📣 REM Riders: What’s going on with parking & pricing? 🚇🚗

📣 REM Riders: What’s going on with parking & pricing? 🚇🚗

Heads up — parking at REM stations isn’t fully free anymore and a lot of riders are frustrated. The idea was to offer free park-and-ride spaces to encourage transit use, but:

📍 At stations like Pierrefonds-Roxboro, there are free spots — but they go FAST every morning, meaning you need to get there really early if you want a free space.

💸 Paid Parking at many stations is now in effect or soon will be. At stations including Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Brossard, Deux-Montagnes and others:

• Daily parking costs about $10.29 per day.

• Monthly passes run around $121.30.

• Managed through Indigo Neo online or the mobile app — there are no pay stations on site.

Many riders are upset because that’s almost the same price as a transit fare — and free spots fill up extremely early. Sometimes riders report needing to arrive well before rush hour to grab a free space.

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REM Fares (Transit Cost)

The cost to take the REM depends on where you’re going in the Montreal area under the ARTM fare system:

Zone A (within Montreal)

• 1 trip — $3.75

• 10 trips — $34.25

• Monthly pass — $104.50

• 24-hour pass — $11.25

Zone A + B (Montreal + Laval/Longueuil)

• 1 trip — $5.00

• 10 trips — $47.50

• Monthly — $164.50

Zones A + B + C (further suburbs)

• 1 trip — $7.00

• 10 trips — $60.25

• Monthly — $200.50

(Prices include bus/metro/train access for the same zones.)

👉 Bottom line:

• Taking the REM itself is about the same as metro fares.

• Parking close to REM stations can cost ~$10/day or $120/month if you can’t snag a free spot.

• Free spots do exist but go early — or they’re gone.

What’s been your experience — are the free spots gone before you even arrive? 🚗⬇️