Transportation in Montréal
Tips and practical advice in the Transportation category for Montréal.
Tips in this category
Bicycles
View full tipBixies is the sharing bicycle system in Montreal. It works year around but as you can imagine cycling in the snow can be quite challenging! It’s a great way to move from a place to another downtown and the cycling
Taxis / Transportation applications
View full tipYou can reach for any taxies by lifting your hand. There are also a mobile application for the largest corporation of taxi which is Taxi COOP.
Uber is also very common and sometimes cheaper than a taxi.
Parking (car)
View full tipFinding a parking spot downtown can be quite challenging. Most of the parcometers have a 2-3 hours limit but if you download the app (https://www.agencemobilitedurable.ca/en/practical-info/pmobileservice) you can extend it remotely. You actually cannot extend per say,but you can purchase another stay. Meaning you have to wait a close a possible of the 2 hours since the remaining time is lost. Pay your parking! They are quite fast on giving tickets.
Public transportation
View full tipTo use public transport in Montréal you need an OPUS rechargeable card that costs $6 or buy single fares from metro stations. You can buy it at any metro station or at a point of sale.
Note: OPUS cards and non-rechargeable smart cards cannot be shared by multiple people travelling at the same time.