The 2015 QCBS symposium is held at the Westin Hotel Montreal, located on 270 St. Antoine Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 0A3.
Getting around Montreal:
Montreal Transit: STM. The Westin Hotel Montreal is accessible from the station Place d’armes.
Various means of transportation are available to reach the Westin Hotel Montreal from different strategic locations in Montreal as well as elsewhere in Quebec and Ontario:
- Montreal Central Station
- Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau International Airport
- Macdonald Campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
- Quebec
- Rimouski
- Ottawa
Montreal Central Station:
Located at 895, de la Gauchetière ouest, Montreal, H3B 4G1, the Central train station is located near a metro station and is also at a walking distance to the Westin Hotel:
Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau International Airport:
Located in Dorval, the airport is served by an express bus route available 24 hours on 24 (http://www.admtl.com/en/access/transports):
Macdonald Campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue:
McGill University offers a shuttle service between the university’s downtown and Macdonald campuses from Monday to Friday and from 7:15am to 6:15pm:
- McGill’s inter-campus shuttle:
- Origin: Macdonald campus in Centennial Centre parking lot
- Destination: downtown campus north side of Sherbrooke street, just west of the Roddick Gates
From the downtown campus:
Quebec:
Different travel options exist between Quebec and Montreal. Those shown below are rapid and affordable:
- VIA Rail Canada Train:
- Origin (3 options):
- Quebec city train station, 450, rue de la Gare du Palais, Quebec, QC, G1K 3X2
- Sainte-Foy train station, 3255, chemin de la Gare, Sainte-Foy, QC, G1W 3A8
- Charny train station, 2326, rue de la Gare, Charny, QC, G6X 1Z3
- Origin (3 options):
- Destination: Montreal central station, 895, rue de la Gauchetière ouest, Montreal, QC, H3B 4G1
- Orléans Express Bus:
- Origin: Quebec city bus terminal/Gare du Palais, 320, rue Abraham-Martin, Quebec, QC, G1K 8N2
- Destination: Montreal coach terminal, 1717, rue Berri, Montreal, QC, H2L 4E9 (located at 50m from Berri-UQAM subway station – green line direction Angrignon)
- There is a special Orléans Express bus service available for full-time students on Friday and Sunday between Quebec and Montreal for the reduced price of 22$ (taxes included) for a one-way ticket. The student card is required (http://www.admission.com/search.php?language=en-us&keyword=orl%C3%A9ans&tm_link=tm_header_lang2):
- Origin: Université Laval, Pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins, 2325, rue de la Vie-Étudiante, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6 (http://www.admission.com/venue/universite-laval-quebec-billets/ULAVAL/112)
- Destination: Montreal coach terminal, 1717, rue Berri, Montreal, QC, H2L 4E9 (http://www.admission.com/venue/gare-de-montreal-montreal-billets/GAREM/112) (located at 50m from Berri-UQAM subway station )
Rimouski:
Train and bus services are also available to travel between Rimouski and Montreal:
- VIA Rail Canada Train (http://www.viarail.ca/):
- Origin: Rimouski train station, 57, rue de l’Évêché Est, Rimouski, QC, G5L 1X7
- Destination: Montreal central station, 895, rue de la Gauchetière ouest, Montreal, QC, H3B 4G1
- Orléans Express Bus:
- Origin: Rimouski Orléans Express terminal, 90, avenue Léonidas, Rimouski, QC, G5L 2T2
- Destination: Montreal coach terminal, 1717, rue Berri, Montreal, QC, H2L 4E9 (located 50m from Berri-UQAM subway station)
Ottawa:
Train and bus services are also available to travel between Ottawa and Montreal:
- VIA Rail Canada Train:
- Origin: Ottawa train station, 200, Tremblay road, Ottawa, ON, K1G 3H5
- Destination: Montreal central station, 895, rue de la Gauchetière ouest, Montreal, QC, H3B 4G1
- Greyhound Bus:
- Origin: Corporate Customer Service Limited, 265, Catherine street, Ottawa, ON, K1R 7S5
- Destination: Montreal coach terminal, 1717, rue Berri, Montréal, QC, H2L 4E9 (located 50m from Berri-UQAM subway station)
