Montreal Travel info
Travelers from the US: Your arrival will go more smoothly if you are familiar with the requirements for entry into Canada. Find them at: http://travel.state.gov/travel. Permanent U.S. residents who aren't U.S. citizens must have their Alien Registration Cards (green cards). If you plan to drive into Canada, be sure to bring your car's registration papers and proof of insurance.
Entry visas are required for citizens of more than 130 countries. Entry visas must be applied for and received from the Canadian embassy in your home country. For more information on entry requirements to Canada, see the Citizenship and Immigration website visitors' services page at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/index.asp.
Transportation from Airport to Hotel
Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport (Aéroport International Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau de Montréal) to Hotel Auberge Universel, 5000 Rue Sherbrooke Est Montreal Quebec Canada. (Hotel Auberge Universel does not offer shuttle service).
By shuttle bus to Downtown Montreal: (L'Aérobus)
L’AérobusTM, operated by Groupe La Québécoise, provides an efficient connection by motorbus between Montréal–Trudeau airport and Downtown Montréal. L’Aérobus stops at the Montréal Central Bus Station located at 505 de Maisonneuve Blvd. E., (That’s the best one to go to as it is closest to our hotel.) But it also goes to the Château Champlain, Queen Elizabeth and Sheraton downtown hotels. (These destinations will still require a Metro or taxi ride to the Hotel Auberge Universel but the distance from the Central Bus Station is the smallest, so take that one!)
The shuttle leaves every half hour from Poste #5 at the airport, up until 2:00 a.m.
Your taxi cost from the Central Bus station on de Maisonneuve Street to the hotel will be approx. $20-$25.00.
Their number is 514-631-1856
By city buses
Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) (Metro does not serve the airport): The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) operates the network of city buses and subways on the Island of Montréal. Bus route 204 (Cardinal Avenue) serves Montréal–Trudeau airport from the Dorval terminus.
For more information on STM schedules and fares, go to
http://www.stm.info/English/a-somm.htm or call 514-786-4636.
By taxi:
Taxis are always available at the arrivals level as you exit the airport. A dispatcher will assist you. The fare to the Hotel Auberge Universel should be $40-$50 Canadian.
By car:
Hotel Auberge Universel, 5000 Rue Sherbrooke Est.
Proceed out of the airport. About 150 yards after you’ve left the airport, there is a split in the road that happens right at The Hotel.
Stay in your right lane at the split.
Follow 520 East towards Centre Ville. In roughly 3 kilometers, you will come to a light. You will see a ramp straight ahead of you. Go up the ramp, and veer left to merge on to the main highway (Highway 40 East)
Stay in the center or right lane and continue straight following 40 East, all the way to Viau. It’s roughly 10 miles.
Exit at Viau. Follow Viau Sud (South). Turn right at Viau Street.
Take Viau straight ahead all the way to Sherbrooke Street. When you see the pyramid shaped apartments (Olympic Village) in the distance, you’ll know you’re coming up on Sherbrooke Street.
Take a left at Sherbrooke Street. The hotel is right there!
The standard car rentals are available at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport and of course better deals can be found when you reserve well in advance.
General Info about Montreal
As in many busy metropolises, Montreal drivers have little patience with others who drive below the posted speed limit. Note that Downtown parking meters are stationed well back from the space (so that they remain accessible during winter snow).
The Metro system is fast, comfortable, and reliable, and will transport you to a station within a short walk of almost anywhere you’d care to visit as a tourist. One-way fares are $2.75; a 6-ticket strip can be purchased for $11.75; a weekly pass is $19.00. Almost every station has a ticket booth where help and directions can be found in English or French.
Interactive map of Montreal Metro:
http://www.stcum.qc.ca/English/metro/a-mapmet.htm
Montreal is a bilingual city. Most everyone speaks both French and English. As in France, it is always polite to inquire if the person you’re addressing speaks English before launching into a question or request.
Say, Excusez-moi, parlez-vous anglais? (ex-kyoo-zay mwah, parr-lay-voo ohng-lay?) or just Excuse me, do you speak English? Metro attendants, restaurant servers, store personnel, etc., more often than not, will address you in both French and English, inviting you to choose the language for your conversation.
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