I'm planning a short driving vacation for sometime this summer. I'll be driving from New England to Quebec City, then along the Chemin du Roy to Montreal, and then back to New York.

I have the opportunity to start the trip from either of two locations in New England: Boston, or the Maine coast near Acadia National Park. If I start from Boston, I would apparently take I-93 to I-91, cross into Quebec, then pass through Sherbrooke and Drummondville on my way to Quebec City. If I start from Maine, it would be a much shorter but slower route, on US-201, passing through Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce.

Is either of these routes more scenic, or preferable for some other reason? I would assume that the more rural route from Maine would be nicer, but I've never driven in this area, so I'm open to suggestions.

I'll cross-post this in the USA and Canada forums, and provide links if I get responses in either forum. Thanks in advance.

I think the route from Bar Harbor to Quebec City is more scenic than going from Boston to Quebec City, at least if you stick to the autoroute. I drove both last year.

See these threads for more info:

http://www.fodors.com/community/cana...uebec-city.cfm (advice from Fodorites on which route to take from Boston to Quebec CIty)

http://www.fodors.com/community/cana...-surprises.cfm (my trip report - see the very first entry for Boston to Quebec City and my entry of 9/1/09 9:18 pm for Quebec CIty to Bar Harbor)

If you do take 93/91 make sure you stop at the Vignoble le Cep d'Argent winery in Magog.

The last two times I went north, to both Montreal and Quebec City, I stopped at the winery for lunch.

http://www.cepdargent.com/en/

Great information! Thanks!

Over on my US thread, there's some agreement that the route from Boston to Quebec City is not so interesting after it crosses the border into Canada, though it does pass through the White Mountains in New Hampshire.

http://www.fodors.com/community/unit...uebec-city.cfm

We'd love to hear about your drive when you return. We're driving from Quebec to Bar Harbor in July. want to know how long the drive took you, did you stop along the way, eat in some interesting places? Thanks - hope you had a great trip!