Mont-Tremblant pedestrian village with its gondola seen from above on the slopes
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Mont-Tremblant Day Trip from Montréal: Drive, Bus and Plan

Mont-Tremblant is a long but workable day trip from Montréal, about 90 minutes each way by car. Driving, the Galland bus, the village, the park and when to stay over.

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Mont-Tremblant works as a day trip from Montréal if you drive and pick one main thing, like a ski day, the village with a gondola ride, or a hike in the park. Guides put the drive at about 90 minutes each way on Autoroute 15 and Route 117, so you’ll spend three hours on the road and have the rest of the day there. Without a car the Galland coach reaches the town, but the timetable on its site is dated 2022, so you’ll want to confirm it before you plan around it. Resort and bus facts below come from the operators’ own pages, checked on 7 November 2026. Where a page wouldn’t load, the fact’s left out and said so.

Mont-Tremblant village seen from a gondola cabin rising over the resort rooftops
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Mont-Tremblant village and snowy ski slopes seen across the lake
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Which version of the day suits you

If you arePlanCar needed
Driving, with the village as the goalPark once, walk the pedestrian village, ride the gondola in seasonYes
Here to skiLeave early, ski, eat in the village, drive backYes, or the coach
Here to hikeParc national du Mont-Tremblant, Diable sector, with a long lunchYes
Without a carGalland coach to town, then the free local bus to the resortNo, but check times
Short on timePick the village or the park, not bothYes
Wanting a full day of skiing or both the park and the villageStay one night so the drive doesn’t eat the dayEither

Between the leaves and the snow, as it is now, the choice narrows. Tremblant’s own blog said on 22 October that most activities were closing after the colours season ended on 18 October, and that the gondola was closed while hiking trails stayed open until early November (resort blog). It gave 26 November as ski season opening day, so a day trip this week’s a village-and-lunch outing and not much more.

The pedestrian village

Recommended by 12 of 15 guides read.

Village de Mont-Tremblant is what most people mean when they say Tremblant, a car-free village at the foot of the slopes. Tremblant’s blog counts more than 90 restaurants, shops and activities in it, and describes a free shuttle and the free Cabriolet lift linking the village to the slopes (resort blog). The resort’s address is 1000, chemin des Voyageurs, and Bonjour Québec’s listing shows both free and paid parking and says the resort is open year round.

You can walk the village in an hour or two. One French guide found it too polished for its taste, but still thought you could fill a day there. Plan lunch here and it’s the backbone of the day, whatever else you add.

Hiking and Parc national du Mont-Tremblant

Recommended by 12 of 15 guides read.

Parc national du Mont-Tremblant is a separate place from the resort, and you can’t just walk there. Tremblant’s blog says it was created in 1895 and is the oldest national park in Québec, with hundreds of lakes, trails for all levels and some trails that connect directly to the resort (resort blog). It also describes the park as a day trip from the resort. Another post calls the park only 30 minutes from Tremblant, without naming a sector (resort blog).

Parc national du Mont-Tremblant, Mont-Tremblant, Montréal
Parc national du Mont-Tremblant, Mont-Tremblant. Photo: Nicolas Raymond from Bethesda, Maryland, USA / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

From Montréal, the Tremblant Activity Centre gives about a two-hour drive to the park’s Diable entrance. It takes Autoroute 15 North to Sainte-Agathe, where the 15 merges with Route 117, then exit 107 for Saint-Faustin-Lac-Carré and Lac-Supérieur, and chemin du Lac-Supérieur following the brown signs for the La Diable sector (driving directions). The centre warns that GPS apps aren’t reliable for some of its meeting points. It recommends a car in the area because taxis and rideshares can be limited in high season.

Sépaq runs the park, and its pages redirected to a maintenance notice on 7 November. Daily access fees, sector hours and what’s open this month weren’t confirmed, so you’ll need to look them up. Check Sépaq’s park page before you leave. Québec prices are normally shown before tax, so the total’s higher than the listed fee.

Guides name hiking as the summer draw (12 of 15) and several single out the Diable sector for a day outing. Solosophie’s reader advice is to bring water and your own snacks.

Skiing and the winter season

Recommended by 12 of 15 guides read.

Winter’s the reason many people go. Bonjour Québec says the Tremblant mountain has 102 runs (listing). Tremblant’s blog gave 26 November as this season’s opening day (resort blog) and mentioned the PwC Tremblant World Cup for December (resort blog).

LorenziGo, a ski guide, says a one-day round trip works but you lose about three hours on the road and get roughly four hours on the snow, and it recommends two or three days to enjoy the mountain and the village evenings. Lift ticket prices weren’t readable on tremblant.ca on 7 November, so none are given here. Book on the resort’s own site, and don’t forget that Québec prices are usually shown before tax.

Driving from Montréal

Recommended by 11 of 15 guides read.

This is how most guides say you should go. They give the drive as about 90 minutes to the village, and the exit and signs for the resort weren’t confirmed. Tremblant’s own getting-here page wouldn’t load for this check, so confirm the route and the parking lots on tremblant.ca before you go.

The route is the one the Activity Centre gives for the park. Take Autoroute 15 North to Sainte-Agathe, where it merges with Route 117 North, and stay on the 117 (driving directions). The centre’s own estimate for the whole drive to the park entrance is about two hours, so build in a margin if you’ve got a fixed return time.

Bus or shuttle without a car

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Galland runs a coach from the Gare d’autocars de Montréal to the town on its Montréal to Mont-Laurier line. The Tremblant groups site describes a 56-passenger coach from downtown Montréal to downtown Mont-Tremblant (Tremblant groups), and the resort’s blog says a bus from the Montréal bus station connects to downtown Mont-Tremblant (resort blog).

The timetable is the catch. Galland’s schedules page lists its Montréal and Mont-Laurier schedules marked as of 21 August 2022, so no current departure or arrival times, fare or drop-off stop could be confirmed. Its page says tickets must be bought one hour before departure. Check the current timetable and the stop with Galland (450 687-8666 or 1 877 806-8666) or on its site before you plan around the coach.

Once in town, Tremblant says the free municipal bus, Bus Mont-Tremblant, runs between the hubs of the area (resort blog). A direct airport shuttle exists, but it runs only in winter (Tremblant groups). The park’s harder, since guides say the coaches serve the village and not the park sectors, so a bus day means the village.

The panoramic gondola

Recommended by 6 of 15 guides read.

The gondola takes you from the village to the summit, which Tremblant’s blog calls the highest peak of the Laurentians, with a view of Lac Tremblant (resort blog). Ride length and summit temperatures weren’t confirmed.

Kayak paddling on the calm surface of Lac Tremblant below forested hills
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Hours, ticket prices and operating dates weren’t confirmed because tremblant.ca blocks automated reading. The gondola was closed in the resort’s 22 October post. Look at the gondola page for the dates that match your trip, and assume any price you see doesn’t include tax.

Staying longer than a day

Recommended by 5 of 15 guides read.

Guides who say to stay over give different reasons. Maya Maceka recommends at least two nights, LorenziGo says two or three days for skiing, and Solosophie suggests setting aside a few days for the park. A night makes sense if you want to ski a full day, do both the park and the village, or just don’t fancy three hours of driving after a long day outdoors.

If you’d rather sleep in the city and day-trip, see where to stay in Montréal. Hotels at the resort aren’t named here because they weren’t checked for this page.

Lac Tremblant

Recommended by 4 of 15 guides read.

Tremblant’s blog describes Lac Tremblant as a 12 km lake where the Centre Nautique Pierre Plouffe rents kayaks, paddleboards and sailboats, and says the resort has a free network of over 45 km of mountain bike trails (resort blog). It suits a summer day in the village, and a cruise or a kayak fills an afternoon.

Smaller stops

The Scandinave Spa (3 of 15 guides) sits on the Rivière du Diable according to Bonjour Québec, and guides suggest it after a day outdoors. Fall colours (3 of 15) are a draw in late September and early October, though the resort’s own blog says this year’s colours season ended on 18 October. For a different day, Québec City is a longer trip.

What’s on while you’re there

For events back in the city on the day you return, see the events calendar or events in Montréal in November 2026. The map shows the village and the park. If you’re weighing several options, day trips from Montréal compares them, and Montréal weather by month helps you check conditions before you go.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to get from Montréal to Mont-Tremblant?

Guides put the drive at about 90 minutes to the village. The Tremblant Activity Centre gives about two hours to the Diable entrance of Parc national du Mont-Tremblant, so build in a margin.

Is Mont-Tremblant worth a day trip from Montréal?

Yes, if you drive and pick one main thing. Eleven of the 15 guides read cover the drive, and most pair it with the village, a hike or a ski day. LorenziGo’s view is that a ski day only gives you about four hours on the snow.

Can you do a Mont-Tremblant day trip without a car?

You can reach the town by Galland coach, but check the times first. The only timetables on Galland’s site are dated August 2022 and list no Mont-Tremblant times, so call Galland. The park’s hard without a car.

When does ski season start at Tremblant?

Tremblant’s blog gave 26 November as opening day in a post of 22 October 2026. Check tremblant.ca for the current date and lift ticket prices, since they’re not confirmed here.

Is the gondola open now?

Not as of the resort’s 22 October post, which said the gondola was closed while hiking trails stayed open until early November. You’ll find hours and dates for your trip on the resort’s gondola page.

Do you need a car for Parc national du Mont-Tremblant?

Almost always. The Tremblant Activity Centre recommends having a car in the area, and guides say the coaches serve the village but not the park sectors. Sépaq’s site was in maintenance on 7 November, so you’ll need to check its page for fees and hours.

Sources: 15 guides in English and French, and 11 official pages

Guides in English

Guides in French

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