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Québec (Province), Canada

Quebec is Canada's largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, it is the only Francophone-majority province in the country, being home to Québécois French.

Type Place

Why go

  • Province of Canada.

History

Quebec is Canada's largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, it is the only Francophone-majority province in the country, being home to Québécois French. It shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States. Quebec has a population of around eight million, making it Canada's second-most populous province behind Ontario.

Airports

Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) 13 km to the centre
Quebec, QC, CA — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 8 airlines (Air Canada, Air Transat, Arik Niger, United Airlines…) · direct flights to 18 destinations incl. Montreal, Sept-iles, Baie Comeau, Chicago, Philadelphia… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 8 airlines, 18 direct destinations

Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.

Indoor

Getting there by ferry

Québec
Ferry terminal · 4.5 km from the centre · Société des traversiers du Québec
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Gare fluviale
Ferry terminal · 4.5 km from the centre
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Lévis
Ferry terminal · 5.2 km from the centre · Société des traversiers du Québec
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Québec - Lévis
Ferry route
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Lévis -> Québec
Ferry route · Société des traversiers du Québec
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Québec -> Lévis
Ferry route · Société des traversiers du Québec
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Where things are

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When to go

Tourist season
May – September

The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.

Shoulder season
April, October

Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.

Worth avoiding
Deep winter

Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.

Getting there & around

Getting there. We do not yet hold airport or rail details for Québec (Province), Canada — check the official tourism sources below for the best routes in. By water: 3 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Québec, 4.5 km); routes include Québec - Lévis, Lévis -> Québec, Québec -> Lévis.

Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Québec (Province), Canada. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.

Local transit

Bus · Québec, Québec · Schedules & GTFS data (official feed)

Trains & rail

National rail

Coaches & shuttles

Intercity coach
Intercity coach

Private aviation

On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.

Fractional · Praetor 500, Citation CJ3+, Legacy 450 · Canada's fractional-ownership operator, based in Calgary.
Charter, management · Light to large-cabin · Toronto-based charter and aircraft management.
Charter · Learjet, Challenger · Vancouver-based charter operator.
Charter, management, FBO · Managed fleet, Challenger, Global · Canada's largest business-aviation company: charter, management and FBOs in Toronto, Montréal, Calgary and Vancouver.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.