Car hire and driving in Montréal
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Canada traffic drives on the right. Picking up at YUL means 13 km (8 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Montréal
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne | Canada | 26 km (16 mi) | about 22 min |
| Montréal to Trois-Rivières | Canada | 123 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 40 min |
| Montréal to Sherbrooke | Canada | 132 km (82 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Montréal to Orléans | Canada | 150 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 2 min |
| Montréal to Gloucester | Canada | 161 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 11 min |
| Montréal to Ottawa South | Canada | 164 km (102 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
| Montréal to Gatineau | Canada | 165 km (102 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
| Montréal to Ottawa | Canada | 165 km (102 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
| Montréal to Nepean | Canada | 168 km (104 mi) | about 2 h 16 min |
| Montréal to Québec | Canada | 233 km (145 mi) | about 3 h 10 min |
| Montréal to Lévis | Canada | 235 km (146 mi) | about 3 h 11 min |
| Montréal to Kingston | Canada | 269 km (167 mi) | about 3 h 39 min |
| Montréal to New York City | United States | 534 km (332 mi) | about 7 h 14 min |
| Montréal to Toronto | Canada | 502 km (312 mi) | about 6 h 48 min |
| Montréal to Brooklyn | United States | 541 km (336 mi) | about 7 h 20 min |
| Montréal to Chicago | United States | 1,200 km (746 mi) | about 16 h 16 min |
| Montréal to Queens | United States | 537 km (334 mi) | about 7 h 17 min |
| Montréal to Philadelphia | United States | 631 km (392 mi) | about 8 h 33 min |
| Montréal to Manhattan | United States | 526 km (327 mi) | about 7 h 8 min |
| Montréal to The Bronx | United States | 519 km (322 mi) | about 7 h 2 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Montréal?
The right, as everywhere in Canada.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.