[TOSprint] Montreal Code Sprint Reminders

[Pierre Racine]

The express bus (option A) is 8$. For the poorest there is also the normal, but longer bus at 3$.

http://www.admtl.com/Passengers/AccessAndParking/STMBuses.aspx

>-----Original Message-----
>From: tosprint-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:tosprint-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Daniel
>Morissette
>Sent: 25 février 2011 09:27
>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,+Canada&hl=en&geocode=%3BFRxMtgId
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>0&noal=0&sort=def&sll=45.469521,-73.682384&sspn=0.099197,0.222301&ie=UTF8&ll=45.500813,-
>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&daddr=1110+Rue+Sherbrooke+Ouest,+Montr%C3%A9al,+QC+H3A+1G6,+Canada&hl=en&geocode=%3BFRxMtgId
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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
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>>     Daniel Morissette
>>     http://www.mapgears.com/
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