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Distance from Cardinal, ON to Upper Ferry, NF

Distance

1,749 km

Time

1 day 3 hours

Gas Cost

$132 - $317

There are 1,282.14 km (796.69 miles) from Cardinal to Upper Ferry in northeast direction and 1,749.36 km (1,087 miles) by car and ferry, following the North Sydney - Port aux Basques Ferry route.

Cardinal and Upper Ferry are 1 day 3 hours far apart, if you drive non-stop for 20 hours 27 mins and take a ferry for 6 hours 59 mins .

This is the fastest route from Cardinal, ON to Upper Ferry, NF. The halfway point is Churchill Falls, NF.

Please note the time difference between Cardinal, ON and Upper Ferry, NF is 1 hours and 30 minutes. The current time in Cardinal is 7:53 am and the current time in Upper Ferry is 9:23 am.

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Lowest Price Rental Cars in Cardinal, ON

Planning on renting a car to go from Cardinal, ON to Upper Ferry, NF? Here there are some offers to rent a car in Cardinal, ON

Small

From $14

Intermediate

From $18

Full-size

From $24

SUVs

From $28

Vans

From $40

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Gas Consumption and Emissions

A car with a fuel efficiency of 8.9 l/100 km will need 155.64 liters of gas to cover the route between Cardinal, ON and Upper Ferry, NF.

The estimated cost of gas to go from Cardinal to Upper Ferry is $235.02.

During the route, an average car will release 3,722.93 kilograms of CO₂ to the atmosphere. The carbon footprint would be 2.13 kilograms of CO₂ per kilometer.

Average Canada gas price used for calculation is $1.51 per liter of regular gas. Price last updated on March 4, 2026.
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Halfway Point Between Cardinal, ON and Upper Ferry, NF

If you want to meet halfway between Cardinal, ON and Upper Ferry, NF or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are 53.628803 and -64.518066, or 53º 37' 43.6908" N, 64º 31' 5.0376" W. This location is 543.32 miles away from Cardinal, ON and Upper Ferry, NF and it would take approximately 13 hours 43 mins to reach the halfway point from both locations.

Closest City or Town to Halfway Point

The closest town to the halfway point is Churchill Falls, NF, situated 1,034 miles from Cardinal, ON and 902 miles from Upper Ferry, NF. It would take 22 hours 29 mins to go from Cardinal to Churchill Falls and 23 hours 15 mins to go from Upper Ferry to Churchill Falls.

Distance conversions

Checkout the distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles between Cardinal, ON and Upper Ferry, NF in this table:

Distance type	Miles	Kilometers	Nautical miles
Straight line distance	796.69 mi	1,282.14 km	692.30 nautical mi
Driving distance	1,087 mi	1,748.77 km	944.26 nautical mi

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