Planning a trip to Monteregie and Cantons-de-l'Est
Visitor Information
Tourisme Cantons-de-l'Est (tel. 800/355-5755; fax 819/566-4445; www.easterntownships.org) provides a slew of information, including updates regarding special packages and promotions.
Driving from Montréal, the first regional tourist information office (tel. 866/472-6292 or 450/375-8774; www.granby-bromont.com) is at exit 68 off Autoroute 10. It's open Monday through Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, and Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm (shorter hours in winter).
Telephone area codes in Cantons-de-l'Est are 450 and 819, depending on where you're calling. Towns with a 450 area code are closer to Montréal.
Getting There
By Car -- Leave Montréal by Pont Champlain, a bridge which funnels into arrow-straight Autoroute 10. Go east toward Sherbrooke. Within 20 minutes, you'll be passing fields, clusters of cows, and in summer, meadows strewn with wildflowers. The exit numbers represent the distance in kilometers that the exit is from Montréal.
By Bus -- Transdey Limocar (which is actually a bus service) offers about 10 trips a day from Montréal through Cantons-de-l'Est as far north as Sherbrooke. Most of the trips are express, while some make stops at Granby, Bromont, Magog, and other towns. Call tel. 514/842-2281 for schedules from Montréal or visit www.transdev.ca for a complete schedule and prices.
