Independent City Discoveries: A Taste of Montréal

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on October 1, 2026

Meet the group at AC Hotel Old Montreal by Marriott in Montreal, QC

Start of Trip:  4:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:15 p.m. Program Registration; 5:45 p.m. Welcome Dinner; 8:15 p.m. Orientation.

Getting to the site: Independent travelers are responsible for arranging their own transfers. Please see the following options: Taxi Diamond - Taxi service available from Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), Bus Terminal, Central Train Station and the starting hotel. Phone: 514-273-6331. Public Transportation - 747 Express Bus - Tickets are available at the vending machine (pay by credit card) right after you pick up your luggage at baggage claim. The 747 will bring you to the central bus station and from there, you could take a taxi to the hotel (10 minutes). Or you could stop at St-Laurent Blvd and from there take a taxi to the hotel (5 minutes). Or you could walk South 4 blocks (last block is uphill). After crossing Notre-Dame St, you will turn left on Le Royer St. (small street) and you'll see the hotel entrance.

Your trip ends on: Monday, October 5, 2026 in Montreal, QC at AC Hotel Old Montreal by Marriott

End of Trip: 10:00 a.m. after breakfast and final discussion; 12:00 Noon hotel check-out.

Getting to the airport: Independent travelers are responsible for arranging their own transfers. Please see the following options: Taxi Diamond - Taxi service available from the departing hotel and the Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), Bus Terminal and the Central Train Station. Phone: 514-273-6331.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.