Sherbrooke: 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.
Sherbrooke is a city of 129,447 people in Canada (Quebec), 175 m (574 ft) above sea level. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Sherbrooke Canadian Pacific railway station.
Key facts
Open Sherbrooke in Google Maps
Daylight in Sherbrooke runs from about 8 h 47 min a day in late December to 15 h 44 min in late June (computed for 45.4° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Sherbrooke in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
By rail: stations on record include Sherbrooke Canadian Pacific railway station, Sherbrooke Canadian National railway station. Trains to Sherbrooke
Buses to Sherbrooke · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bibliothèques de Sherbrooke | 192,296 | 2021 |
The busiest is Bibliothèques de Sherbrooke at 192,296 visitors in 2021. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Sherbrooke
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Montréal, 132 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Ottawa, 297 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Boston, 345 km (United States) — trains
- Québec, 166 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Laval, 141 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Gatineau, 297 km — trains · tours
- Longueuil, 123 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Worcester, 349 km (United States)
- Providence, 400 km (United States)
- Nepean, 299 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Montpellier.
Common questions
How big is Sherbrooke?
About 129,447 people live in Sherbrooke, across 367 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Sherbrooke in?
America/Toronto, currently UTC-4.
What currency is used in Sherbrooke?
The Dollar (CAD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Sherbrooke?
Montréal (132 km), Ottawa (297 km), Boston (345 km), Québec (166 km), Laval (141 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.