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'''Montreal''' is the biggest city in [[Quebec]], and being the second metropole metropolis of [[Canada]] in term of population. It is also a well sprawled city with [[Montreal Metropolitan|suburbs]] sprawling on about 100km in several direction from its Downtown.
Montreal is also an incontrovertible city for every travellers as all the highways and main routes goes through its urban centre, which is an island and one of the rare crossing point of the St-Lawrence. With a population over 3 millions and only few bridges, traffic jam are pretty common. It usually takes up to about an hour to cross the city from one point to another when the traffic flow is smooth and obviously certain industrial spots (especially along 'Boulevard Metropolitain' in Dorval Airport Area and along the [[Quebec highways|A-40]] in 'Montreal-Est') are to avoid being stuck.
=== 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 directly on the highway. This area might be equipped with security cameras which serve to notify provincial police of any irregularity.
Can also get to Sherbrooke by taking the metro to Lasalle station. Turn left out the exit and left again. The next street is gilberte-dube turn right on it and walk up two blocks. There is a Maxi and a Canadian tire separated by a street beside te the highway. You can hitch at the lights at the end of the street or walk 5 min to the onramp to get out to Sherbrooke.
=== East toward [[Quebec|Quebec city]] ([[Quebec highways|A-40]]) ===
2. Take bus (used to be 221) 411 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. (bus 221 changed as of January 2014 and is now the 411. It no longer goes to exit 17 so use the second option of hithing fron avenues anciens combattantshitching from 'Avenues des Anciens Combattants' rather than this one).
== North toward the Laurentides ==
