How to travel from Montreal to Quebec City without a car?
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As I'll spend a few days in Montreal, then a few days in Quebec, I'd like to avoid renting a car just to go from one town to the other one. What's the most convenient (travelling with my wife and big backpacks)?
EDIT : viarail's web site doesn't seem to be able to manage online payments with visa card (no information given by the site on failure). Is somebody aware of a workaround to pay for train from another country ?
Best Answer
There is at least one bus every hour, operated by Orléans Express. At peak times the busses will leave as soon as they fill up, often more than once during an hour. The busses run along Hwy 20, the main highway between Quebec and Montreal. As far as I remember there’s free wifi on the bus.
Watch for two sub-stations: normally busses pick up/disembark passengers at Longueuil, just outside Montreal island, and in Ste-Foy, now amalgamated with Quebec City. At peak times when busses are full they may skip Longueuil or Ste-Foy and go direct downtown to downtown.
The trains are more comfortable (more legroom) but there are only a few each day. There is also free wifi. Unfortunately they often run late so not recommended if you have a tight appointment at either end.
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A fast hydrofoil, the Dauphin, runs from Montr\xe9al to Qu\xe9bec City daily during summer. Travel time is 2 hours each way, and the boat runs from June through mid-September. Cost for a one-way ticket on the Dauphin fast ferry from Montr\xe9al to Qu\xe9bec is $80 to $90; a round-trip ticket is $130 to $150.Is the train ride from Montreal to Québec City Scenic?
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