Travel Info
Getting to and around St. John’s
Several airlines - including Air Canada, PAL Airlines, Porter, Sunwing, and WestJet* - flight into St. John’s International Airport (YYT). You will likely need to connect through Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal or Halifax.
We recommend using a flight search tool, such as Kayak, which lets you set an alert for when prices drop for seat sales.
Also, there is a Saint John in an adjacent province of New Brunswick - make sure when you are booking the airport is St. John's and the code is YYT!
The airport is a 10-minute drive to the hotel and downtown St. John's - we have taxis and ride-sharing options aplenty, as well as all major rental car companies in terminal. There is public transportation but it is sparce and not recommended - if your pennies are tight, just let us know when you are coming in and we can send someone to pick ya up.
Yes, you *can* drive to St. John's but it is a very long and rather costly journey in the winter - Marine Atlantic operates a ferry from North Sydney, Nova Scotia that in January only arrives in Port aux Basques, on the other side of the island. The ferry is 9 hours long in good weather and then the drive to St. John's is another 9-12 hours on winter roads. And then there's the moose...so TAKE A PLANE! Please.
Entry Requirements
Planning to travel to #STACON26 from a country other than Canada? The Canada Border Service Agency will welcome you at your first Canadian entry point. Check out the Visit Canada page for detailed information on entry requirements from your country.
Quickest route to STACON26 from Heathrow
Unfortunately, we have now learned that the WestJet direct flights from Europe to YYT will not be scheduled during the time of the conference - they only fly direct between May-October, so, yes, you will first need to fly OVER Newfoundland and then connect to fly back East here…it is very frustrating...so...
The quickest route to STACON26 in St. John's from London Heathrow via Air Canada is via Halifax - it looks like it runs daily in both directions, so you can pick your dates:
Coming
Departing from London LHR London-Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 at 09:00
AC 869 | Operated by Air Canada
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Duration: 6h 55m
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Arriving in Halifax YHZ Halifax Stanfield International Airport at 11:55
Layover | 2h 55m
Departing from Halifax YHZ Halifax Stanfield International Airport at 14:50
AC 2594 | Operated by Air Canada Express - PAL Airlines
De Havilland Dash 8-400
Duration: 1h 55m
Arriving in St. John's YYT St. John's Airport at 17:15
Returning
Departing from St. John's YYT St. John's Airport Terminal 1 at 07:20 on Sun, Jan 11
AC 2591 | Operated by Air Canada Express - PAL Airlines
De Havilland Dash 8-400
Duration: 2h 16m
Arriving in Halifax YHZ Halifax Stanfield International Airport at 09:06
Layover | 1h 34m
Departing from Halifax YHZ Halifax Stanfield International Airport at 10:40
AC 868 | Operated by Air Canada
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Duration: 5h 55m
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Arriving in London LHR London-Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 at 20:35
Air Canada's website is https://www.aircanada.com/.
Several airlines - including Air Canada, PAL Airlines, Porter, Sunwing, and WestJet* - flight into St. John’s International Airport (YYT). You will likely need to connect through Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal or Halifax.
We recommend using a flight search tool, such as Kayak, which lets you set an alert for when prices drop for seat sales.
Also, there is a Saint John in an adjacent province of New Brunswick - make sure when you are booking the airport is St. John's and the code is YYT!
The airport is a 10-minute drive to the hotel and downtown St. John's - we have taxis and ride-sharing options aplenty, as well as all major rental car companies in terminal. There is public transportation but it is sparce and not recommended - if your pennies are tight, just let us know when you are coming in and we can send someone to pick ya up.
Yes, you *can* drive to St. John's but it is a very long and rather costly journey in the winter - Marine Atlantic operates a ferry from North Sydney, Nova Scotia that in January only arrives in Port aux Basques, on the other side of the island. The ferry is 9 hours long in good weather and then the drive to St. John's is another 9-12 hours on winter roads. And then there's the moose...so TAKE A PLANE! Please.
Entry Requirements
Planning to travel to #STACON26 from a country other than Canada? The Canada Border Service Agency will welcome you at your first Canadian entry point. Check out the Visit Canada page for detailed information on entry requirements from your country.
Quickest route to STACON26 from Heathrow
Unfortunately, we have now learned that the WestJet direct flights from Europe to YYT will not be scheduled during the time of the conference - they only fly direct between May-October, so, yes, you will first need to fly OVER Newfoundland and then connect to fly back East here…it is very frustrating...so...
The quickest route to STACON26 in St. John's from London Heathrow via Air Canada is via Halifax - it looks like it runs daily in both directions, so you can pick your dates:
Coming
Departing from London LHR London-Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 at 09:00
AC 869 | Operated by Air Canada
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Duration: 6h 55m
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Arriving in Halifax YHZ Halifax Stanfield International Airport at 11:55
Layover | 2h 55m
Departing from Halifax YHZ Halifax Stanfield International Airport at 14:50
AC 2594 | Operated by Air Canada Express - PAL Airlines
De Havilland Dash 8-400
Duration: 1h 55m
Arriving in St. John's YYT St. John's Airport at 17:15
Returning
Departing from St. John's YYT St. John's Airport Terminal 1 at 07:20 on Sun, Jan 11
AC 2591 | Operated by Air Canada Express - PAL Airlines
De Havilland Dash 8-400
Duration: 2h 16m
Arriving in Halifax YHZ Halifax Stanfield International Airport at 09:06
Layover | 1h 34m
Departing from Halifax YHZ Halifax Stanfield International Airport at 10:40
AC 868 | Operated by Air Canada
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Duration: 5h 55m
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Arriving in London LHR London-Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 at 20:35
Air Canada's website is https://www.aircanada.com/.