Charter bus transfers at Québec City Jean Lesage (YQB)
YQB wants to know about a private vehicle before it arrives. For a charter bus the paperwork is the operator's, but the group leader should check it is done, because a vehicle without it risks a fine or a tow.
The request form comes first
Drivers collecting passengers who booked private transportation complete the airport's Private Transportation Request form. It lets Airport Security identify the vehicle while it is parked in the designated area, and the driver should carry proof of the request.
Shuttle companies that pick up or drop off at the terminal also need an airport permit and pay fees to operate there. For event, convention and tour shuttles, the loading area depends on the agreement between the operator and the airport. Ask the operator where that puts your group, and pass it on.
No waiting on Principale Street
Waiting and parking are banned at the arrivals and departures curbs on Principale Street. Private cars must keep out of the spaces reserved for taxis and buses, and hold instead in a free waiting area on 6e rue de l'Aéroport until passengers call from a numbered pillar. Hotel shuttles have their own spots in front of the terminal near domestic arrivals, so the group should not board the first bus it sees.
Where the driver meets you
- Drivers of limousines, taxis or other vehicles collecting passengers who booked private transportation must complete the airport's Private Transportation Request form, so Airport Security can identify the vehicle while it is parked in the designated area.
Where coaches and buses wait
- Hotel shuttles have designated spots in front of the terminal near domestic arrivals; for event, convention and tour shuttles, the pick-up and drop-off area depends on the agreement between the operator and the airport.
Drive to downtown
- about 17 km by road to Old Québec, about 25 min in light traffic
Into Old Québec
The airport is in the Sainte-Foy-Sillery-Cap-Rouge borough. Old Québec is about 17 km by road, about 25 minutes when the roads are quiet.
Tour bus parking is prohibited inside the walls. Set-down zones in front of certain hotels there allow no more than 10 minutes, and the city requires a tour bus permit for Old Québec displayed in the windshield. Engines go off as soon as the bus stops. Until 30 November 2026, works on rue De Buade keep most tour buses off rue Saint-Louis; they enter by rue Saint-Jean or côte du Palais, with temporary set-down on rue D'Auteuil and rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau.
Ski hills and waterfalls
Mont-Sainte-Anne is about 40 km from Quebec City and Montmorency Falls about 12 km, so a ski or sightseeing group can head there first. Québec requires winter tires from 1 December to 15 March on Québec-registered vehicles; heavy vehicles and those registered outside Québec are exempt.
Questions
Who fills in the Private Transportation Request?
The driver or operator collecting the group. Ask for confirmation that it is on file; without it the vehicle risks a fine or towing.
Can the bus stop at our hotel inside the walls?
Only at a hotel set-down zone, for 10 minutes at most. The bus then parks outside the walls.
Is Montréal-Trudeau an alternative?
It can be, depending on flights. Quebec City is about 255 km from Montreal, about 3 hours by road, which adds a long leg to the first day.
Cities
Vehicles
- Full-size coach — 49-81 seats
- Midi coach — 29-35 seats
- Minibus — 16-19 seats
- Executive Sprinter van — 17-19 seats
- Executive car (sedan or SUV) — 1-3 seats
- Wheelchair-accessible minibus — Varies by layout; wheelchair positions replace seats
Arriving in Québec City?
Send the flights, group size, bags and hotel, and say whether it is inside the walls. Licensed partner operators send a quote.
Request a quote or call +1 438 809 0370