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2 Weeks Canada Road Trip Itinerary – Exploring Quebec And Ontario (With Prices) | Miss Tourist

Notes and possible changes in the road trip

As I said earlier, you might arrive in Toronto and that is no problem, as this itinerary will work great for you nevertheless – just start and finish there. In fact, you can start and finish at any point on this route as this itinerary is a loop.

If you have fewer days you could either skip something on the Far East (one of the National Parks), either the last day – Thousand Islands. You could also speed it up a little if you do not stay overnight in the Thousand Islands area on the last day and you would go directly to Montreal, but that would involve a lot of driving.

If you have more days, I would definitely add Mont Tremblant and Lac-Saint-Jean to this plan! If you have the US visa or you are allowed in without it, you can visit Boston and New York, both of these cities are just a couple hours driving from Niagara Falls.

There are some other great road trips to do in Canada like The Trans-Canada Highway, Sea to Sky Country, but I will leave these for next time!

You could also do a cross-country road trip from Montreal to Vancouver – I think that would be epic! But keep in mind that this is 4,600 kilometers / 2,860 miles, so it would be a loooong journey.

Some practical things to know about your Canada road trip

I could not leave without giving you some useful, practical tips that I think are important to know before taking this trip, so here you go:

Do you need to speak French in order to travel in the Canadian French-speaking part?

No, absolutely not! Do not worry, people are bilingual in Quebec, so you will not need French. I only met one couple during my trip who did not speak English, and they were actually French who moved to Canada a while ago.

Money and prices in Canada

How about the prices?

Canada is definitely not one of the cheapest countries in the world, I am sure you are aware of that. However, if you book your accommodation and a car rental in advance, you will be able to significantly lower the cost.

Before we even start talking about approximate prices, I want you to know one thing – in Canada, just like in the US, the price is displayed WITHOUT the tax. You will need to add about 13-15% to get to the final price.  This will not be surprising to Americans, but it can come as a shock for some other people. You can use this calculator to see the tax for each state. It is 13% in Ontario and 15% in Quebec.

Below are the approximate prices (in CAD, after tax, without tips if applicable):

A meal in an inexpensive restaurant for 1 person – 20 CAD

Dinner for 2 in a restaurant – 60 CAD

Night in a hotel (very approximate) – 100 CAD

Taxi – ~2 CAD per km + 3,50 CAD initial charge

A bottle of water – 1,5 CAD

Domestic beer 0,5L – 6 CAD

Metro ticket – 3.25 CAD

Average price for a museum – 18 CAD

1 l of gas (1/4 gallon) – 1,32 CAD (in total, we spent about 280 CAD on gasoline doing this exact itinerary)

Tipping culture in Canada

Please do not forget to leave tips in restaurants in Canada, as it is part of the culture and it is extremely rude not to! I have asked around and Canadian tip about 15% in general.

One other thing to note for tourists from Europe and Asia – you do not have to have cash to tip your server, it can be deducted directly from your card! The payment terminal machine will ask you how much you want to leave (usually 15%) and it will calculate the final price for you.

By the way, I hardly used any cash in Canada, almost everything can be paid by card!

Sim cards in Canada (buy a pre-paid sim card)

If you want to buy a prepaid sim card with GB and minutes, this can be done in 4 major cell service providers – Rogers (with sub-brands like Fido and Chatr), Telus, Bell and Freedom Mobile.

Rogers seemed to be the cheapest plan when I made my research (I paid 49 CAD with taxes for 4 GB), BUT it turned out it only worked in 17 places in Canada (say whaaaat?). I wasn’t informed about it in the beginning, so I had to be without internet connection for a couple of days when we were hiking the National Parks of Quebec. This was very frustrating, so make sure to ask if it works all over the country before you buy the sim card.

I also do not recommend Freedom Mobile as I read it does not work in all cities.

You can compare the up-to-date prices and make your decision according to that here.

I bought my sim card in the city center in one of the offices of Rogers, but you can also do it right in the airport if you are arriving in the daytime.

NOTE: do not forget about the 5-15% tax depending on the state you are buying it in.

When to visit Canada?

I would generally say that any season has its advantages for visiting Canada – there are great things to do in the cities in the winters too, but you see… you are going to do a lot of driving, so I would suggest waiting until the snow melts. Even though the government of Canada does an AMAZING job cleaning the snow off the streets and highways, the weather conditions might be severe at times. So, again, I would say anytime between May and October would be perfect for a road trip!

Conclusion

That is it! During this Canada itinerary in 14 days, we covered 2.405 km (1.494 miles) in 24 hours and 40 minutes of driving, with the average of 1,5 hours per day.

I hope you liked my Canada road trip itinerary where we discovered 2 eastern provinces of Canada – French Quebec and bustling Ontario.

I tried to give you a price estimate on activities to do for each of your trip, accommodation recommendations sorted by price and general tips about this particular road trip – when to wake up, how many kilometers (miles) of driving per day, practical information and much more!

Please let me know in the comments if you are going to do a similar road trip, I would be happy to know if this Canada trip planner was useful to you!

As usual, if you have any additional questions, do not hesitate to let me know!

Yulia

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