Living · Without a car · Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Mercier · October 13, 2026
Metro, train, bus, bike, on foot: what the guide says about Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Mercier, and a clear verdict: without a car, yes.
Living in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Mercier without a car. Verdict: Without a car, yes. The green line serves the borough west to east at Pie-IX, Viau, Joliette, Préfontaine, Cadillac, Langelier, Radisson and Honoré-Beaugrand; the Radisson terminus links the South Shore through the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine bridge-tunnel. The Olympic Park (Stadium, Biodôme, Planetarium), the Botanical Garden and Parc Maisonneuve form the east's largest leisure complex; Parc Morgan, Parc Champêtre and Mercier's riverside parks complete it, with the Bellerive promenade along the river. Pro: A house or plex on the island under $700,000, the metro on foot, the Olympic Park, Maisonneuve Market and the Ontario promenade. Con: The neighbourhood is still changing: some streets are renovated, others not, and choosing the street matters as much as the house. For those who want a house or a plex on the island under $700,000, the metro on foot and the Olympic Park as a backyard; for first-time buyers aiming east rather than the South Shore.
Living in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Mercier without a car: what our neighbourhood guide says about the metro, the train, the bus, the bike lanes and what is done on foot, then a clear verdict, deduced from a rule we write out in full. No commute time is invented: the sentences are the guide's, and the figures are those published by the APCIQ.
The guide names a metro, a REM or a train that serves Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Mercier: you can live here without a car if work is on the line, and the rest is done on foot, by bike or by bus.
"Without a car, yes" when the guide names a metro, a REM or a train serving the neighbourhood, without the guide saying it is lived by car. "With a single car" when the guide names only the bus, or a train that neighbourhood life is not enough to replace. "A car is a must" when no metro, REM or train serves the neighbourhood on foot and the guide says it is lived by car. The rule is the same for all 53 neighbourhoods; it does not replace your real commute on a Tuesday morning.
For those who want a house or a plex on the island under $700,000, the metro on foot and the Olympic Park as a backyard; for first-time buyers aiming east rather than the South Shore. Less so for those seeking fully renovated streets or nightlife: Hochelaga is still changing, and Mercier is residential and calm.
Without a car, yes. The guide names a metro, a REM or a train that serves Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Mercier: you can live here without a car if work is on the line, and the rest is done on foot, by bike or by bus.
The green line serves the borough west to east at Pie-IX, Viau, Joliette, Préfontaine, Cadillac, Langelier, Radisson and Honoré-Beaugrand; the Radisson terminus links the South Shore through the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine bridge-tunnel. Buses on Pie-IX (BRT), Sherbrooke East and Notre-Dame complete it. Highway 25 and rue Notre-Dame give access downtown and to the South Shore.
The real commute to work on a Tuesday morning, at rush hour, and the walking distance to the grocery store, the school and the daycare from the shortlisted street: two streets in the same neighbourhood are not equal. The neighbourhood is still changing: some streets are renovated, others not, and choosing the street matters as much as the house.
Written by the Loaa & Manseur team from our Living in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Mercier guide; the full pros and cons are in Living in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Mercier: the pros and cons, and the version with children in Living in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Mercier with a family. All 53 neighbourhoods are ranked in living without a car in Greater Montreal.
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Published September 7, 2026 by the Loaa & Manseur team, the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine in 2024 and 2025, 6th RE/MAX team in Quebec, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 according to the official RE/MAX ranking. Tell us about your project.
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