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Aka,Jul 4 2008, 06:18 AM Wrote:How do you time it to avoid traffic in both Toronto and Montreal? what time would I need to leave Waterloo?

I figured stopping over in Quebec City would be best then continuing on, is that a bad idea?
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Leave Waterloo at 8 pm, roll into Montreal by 2 am? The bars are open until 3 am... :D

Seriously, if you timed it to come through Toronto on the tail end of morning rush hour (9:30 ish), you'd hit Montreal at the start of rush hour (3-ish). If you don't mind night driving (the 401 is BORING), you could do the leave at 6 pm, arrive in Montreal for night 1 by midnight...

If Montreal rush hour really frightens you, you could go south shore (cross river at Valleyfield, then hit the 30 and back up to the 20). You do bypass the city then almost completely. I did that all the time when I was in university heading down to Sherbrooke.

South Shore detour

Ryan