Access to the region
In order to get to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and its’ region you can travel by car, bus, bike, boat or even by plane…
By car
Within Quebec
From Montreal
Highway 10, exit 22 for Highway 35 direction Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
From Eastern Townships
Highway 10, exit 22 for Highway 35 direction Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
or
Highway 10, exit 29 for Road 133 (chemin des Patriotes) direction Iberville
From Quebec
Highway 20, exit 113 for Road 133 (chemin des Patriotes) direction Iberville
or
Highway 20, exit 98 for Highway 30 West, exit 11, for Highway 10 direction Sherbrooke exit 22 for Highway 35 direction Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
From United States
By Highway 89
Border post of Saint-Armand
Road 133 direction Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
By Highway 87
Border post of Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle
Highway 15, exit 21 for Road 219 direction Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
By Road 11 (Lake St)
Border post of Lacolle
Road 223 direction Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
By bus
The city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu provides local and intercity public transportation services that can get you to the Downtown Montreal Terminal.
From Montreal
Terminus Centre-Ville (doors 17 et 18) (Métro Bonaventure)
1000, de la Gauchetière, Montreal (Quebec) H3B 4W5
Agence métropolitaine de transport 514 287-TRAM (8726)
From Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Bus terminal Saint-Jean
700, rue Boucher, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Quebec) J3B 7Z8
Tel. : 450 359-6024 / 514 990-3342
Business hours
Monday to Friday from 5 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Details (itineraries, schedules, fares) regarding local and intercity public transportation.
By bicycle
Three of the major Montérégie bicycle path run across the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu region.
Multi-use trail of Chambly Canal National Historic Site of Canada
20 km between Chambly and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
Access
In Chambly, from the 1840, Bourgogne St. parking lot.
In Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, from lock No. 9 (at the corner of Champlain and Saint-Paul streets), or via Gouin Bridge.
Bicycle path La Montérégiade
50 km between Granby and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Acces
In Granby, from the Vélo Gare parking lot, located at 71, Denison East
In Farnham, (halfway) by way of Jacques-Cartier St. North (downtown).
In Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu by Maria-Boivin St., located at the Gouin Bridge entrance, Iberville sector.
Bicycle path Vallée des Forts
50 km between Lacolle and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
Acces
From the United States by the Lacolle border crossing facility (Route 223 and follow the Route Verte panels).
In Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, at the corner of Jacques-Cartier and Frontenac streets in Old Saint-Jean.
By boat
The Richelieu River runs through the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu territory. A passageway from the United States and Champlain Lake, where a nine lock canal was inaugurated in 1843 in order to allow navigation between Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Chambly.
To inquire about schedule and fare for the Chambly Canal locks.
Parks Canada
1899, boulevard de Périgny, Chambly (Quebec) J3L 4C3
1 888 773-8888
www.pc.gc.ca/canalchambly
Lock no. 1 (Chambly)
450 658-6525
Lock no. 9 (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu)
450 348-3392
By plane
An airport, which welcomes private aircrafts only, is located in the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
Regional Airport Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Chemin de l’Aéroport, édifice 4, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Quebec) J3B 7B5
Tel. : 450 359-2068
www.ville.saint-jean-sur-richelieu.qc.ca/aeroport