Re: Getting to Quebec City

2011-06-18 Thread Glen Zorn
On 6/18/2011 7:08 AM, John Levine wrote: As you may have noticed, flying to Quebec City (YQB) is incredibly expensive. Hmm. My ticket to QC was only ~$40 CAD than the equivalent one to Montreal, far less than R/T bus or train fare... ... attachment:

Re: Getting to Quebec City

2011-06-18 Thread Glen Zorn
On 6/18/2011 8:31 AM, Andrew Sullivan wrote: On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 12:08:52AM -, John Levine wrote: By train: there are four trains a day from Montreal to Quebec. Although there is a train station in Dorval, close to the airport, it doesn't have any through trains to Quebec so it's

Has anyone found a hotel for Quebec City that isn't exorbitant?

2011-06-18 Thread Keith Moore
Frankly, I'm appalled at the prices and think it's highly inappropriate for IETF to be meeting in venues where the conference hotels are so expensive. ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf

Re: Has anyone found a hotel for Quebec City that isn't exorbitant?

2011-06-18 Thread John Levine
I'm staying in the Delta for $209. That doesn't seem out of line to me. People who are very price sensitive can stay in the Laval university dorms for $52/night. I know people who've stayed there for a conference in the convention centre and said that it was fine. It's too far to walk, so you

Re: Getting to Quebec City

2011-06-18 Thread Mary Barnes
As far as renting a car, it is likely a very good choice for anyone that is arriving in Montreal later in the day. I have a choice of one direct flight to Montreal that puts me arriving in Montreal 7pm. Even a one stop flight still puts me arriving around that time. So, given my experience in

Re: Getting to Quebec City

2011-06-18 Thread John R. Levine
As far as renting a car, it is likely a very good choice for anyone that is arriving in Montreal later in the day. I have a choice of one direct flight to Montreal that puts me arriving in Montreal 7pm. FYI, there is a direct bus from YUL to Quebec that leaves at 20:30. With Wifi, even.

Re: Has anyone found a hotel for Quebec City that isn't exorbitant?

2011-06-18 Thread Scott Brim
Chateau Laurier $135 via booking.com ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf

Re: Getting to Quebec City

2011-06-18 Thread Ole Jacobsen
Here is what I am doing: * Fly SFO-ORD and ORD-YUL, gets me to Montreal at 21:14 * Spend the night at the Hilton Montreal, this is very close to the train station. * Take Train 620 @ 0830 from Montreal, arrives 11:35 in Quebec City (if it runs on time :-) That should at least get me to

Re: Getting to Quebec City

2011-06-18 Thread Michael StJohns
Why didn't you fly ORD-YQB? There's a 7pm flight that gets in around 10:23. It had to be cheaper than a hotel and train ride. Mike At 12:20 PM 6/18/2011, Ole Jacobsen wrote: Here is what I am doing: * Fly SFO-ORD and ORD-YUL, gets me to Montreal at 21:14 * Spend the night at the Hilton

Re: Getting to Quebec City

2011-06-18 Thread Alastair Johnson
That's what I'm doing - the SFO-ORD-YQB fare was the same as flying to YUL. AJ On 18/06/2011, at 11:50 AM, Michael StJohns mstjo...@comcast.net wrote: Why didn't you fly ORD-YQB? There's a 7pm flight that gets in around 10:23. It had to be cheaper than a hotel and train ride. Mike

Re: Getting to Quebec City

2011-06-18 Thread Ole Jacobsen
On Sat, 18 Jun 2011, Michael StJohns wrote: Why didn't you fly ORD-YQB? There's a 7pm flight that gets in around 10:23. It had to be cheaper than a hotel and train ride. Probably not available at the time I made the booking... Ole ___ Ietf

Re: Getting to Quebec City

2011-06-18 Thread John R. Levine
Why didn't you fly ORD-YQB? There's a 7pm flight that gets in around 10:23. It had to be cheaper than a hotel and train ride. Probably not available at the time I made the booking... Expert flyer says it still has four seats available, with fares in Y B M U H Q V classes and one way fare of

Re: Getting to Quebec City

2011-06-18 Thread Tim Chown
On 18 Jun 2011, at 17:08, John R. Levine wrote: As far as renting a car, it is likely a very good choice for anyone that is arriving in Montreal later in the day. I have a choice of one direct flight to Montreal that puts me arriving in Montreal 7pm. FYI, there is a direct bus from YUL