Gare du Palais

Quebec City's magnificent downtown train station reopened in 1985 after nearly ten years of disuse; it now provides very convenient access to the city and remains one of Quebec's defining structures. Trains from the Gare du Palais serve Montreal directly, four daily, with connections there to Toronto, northern Quebec and the United States. Eastbound trains reaching Atlantic Canada and the Gaspé Peninsula leave from Charny, on the south shore, a shuttle bus from the Gare du Palais, which is also the city's main bus station, is offered. The station is within easy walking distance of Old Quebec, but taxis will deposit you mere seconds from your platform.