2024 Conference Location and Transportation Information

The 2024 conference will take place at Bishop’s University in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The address of the University is 2600 College St, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 1Z7. 

The Eastern Townships is most easily accessed by vehicle. The distance from Montreal to Bishop’s is approximately two hours drive. Other transportation options are charted vehicles and buses. More details below.

About Bishop’s University

Bishop’s University, Sherbrooke, Québec, is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Abenaki people (the people of the rising sun). We acknowledge their original stewardship of this land and that we are guests on this land. The names of many towns, lakes and rivers in the Eastern Townships are of Abenaki origin.

Bishop’s, founded in 1843, once served a very dense English-speaking population that resided here. Over the years, as that population diminished, the university adapted and now serves as a liberal arts college for a student population that is one quarter French speaking.

Conference locations on Campus

Bandeen Hall will be our home-base for the conference. All meals will take place at the Dewhurst Dining Hall. The residence for conference participants is Paterson Hall, just a few minutes from the dining hall. 

The dining hall is a ten-minute walk from Bandeen Hall. If you have accessibility needs or accommodation requests for getting around campus, please let us know when you register. 

View the Bishop’s campus map here. 

Getting to Bishop’s 

By Car:

REVISED DIRECTIONS

From the direction of Quebec City:

Take autoroute 20 west to Drummondville, take autoroute 55 south to exit 140 for highway 410 and go right to the very end.  Follow the curve of the roundabout and take the College Street exit. Take the very first entrance on your left and follow the SC-CC signs.  For the rest of you coming from the other direction on the 108, the entrance would be the very last one on the right, before the roundabout.

From west of Montreal:

Hwy. 401 becomes autoroute 20; take the exit for autoroute 30, (very important bypass to Montreal!) following the signs indicating the Sorel-Tracy direction. You will have one toll -booth, cards only accepted. Take exit 67 for Sherbrooke, follow the signage to access autoroute 10. Take exit 140 to the 410 & go right to the very end, follow the curve of the roundabout and take the College Street exit. Take the very first entrance on your left and follow the SC-CC signs.  For the rest of you coming from the other direction on the 108, the entrance would be the very last one on the right, before the roundabout.

From Montreal:

Take autoroute 10 east, exit 140 to the 410, and go right to the very end. Follow the curve of the roundabout and take the College Street exit. Take the very first entrance on your left and follow the SC-CC signs.  For the rest of you coming from the other direction on the 108, the entrance would be the very last one on the right, before the roundabout.

Transportation from the airport:

There are a number of options…some more expensive than others, but all require allowing extra time.  

Buses

Airport > Montreal bus terminal > Sherbrooke bus terminal

Inside the airport, as you exit, there is a kiosque that sells tickets for the 747 bus shuttle to the Montreal bus terminal. The cost is $11 and the travelling time is approximately 45 minutes. https://www.stm.info/en/info/networks/bus-network-and-schedules-enlightened/747-yul-montreal-trudeau-airport-downtown

From the Montreal bus terminal, you can take a Limocar bus. Please make sure to check the bus schedule and book in advance. The Limocar buses do not run past 8:45 p.m. which is an important consideration. Make sure you book express! https://limocar.ca/en/rate/

Once you have arrived at the Sherbrooke bus terminal you are a fifteen minute drive away from Bishop’s. You can arrange for a taxi or Uber, or you can let us know in advance of your arrival time and, depending on availability, a volunteer driver may be able to come and pick you up. The Sherbrooke #2 bus line also runs this route. https://www.sts.qc.ca/horaire/ligne-2/ 

Aeronavette Shuttle

The Aeronavette Shuttle offers service from the Montreal airport to Sherbrooke. Individuals can book seats on existing shuttles or groups charter can express shuttles for up to 11 passengers. The shuttle can be booked for one-way or round-trip. 

If you book an individual seat, there may be delays and extra stops added to your route.

If you book a charter, you must have 11 passengers. If you have less than 11 passengers, the price remains the same. The price for a one-way shuttle is  $1199 + tax one-way, or roundtrip $1672 + tax.

Learn more at https://aeronavette.ca/en/home/

Car rental at the airport:

There are many car rental services available from Montreal airport. You can also check the following sites: 

• https://www.rentalcars.com/us/

• https://www.expedia.ca/Cars 

• https://www.ca.kayak.com/cars 

Private individual driver

The last possibility is the name of an individual who offers trips to and from the airport, four passengers at a time, at a cost of $200 per group one way ($50 per seat). Please contact Ann Rothfels, Conference Chair, directly if you would like more information: conference2024@storytellers-conteurs.ca