Your day, step by step
08:15
Walk off the ship to Place Royale and Quartier Petit-Champlain, about eight minutes, before the shops get busy.
09:00
Ride the funicular (C$7 cash) to Dufferin Terrace beside the Château Frontenac.
09:30
Walk along the terrace and up to the Citadelle for the first guided tour when it opens (10:00 from September).
11:15
Walk the Upper Town: rue Saint-Louis, the fortifications and the old streets inside the walls.
12:30
Lunch, for example tourtière at Aux Anciens Canadiens on rue Saint-Louis.
13:45
Walk down to the Lower Town. Visit the Musée de la civilisation (closed Mondays) or take a return ferry crossing to Lévis for the view.
15:30
Browse the Old Port and Marché du Vieux-Port (market days only) close to the terminal.
- Latest you can leave Petit-Champlain / Place Royale (ship at wharves 21–22)16:20
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Petit-Champlain / Place Royale (ship at wharves 21–22)Walk, about 8 min16:20
- Upper Town (Dufferin Terrace, Château Frontenac, Citadelle)Funicular (cash) or stairs, then walk16:00
- Lévis (ferry)Ferry about 12 min plus wait for an uneven timetable, then walk16:00
- Montmorency FallsRTC bus 800 or taxi15:30
Where people get Québec City wrong
Passengers queue for the cash-only funicular at the last minute when several ships are leaving together.
Built from our Québec City guide, checked against 17 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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