One of the best things to do in Montreal during the months of September and October is apple picking. Yet getting to the closest orchard can be quite a challenge for tourist. If you tell me I have to rent a car, get a map, drive an hour, go up a mountain, turn left after the lights, which is after the stop sign, which is the 5th right after the gas station, chances are… I’m not going.
But what if I told you, that every Saturday until October 10, you can hop on a train that will take you straight from downtown Montreal to a bountiful orchard full of juicy apples, in under 45 minutes?
You heard me!
Time to take out your best fall picnic fashion and jump on the apple train!
Good news is, the apple train leaves at 12pm and returns at 5pm, which means you’ll have plenty of time to snooze in the morning, prepare your picnic, and get back to your hotel in time for cocktails.
The train leaves from
GARE CENTRALE and will take you to a region of Quebec called "Basses-Laurentides", in just 35 minutes. From there, a bus will pick you up, and you will be at the orchard in less than 15 minutes. That gives you a solid 3 hours to apple pick and wander through the hundreds of apple trees.
