There are 7 ways to get from Waterloo to Quebec by plane, bus, train, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane ALO - YQB
8h 19m$170–784Drive to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from Waterloo to Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CIDcar
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane CID - YQB
7h 22m$160–777Bus, train via Toronto
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Québectrain
29h 48m$318–762Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Montréalbus
- Take the taxi from Montréal Bus Central Station to Quebec Gare du Palaistaxi
34h 50m$976–1,199Drive 2,035.3 km
- Drive from Waterloo to Quebeccar 2,035.3 km
22h 12m$396–572Bus, train
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Albany to Longueuilbus
- Take the bus from Longueuil, QC - 1225 St. Charles 0 Street #250 to Quebec, QC - Shell, 2831 Boulevard Laurierbus
34h 14m$431–1,043Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Québectrain
37h 1m$421–1,029
Waterloo to Quebec by bus, foot, train, and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Waterloo to Quebec is to bus and train via Toronto which costs $310 - $800 and takes 29h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Waterloo to Quebec is to drive and fly which takes 7h 22m and costs $160 - $800.
The distance between Waterloo and Quebec is 1752 km. The road distance is 2035.3 km.
The best way to get from Waterloo to Quebec without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 34h 50m and costs $950 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Waterloo to Quebec, including transfers.
Quebec is 1h ahead of Waterloo. It is currently 12:59 PM in Waterloo and 1:59 PM in Quebec.
Yes, the driving distance between Waterloo to Quebec is 2035 km. It takes approximately 22h 12m to drive from Waterloo to Quebec.
There are 691+ hotels available in Quebec.
What companies run services between Waterloo, IA, USA and Quebec, QC, Canada?
American Airlines and United Airlines fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $60–140
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $60–110
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $50–70
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $80–150
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $80–130
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $65–90
Train from Montréal to Québec
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $45–130
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $45–100
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $40–60
Train from Saint-Lambert to Québec
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $45–130
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $45–100
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $40–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Waterloo to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- serviceclient@keolis.ca
- Website
- orleansexpress.com
Bus from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.orleansexpress.com/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.orleansexpress.com/en/schedule/
- Adult
- $40–65
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Albany to Longueuil
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $45–180
- Flexible
- $90–190
- Phone
- +1-(438) 793-4003
- info@jaguaride.com
- Website
- jaguaride.com
Bus from Longueuil, QC - 1225 St. Charles 0 Street #250 to Quebec, QC - Shell, 2831 Boulevard Laurier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Book at
- https://jaguaride.betterez.com/cart/6478dc60cb7300078528837c/reservation/6478dc60cb73000785288381
- Website
- https://www.jaguaride.com/
- Adult
- $55–70
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