By Train in Montréal

Gare Centrale (Central Station), on rue de la Gauchetière between rues University and Mansfield (behind Le Reine Elizabeth), is the rail terminus for all trains from the U.S. and from other Canadian provinces. It's connected underground to the Bonaventure Métro station. The Amtrak Adirondack leaves New York's Penn Station every morning for the 10½-hour trip through upstate New York to Montréal. Amtrak also has bus connections with the Vermonter in St. Albans, Vermont. VIA Rail connects Montréal with all the major cities of Canada, including Québec City, Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Vancouver.

Train Lines

Amtrak (800/872-7245. www.amtrak.com). VIA Rail (514/989-2626 or 888/842-7245. www.viarail.ca).