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Re: IETF66 - Recommendations for travel from airport to hotels?

2006-07-05 16:12:56
Airport shuttles:
Unfortunately the Delta doesn't seem to qualify for a free shuttle.  The
nearest is probably the Queen Elizabeth (900 boulevard Rene-levesque
Ouest) which is about 0.25 mile from the Delta..

Alternatives include riding to the central bus station and taking the
metro (Orange Line, direction Cote Vertu) three stops from the metro
station at Berri-UQAM (under the bus station) to Square Victoria - this
station has an exit either in or right in front of the Delta. (Place
D'Armes will be better for the hotels closer to the Palais des Congres)

Shuttles run approx every 25-35 minutes and are scheduled to take about
40 minutes.

BTW for the seriously lazy, the Palais des Congres is on top of the
Place D'Armes metro stop which is one stop back towards the central bus
station from Square Victoria

There are regional commuter trains out to Dorval but the service is
seriously sparse at the weekend and just as bad outside of early morning
inbound and evening rush hour outbound.  Forget it.

Fares:
Airport shuttle - one way 13 CAD, return 22.75 CAD
Metro: per trip any distance (I assume): 2.50 CAD single trip, 11.50 CAD
for a six trip card, one day and three day tourist passes available.
Tickets sold at stations or on buses (on buses exact change only)

Handy links:
Airport shuttle bus: http://www.autobus.qc.ca/anglais/aeroportuaire_an.html
Useful handily zoomable map of the centre of Montreal (probably the best
online city map I have ever seen!):
http://www.stcum.qc.ca/English/info/centre-ville2006.pdf
The whole city map is much bigger but equally good:
http://www.stcum.qc.ca/English/info/reseau2006.pdf
Metro map: http://www.stcum.qc.ca/English/metro/a-mapmet.htm - click on
any station for local info including a large scale map with station
entrance/exit points marked.
Bus/metro fares: http://www.stcum.qc.ca/English/info/a-tarif.htm
Montreal transport home page: http://www.stcum.qc.ca/English/a-somm.htm

Regards,
Elwyn


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