What is the shortest route when driving from Calgary to Montreal without going through the US?

Question

What is the shortest route when driving from Calgary to Montreal without going through the US?

Answer 1

No passport ? How did you ENTER Canada ? I smell a rat here someplace.



Mexicans MUST have a visa to enter Canada, since 2009.



Jim B



Toronto.

Answer 2

Yep, Hwy 1 is the shortest. In some parts, it's all there is. Get off it onto smaller highways and it will take longer. It's Hwy 17 through parts of Ontario. Same road, different number. You can take Hwy 11 from Thunder Bay to North Bay which is somewhat easier driving though less scenic than Hwy 1 but the time is similar. Buy a paper map. There are parts of Hwy 1 where there may not be any cell reception so an internet map won't help you figure out where you are.

Answer 3

Heading through Canada you have a few options in Ontario.



Autoroute 40 West to the ON border. It turns into 417, which turns to 17.



Option 1: Stay on highway 17 to the MB border.

Option 2: In North Bay, take highway 11 North. It will reconnect with 17.



Once you take 17 to MB, it turns to Highway 1 the whole way to Calgary.



The difference between the two options is very little. Under an hour and under 100km. The bigger difference is the fact that highway 17 is much hillier than 11.

Answer 4

I have no idea what that Soviet was trying to do, but he never got you anywhere near your destination. Start out on the Trans Canada Highway, which I believe is HWY 1 in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. In Ontario, the number will change to HWY 17 but it is still the Trans Canada Highway. Remain on 17 East until near Arnprior where you will merge onto HWY417. Stay on 417 east to the Quebec border. At this point the name will change to Autoroute 40. This will take you across the top of Montreal.



If your map showed switching onto HWY 11 for a while in Ontario, that also works. The distance is about the same, there are fewer hills but the scenery is not as spectacular.

Answer 5

Calgary To Montreal

Answer 6

From Montreal, Take Autoroute 40 west. persist with it into Ontario the place that's going to become highway 417. while that's going to become a 2 laned street, it relatively is highway 17. persist with this till you get to the Manitoba boarder, at which element that's going to become highway a million by way of Alberta. In google maps, put in here destnations Montreal Sault Ste. Marie Thunder Bay Calgary or different Alberta holiday spot and you gets an all Canadian course, 3722km.

Answer 7

The shortest in terms of distance, or the shortest in terms of time?



The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but as you saw that takes you through USA. So you have to adjust your trip a bit.



You need to realize that if you try to take the shortest route in distance, you may end up on some small backroads in the middle of nowhere that have a lot of stop signs, or has slower speed limits than the major highways.



The Transcanada Highway (Highway 1) is the recommended method. You get on in Calgary and you take it all the way to Thunder Bay (Ontario) before you have to make a decision. Just after Thunder Bay near a small town called Nipigon, Highway 1 splits into two directions. You can head north and go through Northern Ontario and the towns of Timmins (ON) and Rouyn-Noranda (QC). Or you could head south and follow the shoreline of Lake Superior and down to Sault Ste Marie (ON) and Sudbury (ON). In my opinion. heading south is probably the preferable option as it offers more towns in which to stop for food or hotels, or get assistance if you have problems on the trip.



If you use Google Maps, try putting in the starting location of "YYC" which is Calgary Airport, and "YUL" as the destination which is Montreal Dorval Airport. Then just move the line up so it goes through Canada, or add "Thunder Bay, ON" as a destination in between.



As long as you stay on a highway that uses THIS symbol, you will get from Calgary to Montreal.

http://hfghogblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/442px-trans-canada_highway_shieldsvg.png

Answer 8

Basically, just stay on the Trans-Canada.



Head through Ottawa. It is probably the shortest, but, also the easiest. The highway number is 1 (or 401) except in Ontario (17/417), and Quebec (40). Still the same road though.

Answer 9

The transcada is the easiest way to go.

Use this guide for the road.

http://transcanadahighway.com/general/itinerary.htm#LIST

Answer 10

From Google maps....all of 10 seconds.





1. Head southwest on Rue Notre-Dame E toward Place Jacques Cartier

300 m

2. Turn right onto Boulevard Saint-Laurent

140 m

3. Take the 1st right onto Rue Saint Antoine E

160 m

4. Take the ramp on the left onto Ville-Marie Expy/Autoroute 720 W

5.4 km

5. Take exit 1N to merge onto Autoroute Décarie/Autoroute 15 N toward Saint-Jérôme

6.6 km

6. Take exit 70-O on the left for Autoroute 40 O/Québec 117/Boulevard Marcel-Laurin toward Pierre Elliott Trudeau/Autoroute 520/Ottawa/Gatineau

200 m

7. Take exit 70O on the left for Autoroute 40 O toward Pierre Elliott Trudeau/Autoroute 520/Hull/Ottawa

350 m

8. Merge onto Trans-Canada Hwy

Entering Ontario

300 km

9. Turn left onto Main St/County Rd 8

1.5 km

10. Turn right onto Snake River Line

2.2 km

11. Turn right onto Turcotte Rd

1.3 km

12. Take the 1st left onto ON-17/Trans-Canada Hwy

92.6 km

13. Turn right onto Swisha Rd/County Road 635 (signs for Swisha Road/Québec)

2.6 km

14. Continue onto Pont Rapides Des Joachims/County Rd 635

Entering QC

240 m

15. Continue onto Rue Principale

1.5 km

16. Turn right onto Chemin Dumoine

5.2 km

17. Keep left to stay on Chemin Dumoine

9.1 km

18. Turn left to stay on Chemin Dumoine

18.0 km

19. Turn right

22.5 km

20. Turn left

17.8 km

21. Turn left

60.7 km

22. Turn right

28.2 km

23. Turn right

450 m

24. Turn left

2.0 km

25. Make a U-turn

2.0 km

26. Turn right

450 m

27. Take the 1st left toward Chemin du Lac Moran

80.4 km

28. Continue straight onto Chemin du Lac Moran

8.0 km

29. Turn right onto Chemin du Lac d'Argent

18.0 km

30. Turn right onto Chemin des Quinze

700 m

31. Take the 1st left onto Chemin du 6 Rang de Laverlochère

3.2 km

32. Continue onto Rue Principale

250 m

33. Continue straight onto QC-382 O

14.4 km

34. Continue straight onto Rang 8 et 9 de Guigues/QC-391 N

Continue to follow QC-391 N

12.5 km

35. Slight left onto Chemin des 8 et 9 Rang

230 m

36. Continue onto Montée Gamache

6.6 km

37. Turn right onto QC-101 N

8.7 km

38. Turn right onto Rue Principale S

400 m

39. Turn left onto Rue Ontario

Entering Ontario

2.6 km

40. Continue onto ON-65 W

6.4 km

41. Turn right onto Moose Creek Rd

1.6 km

42. Turn left onto Maybrook Rd

1.5 km

43. Take the 1st right onto Promenade Rd

1.6 km

44. Turn left onto Development Rd

5.0 km

45. Turn right onto ON-11 N

203 km

46. Turn left onto 1 St/ON-11 W (signs for Smooth Rock Falls/Thunder Bay)

Continue to follow ON-11 W

182 km

47. Continue onto King St/Trans-Canada Hwy

Continue to follow Trans-Canada Hwy

394 km

48. Turn left onto Camp 75 Rd

3.8 km

49. Slight right

13.8 km

50. Turn right

16.3 km

51. Turn right

2.1 km

52. Turn right toward ON-17 N

22.0 km

53. Turn right onto ON-17 N

128 km

54. Turn right onto Dawson Rd/ON-102 W

Continue to follow ON-102 W

32.9 km

55. Turn right onto ON-11 W (signs for ON-17 W/Atikokan/Fort Frances/Kenora)

21.0 km

56. Continue onto ON-17 W/Trans-Canada Hwy

286 km

57. Continue straight onto Government St

700 m

58. Continue onto Grand Trunk Ave

1.4 km

59. Continue onto ON-17 W/Trans-Canada Hwy

118 km

60. Continue onto Kenora Bypass

34.3 km

61. Continue onto ON-17 W/Trans-Canada Hwy

Continue to follow Trans-Canada Hwy

Entering Manitoba

179 km

62. Take the Trans Canada Highway/MB-100 W ramp to Brandon

400 m

63. Merge onto Perimeter Hwy/MB-100

40.0 km

64. Take the Trans Canada Highway/MB-1 W ramp to Brandon

350 m

65. Merge onto Portage Ave/MB-1 W/Rte 85 W

Continue to follow MB-1 W

Entering Saskatchewan

317 km

66. Continue onto SK-1 W

237 km

67. Turn left onto the SK-1 W/Trans Canada Highway ramp to Moose Jaw/SK-6 S

400 m

68. Merge onto SK-1 W/Trans-Canada Hwy

Continue to follow Trans-Canada Hwy

Entering Alberta



756 km

69. Turn left onto Centre St NE S

2.5 km

70. Turn left onto 9 Ave SE

350 m

71. Turn left at the 2nd cross street onto Macleod Trail SE

97 m



Calgary, AB