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  • The subway system works really good if there is nobody that jumps in front of it... When you take a transfer ticket, you can travel for 1.30h within all the stm system, you can go out the subway and take the bus with your ticket. But you can't take the metro back either take the same bus. The prices are higher each 6 months to a year. For adults it is 2.50 $ and for children 1.25$. You can buy a "lisière" that is 6 tickets and you save money. they have one day card, but it is expensive... Good travelling!

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  • The Montréal Métro was built as recently as the 1960s, so you are entitled to expect that it will be fairly modern. It is – and also it’s clean, quick and inexpensive, if sometimes a little crowded when we travelled (despite appearances in the main photo). Montréal has, sensibly, followed the trend toward linking travel on both the Métro and the bus system, so one ticket can be used on either system. We purchased three day tickets which, as can be seen in photo 2, are in the form of ‘scratch’ tickets from a Métro station. When we visited, the cost for these tickets was $9 for one day, $17 for three days, and they provide unlimited travel in that period. This photo also shows a map of the system, which follows the Paris Métro practice of each line being represented by a colour and the direction identified by the station at the end. Photos 3 and 4 show another Métro station and one of the city’s buses.

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  • The metro is Montreal is extremely convenient, seemed to be very efficient, and easy to decipher. There are a few lines, and I think you can go around the entire city in basically a square (changing trains here or there). The easiest and cheapest way to get around!

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    Metro: Getting around Montreal on the Metro
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  • If you're visiting Montreal and don't need to be out in the suburbs then I'd strongly suggest you avoid renting a car as the metro system is excellent. If you're going to be here for just a few days then buy a package of 6 tickets (ask for 6 'billets' (pronounced: "sees bee-lay"). If you're going to stay longer then buy weekly passes but be aware that the passes run Monday through Sunday so buying a pass late in the week might not save you any money.

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  • I was truly impressed by Montreal's public transportation. The metro is amazingly well kept and well set up! There is only 6 or 7 lines which makes it easy to learn how to utilize it. If the metro won't get you where you want to go, the bus definetly will.

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  • If you have ridden on the subway in Boston or New York, you will be amazed at how quiet the Montreal Metro is. The trains run on rubber wheels, eliminating nearly all of the ear-splitting din common in other subway systems. The Metro is extremely clean and efficient, the trains running in both directions every few minutes. It is the most convenient and economical way to get around the city as there are Metro stops nearly everywhere anyone could want to go. To ride the Metro you must purchase a ticket. Tickets are sold in singles or in strips of 6. Buying 6 is not only more economical--you get two of them free if you go by the single ticket price--but it will also help you avoid waiting in line as often. Tickets are fed directly into the turnstiles at the Metro entrance. I found that getting the turnstile to accept the ticket and turning the mechanical arm simultaneously a bit tricky, getting myself stuck more than once--much to the annoyance of the attendants. However, if you are less clumsy that I am you should be fine! Tickets are sold in Metro stations and at many retail stores. Maps of the Metro are available in most hotels and at Metro stations.

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    Metro: The best way to get around
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  • You'll find a station under this kind of sign - Montreal
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    The easiest way to get from place to place in Montreal is the subway. There are 4 lines (yellow, green, blue and orange). A ticket costs 2,5 CAD and the selling system is the stupidest I've ever seen =) You pay for your ticket, the cashier hands it to you and you immediately give it back! If you know you'll be using the metro a lot, you'll save money by buying a six-ticket strip or a tourist card for 1 or 3 days.

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  • We like to walk so we didn't take the metro much but we did ride it a couple of times in order to get to the Island of Ste. Helene and back. We bought a 6 ticket strip for $11.50 CA, a savings over the individual price of $2.50 per ride. Since they come in a strip of tickets you can use for up to 6 people. The metro was clean and fast and easy to use. To get out of the Metro, follow the signs that say "Sortie" (French for exit). To locate the metro stations, look for the blue signs with the arrow pointing down.

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    Montréal's Métro is one of the safest around. It is very clean. And everyone takes it. It's even an art experience! Even before the beginning of its construction in the early 60s, Montréal’s metro was promised to have a style of its own: Every station was to be conceived by a distinct architect. Instead of travelling on a system where all stations are alike. Montrealers would commute in a system where every station is unique and decorated with artworks. In fact, initiators of the project, leaded by mayor Jean Drapeau, insisted that art be integrated to stations. Thenceforth, the population of Montréal came into contact with an aspect of our culture that was until then only seen in museums. The fare is not expensive if you know how to make it work for you. There is a tourist Card that sells for $8.00 / 1 day or $16.00 / 3 days. You can also pay $2.50 cash each time or $11.25 for a six-ticket strip. What I recommend, if you are to stay more than a day, is the Weekly Pass called "CAM hebdo" $18.00 for a whole week, but only from Monday to Sunday. Otherwise, there is the Monthly Pass called "CAM", $61.00. For reduced fares look on their web site to see if you are eligible. If you are to take the bus afterwards, take a transfer at the station at which you enter. You can also enter the metro with your bus transfer.

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  • Public transportation is the best way to get around. The Metro runs on rubber wheels on an orange, blue, green and yellow line. The Metro and Bus services are both administered by STCUM, so the same ticket and transfer are vaild on either service.

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