[TOSprint] Montreal Code Sprint Reminders

[Michael P. Gerlek]

My flight gets in at 18:13 on Monday evening -- I will be taking a cab, as
the alternatives look nontrivial, so if anyone is around YUL at that time
I'd be happy to share.

-mpg



> -----Original Message-----
> From: tosprint-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:tosprint-
> bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Morissette
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 6:27 AM
> To: tosprint at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [TOSprint] Montreal Code Sprint Reminders
> 
> I just called the hotel and unfortunately there is no shuttle that goes
straight
> to their door. There seem to be 3 options to get from the airport to the
hotel:
> 
> 
> Option 1 - Express Bus 747 + Subway:
> 
> That's the option that Mike pointed out, but I think he made a small
mistake
> in his explanations:
> 
> Take the 747 express bus from the Airport. The bus goes to Berri-UQAM, but
> do not go all the way to Berri-UQAM, you need to get off at the
Lionel-Groulx
> stop, and then connect to the Metro Green Line (1) towards Station Honoré-
> Beaugrand. Get off at Station Peel (Stop ID:
> 10138). You are only 150m from Hotel Le Cantlie Suites.
> 
> At 3$ this is the cheapest option.
> 
> Option 2 - Taxi:
> 
> It seems that the simplest option is a taxi: there is a fixed price of 38$
for a
> ride downtown in the area of the hotel. (The person at the hotel insisted
that
> this is a fixed price and if the driver asks for more then he is trying to
screw
> you)
> 
> Option 3 - Train:
> 
> VIA Rail offers a train shuttle from their Dorval train station to
downtown
> (Montreal Central Station). The Dorval train station is not directly on
the
> airport so you need to take the "AirConnect" shuttle to get to the train.
More
> details here:
> 
> http://www.viarail.ca/en/useful-info/related-services/montreal-airport-
> shuttle
> """
> After landing, go to the domestic or international flights terminal exit,
where
> you'll see a clearly marked AirConnect stop. The shuttle comes by every 20
> minutes, and will take you to the Dorval station for free.
> """
> 
> Then Google suggests that the shortest route is to get off the train at
Station
> Vendome, then take red line (2) towards Henri Bourassa and get off at
Lionel
> Groulx. Finally take green line (1) towards Honoré-Beaugrand and get off
at
> Peel.
> 
> 
> I will add those informations to the wiki.
> 
> Daniel
> 
> On 11-02-25 07:33 AM, Smith, Michael ERDC-CRREL-NH wrote:
> > There is an express bus (747) that runs from the Airport to Downtown
> > that runs every 10–12 minutes from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m, every 30
> > minutes from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., and
> > every hour from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. Get off at the Berri-UQAM Metro
> > Station and transfer to the Metro Green Line (1) towards Station Honoré-
> Beaugrand.
> > Get off at Station Peel (Stop ID: 10138). You are only 150m from Hotel
> > Le Cantlie Suites.
> >
> >
> > http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=45.454231,-
> 73.748131&
> >
> daddr=1110+Rue+Sherbrooke+Ouest,+Montr%C3%A9al,+QC+H3A+1G6,+Ca
> nada&hl=
> > en&geocode=%3BFRxMtgIdbU-d-
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> >
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> al=0&so
> > rt=def&sll=45.469521,-
> 73.682384&sspn=0.099197,0.222301&ie=UTF8&ll=45.5
> > 00813,-73.574409&spn=0.099141,0.222301&z=13&iwloc=statictransit:&start
> > =0
> > <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=45.454231,-
> 73.748131
> >
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> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > --
> > Michael Smith
> > Remote Sensing/GIS Center
> > US Army Corps of Engineers
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2/24/11 11:10 PM, "Lime, Steve D (DNR)" <Steve.Lime at state.mn.us>
> wrote:
> >
> >     Anyone know what transportation options are like to/from the
airport?
> >
> >     Steve
> >     ________________________________________
> >     From: tosprint-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> >     [tosprint-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Morissette
> >     [dmorissette at mapgears.com]
> >     Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:21 AM
> >     To: tosprint at lists.osgeo.org
> >     Subject: [TOSprint] Montreal Code Sprint Reminders
> >
> >     Hi Sprinters,
> >
> >     The Montreal Code Sprint is now less than three weeks away, and I
see
> >     that some of you haven't booked your hotel room yet, and others have
> >     booked rooms but didn't put down their name in the list of
participants.
> >
> >     To help with the planning, if you plan to participate and haven't
done
> >     so yet, then please:
> >
> >     1- Make sure your name is in the list of participants in the wiki:
> >     http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Toronto_Code_Sprint_2009#Participation
> >
> >     2- If you plan to stay at the same hotel as the rest of the group
then
> >     please book your room ASAP since our reservation block is about to
> >     expire. Hotel details are also in the wiki:
> >     http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Montreal_Code_Sprint_2011#Hotel
> >
> >     Thanks
> >
> >     Daniel
> >     --
> >     Daniel Morissette
> >     http://www.mapgears.com/
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