Montreal guide to neighbourhoods, metro stations and taxi trips

Montreal changes character from one area to the next. A downtown address, a metro entrance, a university pavilion and a meeting point by the river do not need the same directions. This guide brings together the landmarks that help identify the right place before ordering a ride.

Looking first for the possible cost of a ride? See Taxi fares in Montreal. It is the planned starting point for distinguishing a regulated fare, an official fixed fare and an estimate when those figures have been verified and dated.

Two paths are offered at the start:

• You have an address and want to understand the price: open Fares, then use the real address in the ordering path.
• You are still looking for the right pickup point or destination: use the neighbourhoods and areas guide or the metro stations guide.

The Guide pages help name a destination clearly, avoid similarly named places and choose a meeting point that another person can understand.

The Montreal Neighbourhoods and Areas directory consolidates 46 former local-search topics into one structured page. It includes Montreal boroughs, recognized neighbourhoods, related municipalities in the urban agglomeration, and areas across the west, centre, north, east and southwest of the island.

Each entry locates the area and gives a practical cue for preparing an address. The page distinguishes, for example, the Town of Mount Royal from Mount Royal itself, the City of Montreal West from western Montreal, and the borough of Verdun from its Nuns’ Island area.

The Montreal Metro Stations directory consolidates the 59 former station pages identified in the migration plan. Each entry gives the line, major transfers where relevant and a useful destination context.

A station may have several entrance buildings, exits or sides of the street. The station name alone is not always enough for a meeting point: add the intersection, entrance, establishment address or another visible landmark. For current network conditions, access points and neighbourhood maps, consult the STM directly.

MonTaxi puts forward two ways to request a taxi:

1. Order online when you can clearly provide the pickup point and destination.
2. Call 514-322-1322 when a short explanation helps clarify the location.

Before acting, prepare the complete address and a number where the passenger can be reached. At a large site—a station, hotel, venue, campus or building with several entrances—add a concrete meeting point. When ordering for someone else, use the passenger’s contact information when it is needed to identify the right person.

To choose a trip type, see Services. For an airport destination, open Taxi to or from Montréal–Trudeau Airport. Those links lead to service pages; this Guide remains local orientation content.

The following topics are announced as editorial extensions. They are not published pages yet, and no placeholder links should be created for launch.