Dorval
Dorval is an on-island suburban city on the island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada.
Dorval is an on-island suburban city on the island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Although the city has the largest surface area in Montreal's west side, it is among the least densely populated. Montréal–Trudeau International Airport constitutes about 60% of the city's land; consequently, all of Dorval's population is concentrated in the southern part of the city.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
While the West Island is mostly a collection of residential suburbs, it is also home to a number of large parks and green spaces. For those interested in Montreal's history and architecture, the West Island also has many older buildings with some dating back to the 18th century.
- 01Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Village
A historic waterfront village founded in 1703.
- 02Morgan Arboretum
150 Chemin des Pins (take exit 41 on Autoroute 40 to Chemin Sainte-Marie.
- 03Ecomuseum Zoo
21125 Chemin Sainte-Marie, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, H9X 3Y7 (Take exit 44 on Autoroute 40.
- 04Pointe-Claire Village
A quaint collection of shops and restaurants in Pointe-Claire, near the waterfront.
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Things to do
- 01Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal
- 02McGill University MacDonald Campus
Visit MacDonald Campus of McGill University, featuring its experimental farm, raptor/rare bird centre, eco-museum, and arboretum.
- 03Parc-nature du Cap-Saint-Jacques
20099 boul Gouin Ouest, Pierrefonds, H9K 1C6.
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Where to eat
Montreal's three best-known specialties are available on the West Island. Smoked meat sandwiches are available at delis, such as the Chenoy's on Boulevard Saint-Jean, the deli in Fairview shopping centre, or Smoked Meat Pete's in Pincourt ("can't beat Pete's meat"). Bagels are available from Real Bagel (Rue Saint-Jean), Bagel Ouest (Boulevard des Sources), and St-Viateur Bagel (821 Rue Tecumseh).
- 01La Station Café
104, rue Elm (In the Beaconsfield train station), info@lastationcafe.com.
- 02Bombay Choupati
5011 Boulevard des Sources, Pierrefonds,.
- 03La Perle
4230 Boulevard Saint-Jean (Dollard-des-Ormeaux),.
- 04Le Gourmand
42 Sainte-Anne, Pointe-Claire (211 Bus, or drive), restaurantlegourmand@gmail.com.
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Getting to Dorval
- Airports
- Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau (YUL), 2 km · Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier (YOW), 151 km · Quebec Jean Lesage (YQB), 235 km
- Ottawa → Dorval152 km · quickest by road, 2h 48m · C$22–30
- Quebec → Dorval248 km · quickest by road, 4h 38m · C$34–45
- Hamilton → Dorval14391 km · quickest by air, 29h 2m · NZ$3,120–4,830
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Dorval
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Dorval. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextA ferry from Hudson takes you across the Lake of Two Mountains to the village of Oka, featuring a cheese-making monastery, a large water park, and the Kanesatake Mohawk Reserve (the site of a standoff in Canadian history known as the "Oka Crisis").
From Wikivoyage: Montreal/West Island, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Dorval
Dorval is 14 km from Laval, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.