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STM (Metro)
The Virgin Festival site is located right next to the Jean-Drapeau metro station (yellow line). The STM operates Montreal's subway (metro) system as well as an extensive bus network on the island of Montreal. For more info about the STM, please click on the link below: http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m45.htm
CAR
We recommend taking the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) Metro system to Virgin festival. But if you must travel to Virgin Festival by car please be sure to carpool. Driving directions and parking information can be found on Parc Jean-Drapeau's website here: http://www.parcjeandrapeau.com/Infos/Accès/tabid/77/Default.aspx
BICYCLE, FOOT
Directions on how to reach Parc Jean-Drapeau by bicycle, and foot can be found here: http://www.parcjeandrapeau.com/Infos/Accès/tabid/77/Default.aspx. Parc Jean-Drapeau offers bicycle parking near the festival site
FROM OTTAWA (about 2 hours)
Take the HWY-417 E/Trans Canada Hwy E
Continue on AUT-40 E/Autoroute Transcanadienne E
Take exit 66-S on the left to merge onto AUT-15 S toward Pont Champlain/AUT-10/Centre-Ville/Montréal
Take exit 63-E on the left for Aut. Ville-Marie toward Centre-Ville
Merge onto AUT-720 E/Autoroute Ville-Marie
Take exit 7 toward AV. de Lorimier/AV. Papineau/Pont Jacques-Cartier
Merge onto Rue Notre-Dame E
Turn left at Avenue Papineau
Continue on Rue La Fontaine
Continue on Pont Jacques-Cartier/RTE-134
Take the exit toward La Ronde/Parc Jean-Drapeau
Turn right at Chemin du Tour-De-L'Îsle
FROM TORONTO (about 6 hours)
Take the HWY-401 Express E
Continue on HWY-401 E/MacDonald-Cartier Fwy
Continue on AUT-20 E
Continue on AUT-720 E/Autoroute Ville-Marie
Take exit 7 toward AV. de Lorimier/AV. Papineau/Pont Jacques-Cartier
Merge onto Rue Notre-Dame E
Turn left at Avenue Papineau
Continue on Rue La Fontaine
Continue on Pont Jacques-Cartier/RTE-134
Take the exit toward La Ronde/Parc Jean-Drapeau
Turn right at Chemin du Tour-De-L'Îsle
FROM QUEBEC CITY (about 2 hours 45 minutes)
Take the AUT-440 O
Take exit 12 for Aut. Henri IV S./AUT-73 S/AUT-73 N/AUT-40 E/Aut. Henri IV N. toward Chicoutimi/Pont P.-Laporte
Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Aut. Henri IV Sud/Pont Pierre-Laporte/AUT-73 S and merge onto AUT-73 S
Take exit 131-O to merge onto AUT-20 O/Autoroute Transcanadienne O toward Montréal
Take exit 90 to merge onto AUT-20 O/RTE-132 O toward Aéroport Dorval
Take exit 8 for Boul Taschereau/RTE-134 toward Pont Jacques-Cartier
Merge onto Boulevard Taschereau/RTE-134 O
Take the ramp onto Pont Jacques-Cartier/RTE-134 E
Take the exit toward La Ronde/Parc Jean-Drapeau
Slight right at Chemin du Tour-De-L'Îsle
FROM BOSTON (about 5 hours)
Take the I-89 N
Continue on RTE-133 N
Continue on AUT-35 N
Take exit 18-O to merge onto AUT-10 O toward Montréal
Take exit 6 toward RTE-132 E/AUT-20 E
Merge onto Boulevard Marie-Victorin
Take the exit on the left onto AUT-20 E/RTE-132 E toward Longueuil/Montréal
Take exit 8 to merge onto Boulevard Taschereau/RTE-134 O toward Pont Jacques-Cartier/Montréal
Take the ramp onto Pont Jacques-Cartier/RTE-134 E
Take the exit toward La Ronde/Parc Jean-Drapeau
Slight right at Chemin du Tour-De-L'Îsle
FROM NEW YORK (about 6 hours)
Take the I-87 N/New York State Thruway N
Take exit 24 to merge onto I-87 N/I-90 E toward Albany/Montreal
Take exit 1N to merge onto I-87 N toward Albany Int'l Airport/Montreal
Continue on AUT-15 N
Continue on AUT-20 E/RTE-132 E (signs for AUT-20 E/Longueuil/RTE-132 E)
Take exit 8 to merge onto Boulevard Taschereau/RTE-134 O toward Pont Jacques-Cartier/Montréal
Take the ramp onto Pont Jacques-Cartier/RTE-134 E
Take the exit toward La Ronde/Parc Jean-Drapeau
Slight right at Chemin du Tour-De-L'Îsle
Parking: All parking at Parc Jean-Drapeau is regulated by Parc Jean-Drapeau/City of Montreal. All parking information can be found on Parc Jean-Drapeau's website here: http://www.parcjeandrapeau.com/Infos/Accès/tabid/77/Default.aspx
