Quebec City transportation from hotel to airport

[McFins]

Hi.  Considering staying an extra day after our cruise ends in Quebec City.  Are there airport sgphuttles that will pick you up at hotel going to the airport or just taxi and Uber?   Any opinions on best options?    We will try to learn and use some basic French phrases (and maybe Google translate) as we are not sure how much English is spoken in QC 

Also how long of a ride from Upper Town QC to the QC Jean Lesage Intl Airport? And approximate cost. 
Thanks so much.

 

[jdavid]

We are planning a week holiday in Quebec City next week. While more French than Montreal, most people are bilingual in Quebec City. You can easily survive in English. 

[McFins]

Thanks J 

[LHT28]

You could always ask the hotel staff for recommendations  for transportation  to the airport

[McFins]

20 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

You could always ask the hotel staff for recommendations  for transportation  to the airport

Good idea.  Thanks

[Qcsailor]

Taxi rates from the Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)

From the YQB terminal to downtown Québec City or From downtown Québec City to YQB (Trip A)

DAY PRICE: $41.40

NIGHT PRICE (between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.): $47.60 

During the day and night, a fee of $0.90 + GST and QST is added to the base fare for each trip, including special fares set by the Commission des transports du Québec. It is also added to fares established by a contract agreed upon between two parties and to fares requested by a mobile application. This amount is used to fund a program to compensate and assist individuals or groups who were licensed as cab owners.

The boundaries of downtown Québec City area as follows:

• In the west: autoroute Laurentienne; rue Saint-Anselme up to rue des Commissaires; rue des Commissaires; boulevard Langelier; côte De Salaberry; avenue De Salaberry and its extension to the Saint Lawrence River.
• In the east: avenue D’Estimauville and its extension to the Saint Lawrence River.
• In the south: the Saint Lawrence River.
• In the north: autoroute Félix-Leclerc.

Houses and buildings on either side of bordering streets are part of the Québec City downtown area.

[Ashland]

2 hours ago, McFins said:

Good idea.  Thanks

Our hotel (Place d' Armes) easily called a taxi for us. We were told to wait out front and given a number to give to the taxi driver (as many taxi's were coming and going) so he would know it was us and not let anyone else try to use our called for taxi. Worked out very easy.

[McFins]

7 hours ago, Ashland said:

Our hotel (Place d' Armes) easily called a taxi for us. We were told to wait out front and given a number to give to the taxi driver (as many taxi's were coming and going) so he would know it was us and not let anyone else try to use our called for taxi. Worked out very easy.

Thank you Ashland

[McFins]

10 hours ago, Qcsailor said:

Taxi rates from the Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)

From the YQB terminal to downtown Québec City or From downtown Québec City to YQB (Trip A)

DAY PRICE: $41.40

NIGHT PRICE (between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.): $47.60 

During the day and night, a fee of $0.90 + GST and QST is added to the base fare for each trip, including special fares set by the Commission des transports du Québec. It is also added to fares established by a contract agreed upon between two parties and to fares requested by a mobile application. This amount is used to fund a program to compensate and assist individuals or groups who were licensed as cab owners.

The boundaries of downtown Québec City area as follows:

• In the west: autoroute Laurentienne; rue Saint-Anselme up to rue des Commissaires; rue des Commissaires; boulevard Langelier; côte De Salaberry; avenue De Salaberry and its extension to the Saint Lawrence River.
• In the east: avenue D’Estimauville and its extension to the Saint Lawrence River.
• In the south: the Saint Lawrence River.
• In the north: autoroute Félix-Leclerc.

Houses and buildings on either side of bordering streets are part of the Québec City downtown area.

Thank you QC!!

[princeton123211]

20 hours ago, McFins said:

hotel going to the airport or just taxi and Uber

Was there a few months ago-- Uber worked great and at $36CAD was a tad less expensive than a taxi. 

[McFins]

1 hour ago, princeton123211 said:

Was there a few months ago-- Uber worked great and at $36CAD was a tad less expensive than a taxi. 

Thanks princeton.   

Edited July 17, 2023 by McFins

[GTJ]

On 7/16/2023 at 8:26 PM, McFins said:

Are there airport shuttles that will pick you up at hotel going to the airport or just taxi and Uber? * * * [W]e are not sure how much English is spoken in QC

Transportation to and from the airport in Québec does not have much choice. The Réseau de transport de la Capitale ("RTC") operates a transit bus service, route 80, from the city centre to the airport. The service departs from Place-Jacques-Cartier (on the north side of rue Charest est, just west of rue Dorchester) every half hour, and the trip takes 50 to 60 minutes depending on time of day. The adult cash fare is $3.75. You can find more information here: http://www.rtcquebec.ca/en/schedules-and-routes/bus-schedule/all-routes/80/aeroport-international-jean-lesage.

 

Not much English is spoken in the city of Québec. Virtually everyone--about 95 percent of the city's residents--speak French as their mother-tongue, and only one-third of the city speaks at least some English (though not necessarily good or fluent English). As well it is very helpful being able to read French, as only few things are bilingual. In tourist locations, such as hotels and restaurants in Vieux-Québec most customer-facing staff will be conversant in English, and English menus will be available, but otherwise do not expect much English to be understood. At one time in the 1800s much English was spoken, but today it is difficult to survive with English alone.

[McFins]

Thanks GT

[Ashland]

I will disagree about needing to speak French. We spent four pre-cruise days in Quebec City and had no problem at all !!!

[princeton123211]

32 minutes ago, Ashland said:

I will disagree about needing to speak French. We spent four pre-cruise days in Quebec City and had no problem at all !!!

Agree. The stats might be correct but anywhere in the tourist core of the city there is zero issue speaking in English. 

[LHT28]

If you go to the rural areas in Quebec  there may be an issue  but have not come across any  in the tourist areas

 most of the younger generation is Bilingual

 Then there are also many people from other Countries  living in the big cities   so they may not speak French

 

If all else fails   smile & say Merci move on    ..(no need  to shout)

 

[GTJ]

2 hours ago, princeton123211 said:

The stats might be correct but anywhere in the tourist core of the city there is zero issue speaking in English. 

As noted, "[i]n tourist locations, such as hotels and restaurants in Vieux-Québec most customer-facing staff will be conversant in English, and English menus will be available . . . ." Visitors who confine themselves to just tourist-infested Vieux-Québec can get by just fine with English and no understanding of French. I suspect that most people who say that they have had no problems did not leave these parts of the city. But elsewhere, be it rural areas or urban areas--even along rue Charest in the core of the city--you will not find much English. The city is very much francophone. If you're looking to see more of the city than just the tourist area, then you should be comfortable enough French (not necessarily being fluent, but understanding that there may be a language gap).

[GTJ]

3 hours ago, Ashland said:

I will disagree about needing to speak French. We spent four pre-cruise days in Quebec City and had no problem at all !!!

What neighbourhoods in Québec (other than Vieux-Québec and tourist sites) did you visit? Rue Charest? Ste-Foy? Elsewhere?

[Ashland]

1 hour ago, GTJ said:

What neighbourhoods in Québec (other than Vieux-Québec and tourist sites) did you visit? Rue Charest? Ste-Foy? Elsewhere?

We did stay in the tourist areas and apparently so is the OP and why I offered that they shouldn't be concerned about speaking French !!

 

au revoir 😉