{"id":36,"date":"2019-03-06T18:30:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T23:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lingconf.com\/parameters\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2019-03-06T19:04:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T00:04:55","slug":"travel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lingconf.com\/parameters\/travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Venue + Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Conference Venue<\/strong>
Thomson House Ballroom
<\/a>3650 rue McTavish, 2nd floor
Montr\u00e9al, QC H3A 1Y2

Closest Metro Station: Peel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air<\/strong>
Montreal is served by the Pierre-Elliot Trudeau Airport (YUL),<\/strong> located about 30 minutes from downtown. Taxis charge a CAD $41 flat rate from the airport to the downtown area, which includes McGill.

You can also take the 747 Express bus<\/strong>, which makes several stops in the downtown area. The fare is CAD $10, which includes unlimited use of Montreal public transportation for 24 hours. The pass may be purchased at the airport (cash\/credit\/debit) or on the bus (coins only). More information about public transportation can be found below.
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Bus<\/strong>
Several bus companies go to Montreal from both within Canada and the US, including Greyhound and Megabus. Intercity bus terminals include the Gare d\u2019autocars de Montr\u00e9al<\/strong> (Greyhound) and Place Bonaventure<\/strong> (Megabus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Train<\/strong>
Montreal\u2019s Gare Centrale<\/strong> is in the heart of downtown, just 6 blocks away from the conference venue. It is serviced by Amtrak for US arrivals and ViaRail for Canadian ones.
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Public Transportation<\/strong>
Montreal boasts a fairly extensive bus and metro system. The fare for single trips<\/strong> (unlimited transfers between the metro and buses within 2 hours from start of trip) is CAD $3.25. Discounted fares are available for multiple trips purchased in one transaction. Depending on how long you plan to stay in Montreal, you may want to consider a 3-day pass<\/strong>, which gives you unlimited trips for 3 consecutive calendar days from the date of purchase (e.g. purchase on Friday to use until 11:59pm on Sunday). The fare for this pass is CAD $19 and includes unlimited trips on the 747 Express bus to the airport.

For more information about fares or other public transportation inquiries, visit http:\/\/www.stm.info\/en<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Conference VenueThomson House Ballroom3650 rue McTavish, 2nd floorMontr\u00e9al, QC H3A 1Y2 Closest Metro Station: Peel AirMontreal is served by the Pierre-Elliot Trudeau Airport (YUL), located about 30 minutes from downtown. Taxis charge a CAD $41 flat rate from the airport to the downtown area, which includes McGill. You can also take the 747 Express bus, which makes … Continue reading Venue + Travel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lingconf.com\/parameters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lingconf.com\/parameters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lingconf.com\/parameters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lingconf.com\/parameters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lingconf.com\/parameters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lingconf.com\/parameters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":158,"href":"https:\/\/lingconf.com\/parameters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lingconf.com\/parameters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}