Exporail provides students with a rare opportunity to relive the history of a rich collection of life-sized railway vehicles and to learn about its founders and the men and women who worked on the railway.

  
Preschool
First cycle
Second cycle
Third cycle
High School Groups
 

Educational programs videoOur tour guide team welcomes visitors to Exporail year round. Book your visit now to the largest railway museum in Canada and give them an experience of a lifetime. Watch a video that shows an overview of an educational visit at Exporail.

 

 

Choose your path!

  • Tours are specifically designed for preschool and the first 3 cycles of elementary school as well as for childcare services, childcare and daycare centres;
  • The exploration of the railway world, its founders and its history are all designed to fit in with most school programs, while introducing children to society and to the world of science and technology;
  • Experienced, competent and dynamic Exporail guides are provided with all our tours.

Little extras that move!

From the end of May to mid-October: a streetcar ride is added to the tours.

From March to the end of December: a miniature train ride is added.

 

 

 

General Information

Open all year long!

A schedule adapted to your needs

  • Exporail welcomes groups, with reservations, year round.
  • Half-day tours available.
  • Want to stay longer? After lunch, why not add an extra hour to your tour with our complementary activities: try a railway job or view an exclusive movie.
  • Tours can be tailored to specific requirements.
  • On-site lunch areas available year round.
  • Reservations required.

 

Admission Rates

Regular

+ Rate*

3 years old

$6.00

  

4 to 12 years old

13 to 17 years old 

$7.00

$8.00

$9.50

$9.50

Adults

$15.00

 

*1 hour complementary activities.
1 free adult admission per 20 children.
Persons accompanying disabled students are admitted free.

Taxes are included.
All prices are subject to change without notice.

Obligatory Reservation

For more information or to make a reservation, please contact Nadine Cloutier, Coordinator of Client Services and Education, at (450) 638-1522, ext. 223, or [E-mail].

On site, the person responsible for the group must pay by certified cheque, school cheque, cash, credit card or debit card.  Cheques should be made out to Exporail unless otherwise indicated at the time of booking. We are able to send you an invoice if required. No deposit is required.

When making a reservation, please indicate:

  1. the school’s name, address, telephone number, fax number and email address if available;
  2. the number of pupils, teachers, and other accompanying persons;
  3. children’s grade and age;
  4. the name of the visit you have chosen and complementary activities (if any);
  5. preferred date and time;
  6. whether or not you want to eat at the Museum.

Supervision

During the visit, a Museum guide will supervise a group of 20 to 30 children accompanied by a teacher or group leader.  The teacher or leader must remain with the children throughout the visit and is responsible for them during the lunch period.

Lunch

The Museum provides a space inside the main pavilion where groups of children can leave their lunch boxes and personal belongings.  There are two places where lunch can be eaten: an outdoor picnic area near the parking lot and a picnic railway car with room for 40 people.  From fall to spring, the Museum also provides a room indoors that can welcome 60 people.

Access and parking

Exporail
110 Saint-Pierre Street
Saint-Constant, Québec J5A 1G7

Exporail is located on Montreal’s south shore and can be reached by routes 132/209. Look for the steam locomotive on rue St-Pierre and turn left. Free parking is available for cars and buses.

Map of route to Museum