Mont Orford is 120kms east of Montréal in the eastern region of Québec and is directly accessible by road only. Most travellers fly direct to Montréal’s Dorval International Airport and take a coach transfer. Trains also arrive in Montréal from other Canadian and US cities.

Montréal-Dorval International Airport is the closest main point of entry from the air and receives direct flights from the UK and world cities. Bus transfers are available for Mont Orford or you could hire a car. By road, take highways 40 and 15 (over St Lawrence River to the east), and then take highway 10 towards Eastman, exiting on to the 112 at junction 106, for Mont Orford National Park (130kms; 1 hour, 30 minutes).

By road from Québec City, follow highway 20 until you reach Drummondville, from where highway 55 heads southeast to Sherbrooke and highway 10 continues back towards Eastman, exiting at 115 on to highway 112 heading for Orford (235kms; three hours). From the United States, I-91 (Vermont) turns into highway 55 at the border and heads north to intersect with highway 10 (west). Continue west and exit at 115 as before.

Canada has a good railway network connecting the major cities with Montréal, as well as the US. Five trains per day arrive in Montréal from Toronto, taking between five and 10 hours; a night train is also available. There is also a service from New York that leaves Penn station at 08:15 and arrives in Montréal at 18:30. Buses and taxis are available for transfer to Mont Orford.

Greyhound buses run to Montréal throughout the day from the likes of Québec City, Ottawa and Toronto. Services are also available from the US.