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Getting There By Air

Air Canada (AC) (www.aircanada.com) and other international carriers fly into Montréal and Québec City. Commuter services between Montréal and Toronto, Québec City and New York also exist. Local air services operate between the cities in the south and float planes serve the lakes and parkland of the north.

Main Airports

Montréal-Trudeau (YUL) (www.admtl.com) is 25km (16 miles) west of Montréal. To/from the airport: Shuttles leave regularly for Montréal and its major hotels. Taxi and limousine services are also available for a fixed flat fee. Facilities: Information desks, ATMs, bureau de change, Internet access, bars, restaurants and cafes, duty-free shopping, left luggage, car hire and VIP lounges.

Québec City-Lesage (YQB) (www.aeroportdequebec.com) is 14km (9 miles) from the city. To/from the airport: Limousines, flat-fee taxis and public transit are available. Facilities: ATMs, bureau de change, restaurants, duty-free shopping and car hire.

Getting There By Water

Main ports: Québec City (www.portquebec.ca) and Montréal (www.port-montreal.com).

Québec City and Montréal are the most important Canadian ports on the St Lawrence Seaway, which links the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes and the industrial heartland of Canada and the USA. Several international cruise ships sail to both Montréal and Québec City (some vessels are too big to go up the river to Montréal). Most of the province's lakes and rivers (notably the Ottawa, known in French as the Outaouais, the Richelieu and the Saguenay) are served by local ferries, some of which are able to take heavy lorries.

Getting There By Rail

VIA Rail (tel: 1 888 842 7245; www.viarail.ca) connects Montréal and Québec City to Toronto and Ottawa with fast, regular services. It also offers services to Halifax from Montréal and Québec City. Links to the USA are with Amtrak (tel: 1 800 872 7245, in the USA; www.amtrak.com). Amtrak operates one daily train to New York City, with connections to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC. VIA Rail services connect the major cities in the south of the province, with frequent daily services from Montréal to Québec.

Getting There By Road

The best way of traveling into and around Québec by road is by long-distance coach, especially Orléans Express (tel: (514) 395 4000 or 1 888 999 3977; www.orleansexpress.com) and Greyhound Canada (tel: 1 800 661 8747; www.greyhound.ca). The services in the southern region are especially frequent. Motorhomes and campers are best for seeing the northern parklands, and the area is connected to the south by several good highways, although the most extensive network is around the populous areas in the south.