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Québec City to Tadoussac through Charlevoix: 5-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 5-day version for September: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight.
💡 Good to know for this plan
- ~12.3 hours of daylight in September.
- Public St Lawrence viewpoints, the Charlevoix arts corridor and Tadoussac interpretation operate together; marine-mammal sightings remain possible rather than promised.
Before you go · check live details
This is a planning draft. Check these changing details for your dates before booking or travelling.
Some route advice is currently available in English.
- Check current roads, weather, trail and interpretation dates.
Recheck road conditions, coastal weather, public trail status and the May-to-October interpretation season; substitute a safe public stop when wind, fog or a closure requires it.
Check source ↗ - Cruises and kayaking are optional and wildlife is never guaranteed.
Book any licensed cruise or guided paddle separately. The baseline uses land-based interpretation and public viewpoints; official park guidance says to avoid promising whale encounters.
Check source ↗ - Confirm an insured car, the public ferry and every overnight.
Confirm the car, fuel, parking and lodging. Recheck the no-reservation Tadoussac ferry schedule and allow for queues or altered service before crossing with the vehicle.
Check source ↗
Day 1 Québec City public heritage day
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~16:00
- Temperature
- 8.4°C–17.8°C
- Rainy days
- ~16
- Daylight
- 12.3h
Day 2 Baie-Saint-Paul arts and flavour day
- Transit
- 1h55
- Finish
- ~17:25
- Temperature
- 8.0°C–16.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~15
- Daylight
- 12.3h
Day 3 Charlevoix St Lawrence road day
- Transit
- 1h06
- Finish
- ~15:10
- Temperature
- 8.0°C–16.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~15
- Daylight
- 12.3h
Day 4 La Malbaie public heritage day
- Transit
- 0h55
- Finish
- ~16:25
- Temperature
- 9.2°C–17.9°C
- Rainy days
- ~13
- Daylight
- 12.3h
Day 5 Tadoussac marine-park day
- Transit
- 2h24
- Finish
- ~17:15
- Temperature
- 8.6°C–17.2°C
- Rainy days
- ~14
- Daylight
- 12.3h
🔍 Check before you book
Every stop is a real, sourced place, but opening hours change, roads close and businesses move. Check anything you're paying for before you book.
Sources (8)
- Québec City public heritage circuit — quebec-cite.comOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — Quebec CityCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Baie-Saint-Paul public arts and flavour circuit — tourisme-charlevoix.comOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — Baie-Saint-PaulCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- La Malbaie public heritage circuit — tourisme-charlevoix.comOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — La MalbaieCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Tadoussac marine-park public circuit — parcmarin.qc.caOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — TadoussacCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)