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Burlington to Québec

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Burlington to Québec. From €42.52, fastest 4h 42m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Burlington to Québec runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €42.52 and €61.93, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 42m over 864 km, on services run by 4 operators across 2 modes.

Checked September 23, 2026Priced for October 12, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.

Typical fares · Priced for October 12, 2026

€42.52 to €61.93

  • 126%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Burlington

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 07:30First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 2Services per day
  • 0%Run direct

Departure times on this route

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €97.53Thu24
  2. about €90.93Fri25
  3. about €76.63Sat26
  4. about €82.68Sun27
  5. about €57.38Mon28
  6. about €67.83Tue29
  7. about €64.53Wed30
  8. about €60.68Thu1
  9. about €55.73Fri2
  10. about €63.98Sat3
  11. about €66.72Sun4
  12. about €52.42Mon5
  13. about €47.48Tue6
  14. about €44.72Wed7
  15. about €67.83Thu8
  16. about €56.28Fri9
  17. about €51.88Sat10
  18. about €50.77Sun11
  19. about €42.52Mon12
  20. about €50.77Tue13
  21. about €43.07Wed14

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The bus gets you into Québec. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Québec for the night the bus gets in

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Booking window

When to book Burlington to Québec

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €53.5290 days
  2. €47.4760 days
  3. €48.5745 days
  4. €50.2230 days
  5. €43.0721 days
  6. €44.7214 days
  7. €64.537 days
  8. €76.633 days
  9. €97.531 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €43.07.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 126 percent. The most expensive point is €97.53, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€97.53€43.07137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Burlington to Québec and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

864 km

776 km as the crow flies, 11% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.

Who lives at each end

186,948531,902

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

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The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 864 km against 776 km in a straight line, a detour of 11 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Toronto, Whitby, Oshawa. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.

Who runs this route

The bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Gare du Palais

Most of the points near Gare du Palais open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Burlington to Québec

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Burlington to Québec?

The fastest journey from Burlington to Québec takes 4h 42m door to door, of which 2h 2m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 11h 21m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Burlington to Québec?

The cheapest fare from Burlington to Québec is €42.52, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €67.27. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Burlington to Québec?

The cheapest way from Burlington to Québec is by coach, at €42.52 for one passenger on October 12, 2026. That journey takes 14h 12m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Burlington to Québec?

The fastest way from Burlington to Québec is by train, at 4h 51m door to door. Only 2h 2m of that is spent moving; the remaining 2h 49m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €61.93.

When should I book Burlington to Québec?

Fares from Burlington to Québec bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €43.07. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 126 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Burlington to Québec?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Burlington to Québec, at €44.72. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 23, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Burlington to Québec?

December is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Burlington to Québec, at €43.07 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Burlington to Québec?

4 operators sell services from Burlington to Québec across 2 modes: Air Canada, Alstom, Go Transit, Orléans Express. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Burlington to Québec?

0 percent of the services we sell from Burlington to Québec are direct. The rest connect at Toronto, Whitby, Oshawa, with about 52 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Burlington to Québec produce?

Traveling from Burlington to Québec by coach produces about 30.4 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 158.5 kg, roughly 5 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Burlington to Québec use?

Services from Burlington to Québec by train leave from Appleby GO Station and arrive at Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport YQB. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Burlington to Québec?

3 of the 4 operators we sell from Burlington to Québec allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Burlington to Québec on September 23, 2026: 864 km of route against 776 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €42.52, and 4h 42m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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The two ends, compared

Burlington reaches 55 places in 5 countries on services we hold, over distances from 45 to 6,048 km. Québec reaches 51 places in 6 countries, from 114 to 5,274 km.

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Leaving Burlington

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  • 5Countries
  • 3Operators

Arriving in Québec

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  • 6Countries
  • 19Operators

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