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Les Rivières

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Worth seeing in and around Les Rivières

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Laval University

    Université Laval is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Université Laval traces its roots to the Séminaire de Québec, which was founded by François de Montmorency-Laval in 1663.

    4.3 km · public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Old Quebec

    Old Quebec is a historic neighbourhood of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Comprising the Upper Town and Lower Town, the area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    4.8 km · historic neighborhood in Quebec City, Canada, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Colisée de Québec

    Colisée de Québec, known as Colisée Pepsi from 1999–2015, is a defunct multi-purpose arena located in Quebec City, Quebec. It was the home of the Quebec Nordiques from 1972 to 1995, during their time in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League.

    2.4 km · multi-purpose arena in Quebec City · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec

    The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, abbreviated as MNBAQ, is an art museum in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The museum is located in National Battlefields Park and is a complex of four buildings.

    4.2 km · art museum in Quebec City, Canada · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Notre-Dame Basilica-Cathedral

    The Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec is the primatial church and seat of the Archdiocese of Quebec, located at 16, rue de Buade, Quebec City, Quebec. It is the oldest church in Canada and the first to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica, receiving the honor from Pope Pius IX in 1874.

    5 km · Catholic basilica-cathedral in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Centre Vidéotron

    Centre Vidéotron is an indoor arena in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The 18,259-seat arena replaced the old Colisée Pepsi as Quebec City's primary venue for indoor events.

    2.2 km · indoor arena, hockey venue and concert venue in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Parliament Building of Quebec

    The Parliament Building of Quebec is an eight-floor structure in Quebec City, Quebec. It is home to the National Assembly of Quebec.

    4.5 km · parliament building of Quebec · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Plains of Abraham

    The Plains of Abraham is a historic area within the Battlefields Park in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was established on 17 March 1908.

    4.4 km · battlefield park in Quebec City, Canada · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Édifice Price

    The Price Building is an 18-floor skyscraper in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Built in 1928–1930 amid controversy for Price Brothers Limited, it is the tallest building in the Old Quebec historical district, as well as one of the oldest skyscrapers in Canada.

    4.9 km · skyscraper in Quebec City, Canada · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Church of Our Lady of Victories, Quebec City

    Notre-Dame-des-Victoires is a small Roman Catholic stone church on Place Royale in the lower town of Old Quebec City. Construction was started in 1687 on the site of Champlain's habitation and was completed in 1723.

    5.3 km · church in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada · Wikipedia

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Getting to Les Rivières

Airports
Quebec Jean Lesage (YQB), 10 km · Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau (YUL), 242 km
Stations
Gare du Palais, 4.4 km · Port of Quebec, 5.2 km
  • Montréal → Les Rivières
    230 km · quickest by road, 4h 19m · C$31–42
  • Ottawa → Les Rivières
    375 km · quickest by air, 6h 1m · C$130–210
  • Hamilton → Les Rivières
    Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Les Rivières

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 Les Rivières. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundCross with the ferry for $3.65 (an experience in itself) and bike west on the south shore until you reach the Quebec Bridge and cross back on the north shore to connect with the Samuel-de-Champlain promenade and Corridor du Littoral.
  • Get aroundDriving in the Old Town can be tricky, since the cobblestone streets were designed for narrow 17th-century horse carts rather than 21st-century SUVs.
  • Get aroundBy charter bus Operates a ferry across the St.
  • Get aroundThe ferry operates throughout the year between 6 am and 2 am.
  • Get aroundThe ferry departs typically once an hour to Quebec City and once an hour from Quebec City, but frequency of departures increases up to every 40 minutes to Quebec City during the weekday morning rush hour and up to every 40 minutes to Lévis during the weekday afternoon rush hour.

From Wikivoyage: Quebec City, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Vinalhaven and the Fox IslandsUS

    9 ways of moving, 13 sources

    362 km
  2. 02
    Fire IslandUS

    10 ways of moving, 18 sources

    702 km
  3. 03
    Tortola and the British Virgin IslandsVG

    11 ways of moving, 15 sources

    3,215 km
  4. 04
    ViequesPR

    8 ways of moving, 12 sources

    3,234 km
  5. 05
    SabaNL

    8 ways of moving, 22 sources

    3,328 km

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Next door to Les Rivières

Les Rivières is 4 km from Québec, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.