JimVB Posted March 22 #1 Share Posted March 22 We're booked on a Holland America Boston to Montreal cruise in June. Looking for opinions about whether we could safely plan to catch Amtrak from Montreal to New York at about 11am that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx200gps Posted March 22 #2 Share Posted March 22 Montrealer here. Admittedly I've never taken the train from here, but Amtrak uses Central Station (Gare Centrale) which is probably 2km at most from the port, an easy Uber or taxi ride or an easy walk if you don't have luggage ;o). An 11AM train should be very easy to make provided all the usual caveats are understood. What if the ship docks late? What are the later trains like, is it easy to get on another later one, or is that the only train that day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princeton123211 Posted March 22 #3 Share Posted March 22 2 hours ago, JimVB said: We're booked on a Holland America Boston to Montreal cruise in June. Looking for opinions about whether we could safely plan to catch Amtrak from Montreal to New York at about 11am that day. You could. It s easy enough-- quick Uber from the pier to Gare Centrale for the departure. WIth Amtrak you need to arrive by at least 9:30 so you don't have as much time as you think you do because there is paperwork and formailites to do before boarding. Although you should stay for the day-- Montreal is a wonderful city with a ton to see and a fantastic food scene. 1 hour ago, lx200gps said: An 11AM train should be very easy to make provided all the usual caveats are understood. What if the ship docks late? What are the later trains like, is it easy to get on another later one, or is that the only train that day? It is the only train of the day-- so if they were to miss it that would be game over. That being said it is the origination of the train so there aren't any unforeseen delays. It departs on time. But again-- I would really encourage them to stay a night in Montreal because of what a wonderful town it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimVB Posted March 22 Author #4 Share Posted March 22 Appreciate the comments. We've visited Montreal a few times and enjoyed it, but have some time constraints this time. My main concern with catching the train is Holland America's note that arrival time is subject to tidal conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipgeeks Posted April 25 #5 Share Posted April 25 When we did a HAL cruise to Montreal several years ago, we ended up docking far downstream from Montreal, due to river conditions. There were shuttles into the city, but they would certainly have added some time to the connection. There didn't appear to be any other modes of transport there - no rental cars, trains, taxis, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimVB Posted May 9 Author #6 Share Posted May 9 Appreciate the caution about a potential change in docking location. Sadly, this became moot when Amtrak cancelled the train north of Saratoga Springs NY due to track work from May 20 to June 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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