Gare d'autocars de Montréal () is a
bus terminal
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located in
Montreal
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, Quebec, Canada. It is the departure and arrival point for most
inter-city buses. Nearly 300 buses serve the terminal per day.
The station is connected to the
Montreal Metro
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system at the
Berri–UQAM station. Buses connect Montreal with many cities, mostly in
Quebec
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,
Ontario
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, and the state of
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in the United States.
This bus station is not to be confused with
Terminus Centre-Ville
Terminus Centre-Ville is an Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority, ARTM bus terminus located within 1000 de La Gauchetière in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is multimodal with the Bonaventure (Montreal Metro), Bonaventure Metro station an ...
, which is used for public transit buses from the
South Shore of Montreal, and
Montreal Central Station
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, served by
Amtrak
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,
Exo
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, and
Via Rail
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As of December 2023, Via Rail operates 406 trains per week across eight ...
trains.
The new bus station opened on Thursday, December 8, 2011, at the corner of
Berri Street
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and
Ontario Street
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. It is adjacent to the previous bus station which is located at the corner of Berri and
De Maisonneuve Boulevard East.
The old station was formerly known as ''Station Centrale d'Autobus Montréal'' (), and ''Terminus Voyageur'' before that, back when
Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines
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was the station's major tenant.
Intercity coaches
Megabus (operating permit held by Trentway-Wagar, a subsidiary of
Coach Canada
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Charter services (rental of bus with driver) originating in most areas in Ontario can travel to anywhere in North America. However, Megabus operations are confined to the provinces of Quebec a ...
) is the only carrier not using the station. Instead, all departures and arrivals are at 997
Rue Saint-Antoine Ouest, on the premises of
1000 de La Gauchetière
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and adjacent to
Terminus Centre-Ville
Terminus Centre-Ville is an Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority, ARTM bus terminus located within 1000 de La Gauchetière in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is multimodal with the Bonaventure (Montreal Metro), Bonaventure Metro station an ...
.
Société de transport de Montréal
The airport-bound 747 bus departs from Gate 15 of the bus terminal, all other routes serve the station through adjacent bus stops.
See also
*
Montreal Central Station
Montreal Central Station (, ) is the major inter-city rail station and a major commuter rail hub in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Nearly 11 million rail passengers use the station every year, making it the second-busiest train station in Canada, af ...
References
External links
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Buildings and structures in Montreal
Bus stations in Quebec
Transport in Montreal
Quartier Latin, Montreal
Transport infrastructure completed in 1951
1951 establishments in Quebec