Montreal and Quebec 7 night itinerary in July 2026

Posted by pahulagway (USA) on 12/04/25 04:28 PM

Good day! I am in the initial stages of planning a 7 night itinerary for MOntreal and Quebec. We will be flying in and out of Montreal so I was thinking of driving straight to Quebec for 4 nights and back to Montreal for 3 nights for an 8AM flight out of Montreal.

Looking into insight as to whether this is a reasonable split of days. Looking into a mix of city and nature (more for nature, actually). ALso if you could throw in a few suggestions for day trips/excursions from either city, that would be great.

Thank you.

Posted by CJean

Ontario, Canada

12/04/25 05:17 PM

6810 posts

Time of year will be important when recommending outdoor activities. Both are large cities, so it would help to know what "nature" experiences you want. From QC,both Montmorency Falls park and the Jacques Cartier National Park offer possibilities. Montreal has the exquisite Botanical Gardens to walk around, Mount Royal Park for walking or hiking, or the Lachine Rapids jet boats if you want something more adventurous.

The drive between these cities can be over 3 hours. Avoid arriving or departing either in rush hour if possible. Given the issue of parking in the center of either city, you might consider taking the train. Then rent a car for day trips outside the city. Just a thought.

Posted by pahulagway OP

USA

12/04/25 05:48 PM

52 posts

Thank you, CJean. We had been to the Canadian Rockies and was thinking of similar nature and scenery, hikes...Looking at doing excursions outside of the city for quaint little towns. We are going in July - sorry forgot to mention that in my original post.

Posted by Mary

🪻Southeastern US

12/04/25 05:58 PM

2946 posts

I'm thinking of a trip to the region and have found this Fodor's guidebook has been useful. There's a section on side trips from the two cities. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1640976868?tag=fodorstrave0d-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1