Getting to
Québec maritime by car is easy. Consult the interactive map on our website: you will find us without a problem!
South shore of the St. Lawrence
To get to Bas-Saint-Laurent or Gaspésie from Montréal or Québec City, take
Highway 20 and
Route 132. Route 132 starts at the American border with New York State (New York Route 37) and runs along the St. Lawrence River all the way to Gaspésie, where it circles the peninsula and is known as the Gaspésie Tour.
To get to
Québec maritime via New Brunswick, take
routes 2, 8 and/or
11 in New Brunswick from
Interstate 95 in Maine or
Highway 104 in Nova Scotia.
Route 2 West (the Trans-Canada Highway) takes you into Bas-Saint-Laurent, where it becomes
Route 185.
North shore of the St. Lawrence
Route 138, which is also known as the Whale Route, crosses Côte-Nord from west to east. It is accessible via
highways 20 and
40 from Québec City, or via one of the many
ferries that link the two shores of the St. Lawrence River. You can also drive through the Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean region to get to Tadoussac, the gateway to Côte-Nord. Between Baie-Sainte-Catherine and Tadoussac, you must take a ferry across the Saguenay Fjord; departures are every 10 minutes.
From Newfoundland or Labrador, you might travel to Blanc-Sablon, the easternmost village in Québec maritime. From there you can drive as far as Vieux-Fort or take a plane or boat to the beginning of Route 138, in Natashquan. If you are coming from Labrador City, you would drive into
Québec maritime on
Route 389, which takes you to Baie-Comeau.
Îles de la Madeleine
To get to the Îles de la Madeleine by car, you can take the
ferry from Souris, Prince Edward Island. The crossing takes five hours. Note that this ferry service is generally not available in February or March.
You can also take your car on a
ferry cruise aboard the
M/V CTMA Vacancier, which departs every week from Montréal and Chandler (in Gaspésie).
Road conditions
In the winter, roads may be closed to traffic during snow storms.
Call 511 at any time or visit the
Transports Québec website to check road conditions. You can also find out about road
works in the region.
Winter 