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'Commuting' from/to Montreal & Toronto fortnightly (every 2 weeks) possible?
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| ali92 |
Hello. I'm not sure if this should be in the local Toronto/Southern Ontario, local Montreal area, or Chill Out forum, but I have a question: does anyone on here go to Toronto regularly and have found cheaper prices than what Greyhound Canada & Coach Canada offer currently?
Down where I am, in the northeast USA, Greyhound is getting some competition from these small 'Chinatown' bus companies that are offering trips to/from selected cities' Chinatowns at fractions of the prices of the big companies. If anyone here knows what I'm talking about, does anyone know if such services exist for Montreal <--> Toronto?
Thanks very much... |
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| chinamon |
those do exist in toronto but they are tour packages. they stay in mtl for a few days and depart. check with tai pan tours.
just hope you dont mind being the minority on a bus amongst a language that sounds pretty funny and having old chinese women stare at you like you are the devil. :p |
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| ali92 |
| quote: | Originally posted by chinamon
those do exist in toronto but they are tour packages. they stay in mtl for a few days and depart. check with tai pan tours.
just hope you dont mind being the minority on a bus amongst a language that sounds pretty funny and having old chinese women stare at you like you are the devil. :p |
LOL Funny last sentence there! I don't mind being the only (North) American on the bus, but looks like this is mainly sightseeing, right? Like Starr Tours? Thanks anyway. :-)
PS: Was mainly looking for just A->B->A... |
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| chinamon |
| quote: | Originally posted by ali92
LOL Funny last sentence there! I don't mind being the only (North) American on the bus, but looks like this is mainly sightseeing, right? Like Starr Tours? Thanks anyway. :-)
PS: Was mainly looking for just A->B->A... |
then it would be greyhound or trentway-wager |
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| ali92 |
| quote: | Originally posted by chinamon
then it would be greyhound or trentway-wager |
OK, thanks... |
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| rabbitjoker |
I was in Montreal weekly for months at a time in late 2004/early 2005.
Take the train. The bus is painful.
Buy a "Biz-Pack" (10 rides at a time) and you can go return for ~$180.
If you're a student (w/ ISIC) you can probably go return for $150. |
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| ali92 |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
I was in Montreal weekly for months at a time in late 2004/early 2005.
Take the train. The bus is painful.
Buy a "Biz-Pack" (10 rides at a time) and you can go return for ~$180.
If you're a student (w/ ISIC) you can probably go return for $150. |
OK, nice. I assume this is VIA Rail? How long does it take for the trip?
PS: Any decent concentration (either residential or business neighbourhoods) of Asian population in Montreal? I heard their Chinatown was tiny compared to, say Toronto's & Vancouver's (but at the same time, I don't know who said this either, so maybe I'm wrong). |
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| EvilTree |
| How does commuting via plane compare to train? Doesn't Westjet or Canjet offer cheap seats? |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by ali92
OK, nice. I assume this is VIA Rail? How long does it take for the trip? |
Via Rail: http://www.viarail.com
The train goes from downtown to downtown (minimizing other travel expenses).
As long as you take the direct train (avoid the Ottawa stop and the milk-run) it takes anywhere from 4.5 to 5.5 hours. |
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| ali92 |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Via Rail: http://www.viarail.com
The train goes from downtown to downtown (minimizing other travel expenses).
As long as you take the direct train (avoid the Ottawa stop and the milk-run) it takes anywhere from 4.5 to 5.5 hours. |
I forget... What's a milk-run? |
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| ali92 |
| quote: | Originally posted by EvilTree
How does commuting via plane compare to train? Doesn't Westjet or Canjet offer cheap seats? |
What's total time with flying, including checkpoints? |
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| activate |
there are people that drive back and forth in Mini-vans or large passenger vans.. they charge you a fraction of what the bus/train does...
some even have websites.. can't think of any of the top of my head... there was one i was on a few weeeks ago.. the guy does the trip almost daily.
shuttle service is what it might be called? |
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