Airport traffic is bad this week
There have been reports at how bad the traffic is on the approach to the airport, even to people leaving their taxis and walking.
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walkerp 10:58 on 2023-09-09 Permalink
Good thing we didn’t build a train to the airport or anything silly like that.
mare 12:21 on 2023-09-09 Permalink
Good thing we didn’t build a train station under the airport a few hundred metres from existing train tracks, or something silly like that.
Also, the 747 bus can drive on the emergency shoulder, but I don’t know if it does get stuck near the airport anyway. Been a while since I flew, came back 1 week before lockdown in 2020, and never left.
Nicholas 12:54 on 2023-09-09 Permalink
One trick is to take the 204 from Dorval Circle, which uses back roads to come up to a loop right under the Marriott, or the 460 (from Cremazie or du College), which uses side roads and goes through the taxi rank area, also avoiding the traffic. The other buses (747, 209) seem to use at least part of the main access to the terminal. (The night buses obviously don’t hit traffic.) If you don’t need to park (i.e. pickup/dropoff), you can use side roads from the Circle or Cote de Liesse (not the main exit from 20 W!) to Albert de Niverville to get to the 204 stop or take the ramp to the Marriott, or stop off outside one of the lots to connect to a shuttle bus.
Kate 12:59 on 2023-09-09 Permalink
Nicholas, do cabbies not know these tricks?
Ian 19:29 on 2023-09-09 Permalink
Well therein lies the rub – if you pay a fixed rate they will take the shortest route to save on gas, and if you pay by the minute/km it’s in their best interests to drive as slowly as possible. Either way relying on taxis is no replacement for decent public transit.
I can alwasy get my friends to an airport faster than a cab would – but then we also have to deal with parking, which they don’t.
Tee Owe 15:38 on 2023-09-10 Permalink
OK not to the airport but from – my wife and I arrived on separate days a couple of weeks ago, same experience both, the line for taxis was unbelievable, whereas for the 747 yes, a line, but short and manageable, click click click for tickets and there were 3 buses waiting. The bus cruised into town without a hitch. Eleven dollars! My recommendation. Can’t comment on to the airport, we didn’t do that.