Lonely PlanetSep 27
Taking the Train from Toronto to Montréal (What You Need to Know)
Looking to see more of Canada? Discover how to take the train along the St Lawrence River from Toronto to Montréal.
20 things in this story
- VIA RailPlacedaily trains between Toronto and Montréal use modern carriages
- Gare CentraleSightstation in the center of Montréal with 1940s friezes
- Basilique-Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-MondeSightmodeled after St Peter’s Basilica in Rome
- Bonaventure metro stationPlaceOrange Line metro station in Montréal
- Vieux-MontréalNeighborhoodhistoric old city in Montréal
- BixiPlacebikeshare scheme in Montréal
- 747 Express busPlacebus to Montréal-Trudeau International Airport
- Mile EndNeighborhood
- Quartier LatinNeighborhood
- PlateauNeighborhood
- Little ItalyNeighborhood
- Elsewhere
- Union StationSightToronto, Canadahistoric beaux-arts masterpiece from 1927 in downtown Toronto
- Waterfront neighborhoodNeighborhoodToronto, Canadaeasily reached by subway, bus, suburban train or taxi
- UP ExpressPlaceToronto, Canadatrain from Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Bike Share TorontoPlaceToronto, Canadacycle stations right by Union Station
- City HallSightKingston, Canadain Kingston
- Kingston PenitentiaryMuseumKingston, Canadamoody prison in Kingston
- Fort HenrySightKingston, Canadabuilt during the War of 1812 to protect dockyards
- Bellevue HouseMuseumKingston, Canadaformer home of Canada’s first prime minister
- Thousand Islands National ParkPlaceGananoque, Canadapark accessible from Gananoque and Brockville