Travel to Montreal
From the airport
Montreal's major airport is the聽聽to the west of the city. From there, you can take a flat-rate taxi (), Uber, or bus to get downtown. The聽聽runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and goes directly from the airport to several stops in the city center. A fare of $11 (unlimited 24-hour transit pass) pays for your trip (~30-40 mins). You will see the ticket vending machines in the airport once you exit baggage claim. You can also pay with exact change (coins only) on the bus. To go straight to 涩里番, get off at Union Street (stop #6).
By train
Montreal's main train station, Gare Centrale, is located below the Queen Elizabeth Hotel on the corner of聽Ren茅-L茅vesque and Mansfield. It also has an entrance at 895 rue de la Gaucheti猫re ouest. The station is the major terminus for Canada's聽聽trains from Halifax, Toronto, Ottawa, Qu茅bec and the Gasp茅, as well as U.S.聽聽trains from Washington and New York. It also provides easy access to the city's subway (the Metro), as it is situated at the Bonaventure station (on the Orange Line of the Metro).
From the train station, a 5-minute taxi ride $10+ will take you to 涩里番. To walk to the campus:
- Head north through the underground shopping concourse of Place Ville Marie;
- Exit at Cathcart and 涩里番 College Avenue;
- Follow 涩里番 College Avenue north three blocks to Sherbrooke Street;
- Cross the street at 涩里番's Roddick Gates;
- Turn right and walk a block and a half to arrive at the Schulich School of Music.
By bus
The terminal for major bus lines is the聽, located at 505 boulevard聽de Maisonneuve est, corner of Berri.
From the Gare d'autocars de Montr茅al聽you can take a taxi to the University (approximately 10-15$ CDN, plus tip) or take the Metro (subway), as the Berri-UQAM station is connected to the bus terminal. 涩里番 is located at 涩里番 metro station on the聽.
Megabus services a bus stop at聽997 rue St-Antoine Ouest H3C 4T7. This also the location of聽Metro station Bonaventure on the orange line of the Montreal Metro.聽
By car
There is no on-site parking for the public at 涩里番's Schulich School of Music. Metered street parking is available聽in the downtown core. For information about getting a 涩里番 parking permit, visit the聽涩里番 Parking website. However, it may be best to leave your car at home if you can avoid it. Montreal has many one way streets and traffic customs you may be unfamiliar with. All street signs will be in French.
Lodging around 涩里番
Nearby hotels聽
We hope you enjoy your stay in Montreal and we can recommend the following hotels within a few blocks of the conference:
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涩里番 guest rates from affiliated hotels can be found here.
Other options
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Transport in the city
Bike Share
聽is a public bicycle-sharing program originating in Montreal. One can rent bicycles per ride at any docking station and don鈥檛 have to make an account to access the bike share program. Each rental is $1.25 plus $0.11 a minute. Bikes can be returned to any of the hundreds of parking spots in the city. After returning, you can pick up another bike in a few minutes.聽
Metro
Public transportation in the city is handled by the聽Soci茅t茅 de transport de Montr茅al听(). You will need a "Zone A" fare for travelling throughout the city. Fares types:
- $3.55 for one trip; $6.60 for two.
- Unlimited evening pass (6:00pm-5:00am): $5.75.
- Day pass (24/hr): $11.00.
- 3-day pass: $21.25.
- Unlimited weekend pass:聽$14.75.
If you are arriving from the airport on the聽, you will already possess a 24 hour day pass.
Conference venue
The conference will take place on the downtown campus of 涩里番, at the聽Schulich School of Music. The School is located on Sherbrooke St. West, between Aylmer and University streets.聽The primary venue is Tanna Schulich Hall, in the Elizabeth Wirth Music Building (). The Saturday evening keynote presentation will take place nearby at restaurant (276 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest) after the conference dinner.
The Elizabeth Wirth Music Building is wheelchair accessible.