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Itinerary · Quebec & Ontario
Quebec & Ontario Highlights
A week between Niagara, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, and Quebec City — by train.
- Duration
- 8 days
- Pace
- Easy
- Best months
- May – October
- Suggested cadence
- Daily train hops
The journey
The classic Central Canada corridor done entirely by train. Stay in walkable old towns, eat your way through three distinct food cultures, and arrive at every city in the centre — not the suburbs.
Day by day
The full itinerary.
Day
01
Overnight
Toronto
Arrive Toronto
UP Express from YYZ in 25 min. Overnight at The Drake or Kimpton St. George.
Day
02
Overnight
Toronto
Toronto + Niagara
Morning GO Train to Niagara Falls. Return for dinner at Alo or Edulis.
Day
03
Overnight
Ottawa
Toronto → Ottawa
VIA Rail (4.5 hr). Walk the Rideau Canal, eat at Riviera or Beckta.
Day
04
Overnight
Montréal
Ottawa to Montréal
VIA Rail (2 hr). Settle in Old Montréal. Dinner at Joe Beef.
Day
05
Overnight
Montréal
Montréal in full
Schwartz's smoked meat, Mile End bagels, contemporary art at MAC and Notre-Dame Basilica at night.
Day
06
Overnight
Quebec City
Montréal → Quebec City
VIA Rail (3 hr). Overnight inside the walls at the Frontenac or Auberge Saint-Antoine.
Day
07
Overnight
Quebec City
Old Quebec
Petit-Champlain in the morning, Île d'Orléans drive in the afternoon, dinner at Légende.
Day
08
Overnight
Quebec City
Depart YQB
Fly home from Jean-Lesage, or train back to Montréal.
Pack smart
What to bring.
- 01
Comfortable walking shoes
- 02
Layers for cold trains, warm patios
- 03
A few French phrases
- 04
A bigger appetite than you'd planned
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