Quebec

By bus

Adirondack Trailways (http://www.trailwaysny.com) and Greyhound Lines (http://www.greyhound.com) operate frequent motorcoach service from New York. Vermont Transit (http://www.vermonttransit.com) and Greyhound Lines (http://www.greyhound.com) operate frequent motorcoach service from Boston.

Coach Canada (http://www.coachcanada.com) operates frequent motorcoach service from Toronto into Montréal. Voyageur (http://www.greyhound.ca), an affiliate of Greyhound Canada (http://www.greyhound.ca), operates hourly motorcoach service from Ottawa into Montréal. There is also limited transportation service from Ottawa into Grand-Remous, Que. via Voyageur (http://www.greyhound.ca), as well as from North Bay, Ontario. into Rouyn-Noranda via Autobus Maheux (http://www.autobusmaheux....).

By ship

The days when immigrants arrived in Québec by boat are long over, but visitors with a bit of time can enjoy any one of the many cruises available along the St. Lawrence River.

Numerous cruise lines offer routes that sail the Saint Lawrence (http://www.cruisesaintlaw...). Cruise companies include these routes in their Canada & New England destinations. The port of embarkation and debarkation for most of these itineraries are New York, Boston, Montréal and Québec City. Depending on the individual cruise, their itineraries include stops in Montréal, Québec City, Trois-Rivières, Saguenay, Baie-Comeau, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Sept-Îles, the Gaspésie, and the Îles de la Madeleine.

C.T.M.A. (http://www.ctma.ca) operates a daily cruise-ferry during the summer and less frequently at other times of the year from Souris, P.E.I. to Cap-aux-Meules, Qué. Labrador Marine (http://www.labradormarine.com) operates up to three ferries daily no service January through April from St. Barbe, Nfld. to Blanc-Sablon, Qué.

By train

From the US, the Amtrak (http://www.amtrak.com) "Adirondack" runs from New York City once a day, with stops connecting to bus routes serving upstate New York. The trip is a scenic 6 hours along the Hudson River, but be prepared for delays at the border that can tack on 2-3 hours to the trip.

VIA Rail Canada (http://www.viarail.ca), the federal passenger railway, operates numerous trains daily from both Toronto and Ottawa to Montréal, with multiple connections to Québec City. They also run a daily train from Halifax, Nova Scotia, stopping in Moncton, New Brunswick into Montréal. A more scenic route follows the Gaspe Peninsula. Significant discounts are available to youths and to university students carrying as ISIC Card International Student Identity Card.

Tshiuetin Rail Transportation operates two trains weekly from western Labrador Newfoundland to Sept-Îles, Qué. and Schefferville, Qué.

By car

From Toronto, there is only one option: highway 401 six hours by car. From the United States, visitors can arrive from New York City six hours by car, or from Vermont. Acadian Lines (http://www.smtbus.com) operates two trips daily by motorcoach from Halifax, N.S. and Moncton, N.B. into Rivières-du-Loup, Qué., and then continuing onward to Québec, Qué. and Montréal, Qué. Orléans Express (http://www.orleansexpress.com) operates two trips daily by motorcoach from Campbellton, N.B. into Rimouski, Qué., and then continuing onward to Québec, Qué. and Montréal, Qué.