Getting to the festival

Crédit photo : Guillaume Morin, 2019

How to get to the festival

Festival Chants de Vielles 

Main address: 1028, du Rivage, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec J0L 1R0

New for 2026

This year, for logistical reasons, the festival site will be cashless. All transactions will be processed by debit or credit card. Thank you for your understanding!

Carpooling

We recommend using specialized websites such as:

Buses and Taxibuses (new)

EXO: Take bus 701 or 700 from the Longueuil terminal and get off at Contrecoeur.
Contrecoeur–Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu shuttle available: see below.

TAXIBUS STC (Société de transport collectif Pierre-De-Saurel)
For this new regional taxibus service, complete a registration form and book your ride >>>

Contrecoeur-Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu Festival Shuttle

With the goal of giving pedestrians and public transit users the opportunity to attend Chants de Vielles, a shuttle between Contrecœur and the Festival site is available.

Festival-goers taking EXO bus lines (700 and 701), which connect Longueuil to Contrecœur, can request to be transported from Contrecœur to the Festival and back, according to the schedule below.

A reservation is required by writing to .

A confirmation will be sent by email with all the details.

Travelling festival-goers will be welcomed at the Marie-Victorin/Ducharme stop, at the Contrecœur church.

For return trips, departure will be from Chants de Vielles, 30 minutes before the bus time.

A departure has been scheduled Monday morning for those staying Sunday night.

EXO Schedules

Shuttle Schedule

RESERVATION REQUIRED

Plan du site

Ferry Sorel-Tracy-Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola

Get all the details on the website of the Société des ferries du Québec.

Plan your trip

Local shops

Le Marinier Convenience Store – SAQ Agency
6, chemin de la Pomme d’Or, 450-787-3673

PROXIM Pharmacy >>>

L’Antoinette Café-Ice Shop >>>

IGA EXTRA
Emily Philip Desmarais Inc. Market, Contrecoeur >>>

AUBERGE HANDFIELD
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu >>>