Municipality / City in Montréal, Québec City & St. Lawrence Valley · Montréal, Québec City & St. Lawrence Valley
Montréal (Montréal, Québec City & St. Lawrence Valley) Travel Guide 2026
Montréal is a municipality / city in Montréal, Québec City & St. Lawrence Valley (Montréal, Québec City & St. Lawrence Valley), Canada, with a population of 450,000 and regional transit links via Montréal Central Station and Montréal-Trudeau Airport (YUL), Gare Centrale & Gare du Palais.
Province / StateMontréal, Québec City & St. Lawrence Valley
Population450,000
Rail HubMontréal Central Station
Airport GatewayMontréal-Trudeau Airport (YUL), Gare Centrale & Gare du Palais
Highlights & What to See in Montréal
- Old Montréal (Vieux-Montréal) & Notre-Dame Basilica — Marvel at the deep-blue starry ceiling vault and AURA light show inside the 1829 basilica (C$16) along Place d'Armes.
- Mount Royal Park (Parc du Mont-Royal) & Kondiaronk Belvedere — Climb the Peel Street steps to the chalet terrace for Montréal's signature downtown-to-St.-Lawrence panorama.
- Plateau Mont-Royal & Mile End Culinary Walk — Taste wood-fired sesame bagels fresh from the oven at St-Viateur or Fairmount Bagel (open 24/7), smoked meat at Schwartz's Deli, and poutine at La Banquise.
- Jean-Talon Market (Little Italy) & Atwater Market (Lachine Canal) — Open-air Québec farm markets overflowing with unpasteurized raw-milk cheeses, maple syrup cans, and seasonal berries.
- Montréal Botanical Garden, Biodôme & Olympic Park — 75 hectares of Chinese, Japanese, and First Nations gardens (Metro Pie-IX).
- Underground City (RÉSO) & STM Metro Architecture — 33 km of climate-controlled pedestrian tunnels connecting 10 metro stations.
Transit & Getting There
Connect to Montréal via Montréal Central Station (VIA Rail Corridor (Windsor–Québec City) & The Canadian / Rocky Mountaineer) and local transit using Toronto PRESTO, Vancouver Compass & Montreal OPUS Contactless Calculator.