Québec: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Québec is a city of 531,902 people in Canada (Quebec), 54 m (177 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), 14 km (9 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Gare du Palais. Our booking partner lists 450 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Québec runs from about 8 h 36 min a day in late December to 15 h 56 min in late June (computed for 46.81° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Québec is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), 14 km (9 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,000 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Québec: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Gare du Palais, Sainte-Foy railway station. Trains to Québec
Buses to Québec · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 450 places to stay in Quebec City. Of the 349 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (165), and 3 are five-star. Across 207 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.5 out of 10. Guests have left 254,660 reviews in total.
Hotels in Québec: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 6 hostels in Quebec City, out of 450 places to stay of every kind — 1.3% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 5 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.4 out of 10, 1.1 below the 8.5 its hotels average. Guests have left 2,218 reviews across them.
Hostels in Québec: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bibliothèque de Québec | 7,366,156 | — |
| Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec | 324,312 | http |
| Musée de la place Royale | 132,127 | — |
| Maison Jean-Baptiste-Chevalier | 47,979 | — |
The busiest is Bibliothèque de Québec at 7,366,156 visitors. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Old Quebec.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Québec
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Montréal, 233 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Ottawa, 379 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Laval, 235 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Gatineau, 376 km — trains
- Longueuil, 226 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Nepean, 384 km
- Gloucester, 378 km
- Saguenay, 179 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, 232 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, 231 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Albany, Iași, Sousse, Calgary, Bordeaux, Namur, Xi'an, Saint Petersburg, Ouagadougou, Dinan, Beirut, Guanajuato, Liège.
Common questions
Which airport serves Québec?
Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), 14 km (9 mi) from the centre.
How big is Québec?
About 531,902 people live in Québec, across 485 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Québec in?
America/Toronto, currently UTC-4.
What currency is used in Québec?
The Dollar (CAD). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Québec?
6 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Québec.
How many hotels are there in Québec?
Our booking partner lists 450 places to stay in Quebec City, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Québec?
Montréal (233 km), Ottawa (379 km), Laval (235 km), Gatineau (376 km), Longueuil (226 km).
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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.