Montreal to Toronto 1 – A very comprehensive route in Eastern Canada. The route starts in Montreal and leads to the city of Saint John. From Saint John the route continues via ferry to the picturesque villages of Southern Nova Scotia. After touring this region the route leads to Cape Breton island. After touring the island’s beautiful National Park, the route continues to the province of New Brunswick and from there leads to the Gaspe Peninsula, a beautiful, pristine region in Eastern Quebec. The last part of this route includes a ferry ride that crosses the delta of the Saint Lawrence River and and a drive to the cities of Quebec City, Montreal and Ottawa all the way to Toronto, where this trip ends.
Day 1 – Land in Montreal and visit the city
Lodging location: Montreal
Day 2 – Drive to Grand Falls, 6 hours drive
Lodging location: Grand Falls
Day 3 – Continue driving south to Saint John and take the ferry to Digby, 2.5 hours ferry ride plus 3 hours drive
Lodging location: Digby
Day 4 – Drive plus take the short ferry rides to the end of Digby Neck (to Brier Island) and go whale watching, 3.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Digby
Day 5 – Drive to the town of Lunenburg through Kejimkujik National Park, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Lunenburg
Day 6 – Visit the village of Peggy’s Cove and the beautiful coastal areas around it and drive to Halifax, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Halifax
Day 7 – Travel to East Cape Breton Highlands National Park, 5 hours drive
Lodging location: Ingonish
Day 8 – Visit West and North Cape Breton Highlands National Park, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Cheticamp
Day 9 – Drive to New Brunswick and visit Hopewell Rocks (the place with the greatest tides in the world), 6 hours drive
Lodging location: Moncton
Day 10 – Drive to the Gaspe peninsula and on the way visit Kouchibouguac National Park, 6.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Perce
Day 11 – Visit the amazing Gannet colony in Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park and drive north to Gaspe, 1 hour drive
Lodging location: Gaspe
Day 12 – Visit Forillon National Park
Lodging location: Gaspe
Day 13 – Drive south along to coast of the Gaspe peninsula, 4 hours drive
Lodging location: Matane
Day 14 – Take the ferry to Baie-Comeau, and afterwards drive south and go whale watching in Tadoussac, 2.5 hours ferry ride plus 2.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Tadoussac
Day 15 – Drive to Quebec City through Jacques Cartier National Park, 4 hours drive
Lodging location: Quebec City
Day 16 – Visit Quebec City
Lodging location: Quebec City
Day 17 – Drive to Montreal along the Saint Lawrence River, on the way stop for a visit at La Mauricie National Park, 5 hours drive
Lodging location: Montreal
Day 18 – Visit Montreal and drive to Ottawa, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Ottawa
Day 19 – Visit Ottawa, the capital city of Canada
Lodging location: Ottawa
Day 21 – Drive to Toronto, on the way take a tour to the Thousand Islands, 5 hours drive
Lodging location: Toronto
Day 21 – Visit Toronto
Lodging location: Toronto
Day 22 – Fly home
– In order to fill this route with content – see our East Canada destinations pages, where you can find articles that include suggestions what to do in various locations along this route.
