Gone are the days where tourists are seen walking down the street thumbing furiously through a heavy guidebook. With the advent of phone technology, travelling has never been easier! If you own an iPhone or Android phone, just download the relevant apps to your mobile device and you’ll be navigating Montreal like a pro.
COMMUTING
STM mobile (iPhone)
Provides the STM bus schedule and routes; plus the timetable of Montreal’s metro stations, connecting buses and trains.
Taxi Québec (iPhone)
A phone dialer of taxi services in Quebec. FREE.
Trafficnet (iPhone)
Provides highway traffic reports of several Canadian cities. FREE.
Transport Montreal (Android)
Lists Montreal’s public transportation schedule (bus, subway and train) offline. Maps of metro and train routes are also available. FREE.
Traffic Montreal (Android)
Allows drivers to choose the best course of travel by accessing traffic conditions through road cameras in Montreal.
BestParking (Android)
Helps identify the cheapest parking service in your vicinity. Covers 30 major cities and 79 airports (including Montreal). FREE.
Montreal Bixi (Android) and Spotcycle (Android)
Bixi is a bike sharing city system very popular in Montreal. These apps let you find locations of Bixi bike racks and how many numbers of bikes or free spots are available. Spotcycle also supports other cities like Melbourne (Australia), Minneapolis (USA) and London (UK). FREE.
ACCOMMODATION
HotelsbyMe (iPhone)
Listing 120,000+ hotels worldwide. Users have access to customer support 24/7 too. FREE.
Hotel Finder (Android)
Features more than 100 hotels in Montreal and also, various places of accommodation worldwide. FREE.
ENTERTAINMENT
La Vitrine (iPhone)
An electronic cultural calendar containing extensive entertainment info and even direct links for purchasing tickets. FREE.
Party@Montreal (iPhone)
All you need to know about Montreal’s night life. FREE.
BlackBook City Guide (Android)
Contains a comprehensive list of prominent restaurants, hotels and hotspots in Montreal as well as other international cities. FREE.
SIGHTSEEING / TOURISM
Montreal “At A Glance” City Guide (iPhone)
Recommends different sights and services nearest to you. FREE.
Montreal Map and Walking Tours (iPhone)
The light version of walking tours in Montreal (with map). FREE.
Montreal Museums (Android)
Supplies the description, location and even turn-by-turn directions to different museums in Montreal. FREE.
Montreal Travel Guide Triposo (Android)
An all-in-one guide featuring different places of interest and restaurants in Montreal. Recommendations for day trips and an offline map of the city are also included. FREE.
WEATHER & NEWS
Atmosphérique (iPhone)
The electronic weatherman every traveler needs. (Available in English or French; Fahrenheit, Celsius or Kelvin.) FREE.
Cyberpresse (iPhone)
Read the local paper while you’re in town! This mobile media comes with great interface too. (French only.) FREE.
Celinium Weather Montreal, Qc. (Android)
Reports the current weather in addition to other meteorological conditions (temperature, sunshine duration etc.). Also features a one-week weather forecast and special alerts of extreme weather. FREE.
AG Canadian Newspapers (Android)
A combination of main Canadian papers – Montreal Gazette, 24 Heures Montreal, Le Journal de Montreal – and important international papers. FREE.
Obviously, this is not an exhaustive list. For more apps listings, go to http://www.apple.com/ca/iphone/apps-for-iphone/ or https://market.android.com/ .
