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Humber Valley















       Driving Tips




      Signage                          guidance, travellers will be able to arrive
      With over 29,000                 at their favourite attractions with ease.
       kilometres of pristine,
      rugged coastline,                Book your vehicle ahead
      there’s plenty of room           Whether you’re here for fresh air, colourful
      to find yourself – or lose       houses, or something more intangible,
      yourself for that matter.        the last thing you want to be searching for
      But when you have a              is something to drive. Which is why it’s a
      specific destination in mind,    good idea to make car rental reservations
      you need to know how to          before you travel. While this place
      get there. The province has developed    certainly is off the beaten path, lots of
      a new signage system to help you find   people want to get lost and found at the
      your way. We are phasing in Tourist-  very same time as you. Besides, booking
      Oriented Directional Signage – an   ahead means you get to travel when you
      internationally-recognized system   want, exactly how you want. And what
       based on well-known symbols. With this  could be better than that?

      Common Driving Times

        Port aux Basques to St. John’s               9¼ hours  902 km
        Argentia to St. John’s                       1½ hours   133 km
        St. John’s to Gander                         3½ hours   335 km
        St. John’s to Clarenville                     2 hours  189 km
        St. John’s to Rocky Harbour (Gros Morne National Park)   7½ hours   704 km
        Corner Brook to Grand Falls-Windsor          2¾ hours   263 km
        Deer Lake to L’Anse aux Meadows              5¼ hours    436 km
        St. John’s to St. Barbe                       10 hours  931 km
        St. Barbe to Blanc Sablon (via ferry)         2 hours   35 km
        Blanc Sablon to Happy Valley-Goose Bay       8½ hours  620 km
        Happy Valley-Goose Bay to Labrador City       6 hours  532 km
       * Based on Google distance, which assumes a driving speed of 80 km/h. Times will be shorter for highway driving where the speed limit is 100 km/h.


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