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Most all of us will drive the ~2.5 hours from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Potsdam, NY immediately after dinner on Sunday Aug 13, 2017, the moment Wikimania ends: | Most all of us will drive the ~2.5 hours from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Potsdam, NY immediately after dinner on Sunday Aug 13, 2017, the moment Wikimania ends: | ||
'''ARRIVAL:''' Vehicles (SOME WILL NEED TO TAKE THE [ | '''ARRIVAL:''' Vehicles (SOME WILL NEED TO TAKE THE [http://viarail.ca VIARAIL.CA] TRAIN FROM MONTREAL TO CORNWALL, ONTARIO) will leave Montreal early evening Sunday Aug 13, 2017. Montreal airport (YUL) pickups might also be possible, as it's along the route to Potsdam, NY. ''The 3:45PM train (arriving Cornwall 4:57PM) trains costs $29 if booked well in advance. The 6:40PM train (arriving Cornwall 7:53PM) costs $24 if booked well in advance. Personal cars will be arranged to drive people the final hour from Cornwall into the USA, and onto Potsdam, NY.'' | ||
'''ARRIVAL ALTERNATIVES:''' Fly to Ottawa, Canada (YOW) and rent a car for the 1h40m drive to Potsdam, NY (verify that the car's legal/insured in the US!) Or if the border is too much hassle, fly to Syracuse, NY (SYR) and rent a car for the 2h30m drive to Potsdam, NY. | '''ARRIVAL ALTERNATIVES:''' Fly to Ottawa, Canada (YOW) and rent a car for the 1h40m drive to Potsdam, NY (verify that the car's legal/insured in the US!) Or if the border is too much hassle, fly to Syracuse, NY (SYR) and rent a car for the 2h30m drive to Potsdam, NY. | ||