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To go west, take the Take bus 221 express (or 211 non-express) from Lionel Groulx metrosubway station. At From the terminus , continue walking west westward (or take the bus 251). Turn right on Rue Saint Pierre St and head straight. If you're going Going to Toronto, you can hitch at the on -ramp of the Highway 20 (, after the underpass)or walk the bridge and hitch directly on the road as it becomes a boulevard and there is plenty of space for vehicles to stop after the intersection, near the tourist information. If you want to go to Ottawa, there's a great spot right before highway 40. Just continue straight past the 20 and along 'Avenue des Anciens Combattants' for about 10 minutes. For pictures of the spot, see: http://imgur.com/v2vDG and http://imgur.com/wPYQK
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Other alternatives include Rouses Point, N.Y. and a crossing that links Hemmingford, Quebec and Mooers, N.Y. Both are a bit off the beaten path, but you can get a lift on US-11 back to I-87 pretty easily and you're well on your way. All of these places can easily be found on a map.
=== Southeast toward [[Burlington]], [[Vermont]] ([[Quebec highways|provincial 133]]) ===
If you want to get to the border at [[St-Armand]], [[Quebec]] and the state of [[Vermont]], you will have to get a bit outside of the island of Montreal, first, since most of the highways within Montreal directly lead into the highway that goes to the border of [[New York State]]. Crossing the border with New York, by hitchhiking, but especially on foot, is not recommended.
To reach the border you will simply have to hitch from [[St-Jean sur Richelieu]] (see further details on that page), towards [[Sabrevois]] and [[St-Armand]].
=== Southeast toward [[Sherbrooke]] ([[Quebec highways|A-10]]) ===
To access the A-10 highway from Montreal, you can go to the Panama bus Terminal in Brossard and walk to the A-10 (10 minutes walk) from there. To reach the Panama terminal from Montreal, you have to take the bus 45 at Bonaventure metro station (orange line). There are also other buses going to Panama terminal from that metro station - bus 45 is the most common. There are also buses coming from Longueuil metro station going to Panama Terminal. From the Panama Terminal, you have to walk south on Taschereau boulevard till you pass under the A-10. Then take the ramp on your right to get on the highway. Note that it is illegal to hitchhike direclty on the highway. This area might be equipped with security cameras which serve to notify provincial police of any irregularity.
=== East toward [[Quebec City|Quebec city]] ([[Quebec highways|A-40]]) ===
There are a few ways to start hitching towards Quebec from Montreal by A-40, none of which easy, unfortunately. The most accessible place, if not very convenient, is on the corner of Cremazie and St-Hubert, which is not very far from Cremazie metro station, on the orange line. There is a light there just before the highway ramp. It works best when the traffic is heavy and going slow (morning and late afternoon), because the red light lasts only about 15 seconds (which is little time to hop in).
From Radisson metro station, on the green line, you can take bus 20 to take you to the Repentigny terminal, totally east of town. There you can walk (5 minutes) north to the A-40 Highway. The bus ride takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Note that it is illegal to hitchhike directly on the highway, so you may want to hitch on a highway ramp.
=== East ([[Quebec highways|A-20]]) ===
Go to Longueuil Metro station and then take bus 81 or 82[http://www.rtl-longueuil.qc.ca/lignespdf/8182tr.pdf]. Get out at the highway [[Quebec highways|A-20]] (Right after Lafrance street). You can hitch in one of the ramps right there or go to the next entrance by crossing the railroad and get walk near the industrial area (about 200m, corner of de la Province Street and [[Transcanadian Highway]] service lane).
If you're not going to Quebec City but further East, you might want to check the [[Quebec city]] and [[Levis]] article.
=== West toward [[Toronto]] and [[Ottawa]] ===
See also http://www.digihitch.com/canada54.html or http://www.digihitch.com/ftopict-2867.html .
=== West toward [[Ottawa]] ===
Getting out of Montreal in that direction isn't easy. There are 3 strategies you might want to consider:
1. Go North toward the Laurentides with [[A-15_(Quebec)|Highway 15]] (see section below) until exit 31, then reach for Highway 50 / Route 148 heading West through Lachute, Papineauville, Thurso and [[Gatineau]]. A sign can be useful there, first to Mirabel and then "50". After that, the path is very straightforward. This route is especially useful if your final destination is Gatineau rather than [[Ottawa]].
2. Take bus 221 express (or 211 non-express) from Lionel Groulx subway station as if heading to Toronto. At the terminus continue walking west (or take the 251). Turn right on Rue Saint Pierre and head straight. There's a spot right before highway 40. Just continue straight past the 20 and along 'Avenue des Anciens Combattants' for about 10 minutes. See pictures of the spot: [http://imgur.com/v2vDG] and [http://imgur.com/wPYQK].
3. Go West towards Toronto via [[A-20_(Quebec)|Highway 20]] (see previous section) and ask to be dropped at exit 17 - St-Clet / Coteau du lac. From there hitch on the 201 North, towards St-Clet. Next village is Hudson and there is a major service station and restaurant area on Highway 40 there. You'll usually get a direct ride to Ottawa.
== North toward the Laurentides ==
Take the metropolitan train subway to station Montmorency. At the Vaudreuil Station (6main exit,50$)go left then right towards boul Lecorbusier. Exiting the train station turn left There is an on Felix-Leclerc St. Then walk ramp for [[A-15_(1.5 kmQuebec) |Highway 15]] direction North, although there isn't much space and there's a fair load of traffic, it is possible to hitch there. Technically it's not a legal spot as there isn't space before the [http://wwwhighway sign, but it's still doable.flyingj.com/flyingjPortalWebProject/flyingjPortal.portal?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=locationAmenities_1_4&locationAmenities_1_4_actionOverride=/flyingj/location/locationAmenitiesPageFlow/getLocationAmenitiesByTradePartnerId&_pageLabel=flyingjPortal_portal_page_61&locationAmenities_1_4tradePartnerId=40217 truck stop] at the Cite-des-Jeunes BlvrPlease contribute any other option you'd know in that direction.
== Laval ==
'''Laval''' is a suburban city within the Montreal Metropolitan Area and an island located north of [[Montreal]] in [[Quebec]]. It follows the rule of being actually the only entity being it's own city, island, county and administrative region. This, even if its existence is pretty much dependent of the [[Montreal Metropolitan|Metropole]].
There are currently in Laval three subway stations linked to Montreal's network. Getting there can be done with a regular subway ticket, but there is a different ticket price if you get on the network from them.
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