Directions
Getting there from New York City:
There is an Amtrak train from Penn Station to
Montréal (about 10 hours) -- and there is a
train
from Montréal to Lac-Bouchette (about
7
hours) but this does not run on September 4th / Labor
Day. Round trip fare is about $160.
Newark has non-stop flights to both Montréal and Québec
-- about 1 1/2
hours.
LaGuardia has non-stop flights to Montréal but the flights to
Québec
make a stop in Montreal and take longer.
About $400 roundtrip.
Simplified: Drive North on Autoroute 73 N / Route 175;
turn left onto Provincial Secondary Route 169. Finally, take Rte. 155.
Simplified: Drive East on Autoroute 40, then Northeast on
Rte. 155.
Train from Montréal to Lac-Bouchette (about 7 hours) but
this does not run on September 4th / Labor
Day. Round trip fare is about $160.
Plane from Montréal to Saguenay (which is quite a bit west of
Lake St. Jean): $350 - 500 per person: see http://www.exactair.ca