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TRAVEL
Getting to the University:
By Car

From Montreal or points west:

  • Take the Champlain Bridge from Montreal to Autoroute 10.
  • Take exit 140 for Sherbrooke (Autoroute 410).
  • Travel South to the end of Autoroute 410.
  • Follow the roundabout towards route 108 East – route 143 North (Sherbrooke).
  • Continue on route 108 East until you reach Rue College. Turn right on College.
  • Bishop’s University is after the bridge, so take the first entrance immediately (20 feet) after the bridge. Be careful, you cannot enter from the second road onto campus, it is EXIT ONLY. If you miss the first entrance, take the third (Sport Complex entrance).

From Quebec City:
  • Take Autoroute 20 from Quebec City until you reach Drummondville.
  • Take Autoroute 55 south for about 110 kilometres until you reach exit 140 for Sherbrooke (highway 410).
  • Travel South to the end of Autoroute 410.
  • Follow the roundabout towards route 108 East – route 143 North (Sherbrooke).
  • Continue on route 108 East until you reach Rue College. Turn right on College.
  • Bishop’s University is after the bridge, so take the first entrance immediately (20 feet) after the bridge. Be careful, you cannot enter from the second road onto campus, it is EXIT ONLY. If you miss the first entrance, take the third (Sport Complex entrance).
You may also use Google Map, but please be advised that the directions this tool provides are different from above.

By Bus
Daily service from Montreal to Sherbrooke is available from Station Centrale d’Autobus (505, boul. de Maisonneuve est 514 842-2281). The trip is approximately two hours in length, arriving in downtown Sherbrooke, a short taxi or city bus ride from the Bishop’s campus.
For more information / schedule:
https://limocar.ca/en/
City bus schedule & info (STS)
http://www.sts.qc.ca (in French only)

By Air
Sherbrooke is not currently served by major airlines.

International airports nearest Bishop’s:
  • Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) – approximately two hours drive from Bishop’s campus
  • Burlington International Airport (BTV)  – approximately 2 ½ hours drive from Bishop’s campus.

By Rail
Via Rail does not currently service Sherbrooke.  However, there is a bus from Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport and Central Station (VIA) to Station Centrale d’Autobus downtown Montreal providing bus service to Sherbrooke.
For more information / schedule:
http://www.viarail.ca/
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