madre2 Posted January 19, 2019 #1 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Traveling on a ship from Quebec City to NYC in October. My wife will not fly. We need to get to Quebec City from Syracuse. I know we can take Amtrak from Syracuse to Montreal, but then how do we get to Quebec City ? And what stations should we be booking ? Thank you so much for any help you can provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted January 19, 2019 #2 Share Posted January 19, 2019 VIA RAIL goes from Montreal to QC or you can get the Orleans express bus Amtrak site shows Empire 280 from Syracuse to Montreal 12 hr trip so maybe go a day or more early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twickenham Posted January 19, 2019 #3 Share Posted January 19, 2019 3 hours ago, madre2 said: Traveling on a ship from Quebec City to NYC in October. My wife will not fly. We need to get to Quebec City from Syracuse. I know we can take Amtrak from Syracuse to Montreal, but then how do we get to Quebec City ? And what stations should we be booking ? Thank you so much for any help you can provide. You'll want to book a train to Gare du Palais in Quebec City, rather than Sainte-Foy (the suburban station). The train station is much closer to the dock than the airport (it's actually roughly in front of Wharf 30), so you can tell your wife it's a much more convenient way to get to Quebec City than the plane . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twickenham Posted January 19, 2019 #4 Share Posted January 19, 2019 3 hours ago, LHT28 said: VIA RAIL goes from Montreal to QC or you can get the Orleans express bus Amtrak site shows Empire 280 from Syracuse to Montreal 12 hr trip so maybe go a day or more early I'd probably be overnighting in Montreal in that case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted January 19, 2019 #5 Share Posted January 19, 2019 38 minutes ago, Twickenham said: I'd probably be overnighting in Montreal in that case. I agree Maybe they could spend some time in Montreal before heading to QC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted January 19, 2019 #6 Share Posted January 19, 2019 OOPS sorry wrong info it is the "69 Adirondack" it is 7.5 hrs not sure it goes to Syracuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare martincath Posted January 20, 2019 #7 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Schenectady would be your closest station for the Adirondack OP - if that's too much of a hassle the other option is to take Amtrak's Maple Leaf to Toronto then VIA Rail from there to Quebec. If you have the pre-cruise time, a couple of days each in Toronto and Montreal would make for a very nice trip and give lots of flexibility in the event of travel delays (VIA on the T.O. to Q.C. corridor isn't bad for timeliness, but Amtrak always seems to lose to freight and when you add in an international border the on-time stats drop further). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda Brasher Posted January 22, 2019 #8 Share Posted January 22, 2019 We took the Orleans Express bus. Quite efficient and cheaper than the train (at the time we booked--train prices fluctuate). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjf Posted January 22, 2019 #9 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I found a Viarail train from Montreal to Quebec City for $30 CAD (price for seniors) by booking in advance an economy escape ticket. Very reasonable for a 3 hour + journey. I like the train better than the bus as I can read without getting travelsick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny AZ Girl Posted January 24, 2019 #10 Share Posted January 24, 2019 We are booked on Viarail in October from Montreal to QC. We enjoy rail travel, so we are looking forward to that part of the journey. We plan on 3 nights in Montreal and then 3 nights in QC pre-cruise. We are looking forward to this time to get to know an area of our continent that we have never visited. DH and I enjoy spending some time pre &/or post cruise in a local area when we can afford the time. It gives us the best of both travel worlds - by land and by sea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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