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Sometimes called the Ottawa-Montreal Connection, Prescott and Russell is easily accessible by various means of transportation. At less than one hour drive from Montreal, with a population of 3,635 571, or Ottawa-Gatineau, with a population of 1,130 761, Prescott and Russell occupies a strategic location.
ROAD TRANSPORTATION
The road network is complete and well maintained by the municipal, regional and provincial authorities. Highway 417 is a fast road link between Ottawa-Gatineau and Montreal designed for heavy traffic. County Road 17 connects the same urban centres while passing through many communities.
AIR TRANSPORTATION
Two international airports providing passenger and freight services towards all major destinations around the world are located close to the region:
Pierre-Elliot Trudeau International Airport
McDonald-Cartier International Airport
Private Airports
Hawkesbury East Airport
3435, County Road 17 Hawkesbury, ON
N45 34 58 W74 32 56
613.632.6555
Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport, QC
RAIL TRANSPORTATION
The merchandise and intermodal services between our major industrial parks and the CN rail main-line ensure shipments in a timely manner towards all four corners of the continent.
Merchandises Transportation
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National
People Transportation
Via Rail Canada –stops at the Casselman station
PUBLIC TRANSIT NETWORK
NGPR Transport Board
The North Glengarry Prescott Russell Transport Board is an enterprise whose mission is to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by conserving energy and by creating a public transit network of coaches and trains for the Eastern Ontario residents who travel towards the city of Ottawa.
BUS TRANSPORTATION (intercity and charter trips)
Casselman, ON
Greyhound Stops in Hawkesbury and Alfred
1.800.661.8747
Leduc Bus Lines Ltd.
1.613.446.0606
For more information on means of transportation used by the workers and the distances between the communities and the urban centers, please see the document Transportation and Distances.
