Best areas for commuting to Saint-Laurent
Pointe-Claire, Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce lead — about 19, 21 and 30 minutes at 8 AM by their fastest mode. All 10 areas, ranked with real rush-hour data:
| # | Area | Drive 8 AM | Transit 8 AM | Fastest | Time value/yr at $30/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointe-Claire | 19 min | 1h 4m | Driving | ≈ $4,740 |
| 2 | Dollard-des-Ormeaux | 21 min | 59 min | Driving | ≈ $5,250 |
| 3 | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | 30 min | 47 min | Driving | ≈ $7,500 |
| 4 | Verdun | 41 min | 55 min | Driving | ≈ $10,260 |
| 5 | Laval | 42 min | 1h 19m | Driving | ≈ $10,500 |
| 6 | Rosemont | 42 min | 1h 13m | Driving | ≈ $10,500 |
| 7 | Longueuil | 56 min | 1h 11m | Driving | ≈ $14,010 |
| 8 | Terrebonne | 57 min | 1h 42m | Driving | ≈ $14,250 |
| 9 | Brossard | 1h 4m | 1h 7m | Driving | ≈ $15,990 |
| 10 | Repentigny | 1h 9m | 1h 45m | Driving | ≈ $17,250 |
Weekday morning peak (Tuesday 8 AM departure), Google Maps traffic data, checked August 2026. Time value = round trip × 5 days × 50 weeks at $30/hr. Click an area for the full corridor breakdown.
Working in Saint-Laurent?
Saint-Laurent is Montreal's industrial-tech flank: aerospace at Bombardier and Airbus, the Technoparc, and thousands of logistics jobs near the airport. The Orange Line ends at Côte-Vertu and the REM skirts its eastern edge; by car it's Highway 40 and the 15.
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