Cape in Quebec, Canada
Cap Diamant
Cap Diamant is a cape on an edge of the Promontory of Quebec and on which Quebec City is located, formed by the confluence of a bend in the St.
Lawrence River to the south and east, and the much smaller Saint-Charles River to the north.
How locals move
Getting around Cap Diamant the local way
- 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. Last edited 2026-09.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Jeangagnon (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.