, contact:
The Woodward Group
St. Barbe Ferry Terminal
St. Barbe, NF
A0K 1M0
Telephone: 1-800-563-6353
Confirmation of reservation will be made upon receipt of a non-refundable $5 deposit. Bus operators must make reservations. All traffic with reservations should be at dockside 1 hour prior to departure.
Lewisporte to Labrador
Coastal Labrador Marine Services operates a ferry service from Lewisporte, Newfoundland, to Labrador. The ferry service operates from mid-June to mid-September, but June sailings are sometimes delayed due to ice conditions. The ferry, which carries automobiles, docks at Cartwright and Happy Valley-Goose Bay, and the one-way trip takes about 35 hours.
For reservations and information, please contact:
Coastal Labrador Marine Services
P.O. Box 790
Lewisporte, NF
A0G 3A0
Telephone: 800-563-6353
Fax: (709) 535-0060
St. Anthony to Coastal Labrador
The coastal boat service from St. Anthony calls at some 40 isolated villages as far north as Nain, Labrador. The one-way trip takes about 12 days. This is a freighter service and does not carry automobiles.
For reservations and rates please contact:
Coastal Labrador Marine Services
P.O. Box 790
Lewisporte, NF
A0G 3A0
Telephone: (709) 535-6872
Fax: (709) 535-0060