Car hire and driving in St. John's, NL
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Canada traffic drives on the right. Picking up at YYT means 7 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from St. John's
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's to Sydney | Canada | 590 km (367 mi) | about 8 h |
| St. John's to Dartmouth | Canada | 896 km (557 mi) | about 12 h 9 min |
| St. John's to Halifax | Canada | 898 km (558 mi) | about 12 h 10 min |
| St. John's to Saguenay | Canada | 1,366 km (849 mi) | about 18 h 31 min |
| St. John's to Lévis | Canada | 1,395 km (867 mi) | about 18 h 55 min |
| St. John's to Québec | Canada | 1,398 km (868 mi) | about 18 h 57 min |
| St. John's to Sherbrooke | Canada | 1,485 km (923 mi) | about 20 h 8 min |
| St. John's to Trois-Rivières | Canada | 1,508 km (937 mi) | about 20 h 26 min |
| St. John's to Manchester | United States | 1,548 km (962 mi) | about 20 h 59 min |
| St. John's to Boston | United States | 1,551 km (964 mi) | about 21 h 1 min |
| St. John's to Cambridge | United States | 1,553 km (965 mi) | about 21 h 3 min |
| St. John's to Lowell | United States | 1,555 km (966 mi) | about 21 h 5 min |
| St. John's to Montréal | Canada | 1,608 km (999 mi) | about 21 h 48 min |
| St. John's to Ottawa | Canada | 1,770 km (1,100 mi) | about 23 h 59 min |
| St. John's to Laval | Canada | 1,614 km (1,003 mi) | about 21 h 53 min |
| St. John's to Gatineau | Canada | 1,768 km (1,098 mi) | about 23 h 58 min |
| St. John's to Longueuil | Canada | 1,599 km (994 mi) | about 21 h 41 min |
| St. John's to Worcester | United States | 1,610 km (1,000 mi) | about 21 h 49 min |
| St. John's to Providence | United States | 1,605 km (997 mi) | about 21 h 45 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in St. John's?
The right, as everywhere in Canada.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.