Montreal Car Hire

Travel to Montreal with your Driveaway car rental and explore the city filled with a vibrant and exciting atmosphere. Montreal is the capital of Quebec and is the second largest city in Canada. Montreal has much to offer visitors with its exploding charm that infuses you with culture, Historical 19th century buildings, great art scenes and a big nightlife.

Montreal is a city where the old meets new. Visitors can see the features of the European influence with Old World Europe architecture as it neighbours trendy cafes, shops and clubs. Take advantage of our affordable car hire to discover and capture Montreal’s splendor.

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Travelling in Montreal with a Hire Car

Your Montreal car hire will allow you to escape in the enchanting city and explore Montreal with your own independence. Collect your rental car from the Montreal Airport located 30 minutes west from the city center on highway 20. Your Driveaway hire car can also be collected from many city locations offered. If you are travelling from Toronto you can travel into Montreal using the Highway 401 east and the Autoroute 20. From New York City you can take the Interstate Freeway 87 north, then Highway 15. From Boston take the interstate highway 93 to highway 89 in Bow, turns into Highway 133 to Highway 10 and then you will travel into the characteristic Montreal city.

Travel through time as you drive your hire car into the ‘Old City’, the best place to start your visit. This city is a true pleasure of delights with new attractions to see around every corner. This city is filled with galleries, museums, shops and famous churches which include the Basillique Notre Dame. The Old City is filled with unique old cobblestoned streets framed with old17th to the 19th century buildings.

While visiting the Old City a stopover at the Basillique Notre Dame is a must. This is Montreal’s oldest church, built in 1656. The Notre Dame is famous for its spectacular Gothic architecture. The interior is filled with a dance of colours through the stained glass windows. The glass windows are not traditional as it incorporates scenes of Montreal religious history rather than biblical stories. The plays of colours through the walls up to the ceiling that’s painted dark blue decorated with stars are remarkable. It really is an impressive building that holds much history and symbolic importance to the city of Montreal and is recommended for everyone to visit.

Shopping in Montreal is like an attraction on its own as it’s a shopper’s dream. Montreal offers a vast variety of shopping with original French- Canadian designs and brand named fashion. The main shopping centre is the five storey retail paradise, located underground on Ste-Catherine Ouest, downtown. The shopping centre includes more than 175 stores and restaurants.