Anti-freeze wiper liquid, salt, shovel at least. Driving in the winter takes genuine experience. Most of us who are new to Canada will have driven on icy roads before, and will know what it’s like trying to cope when the temperature hovers around -1°C or -2°C. The route from Montreal to Toronto, Hwy 401, parallels Lake Ontario, and is known for blowing snow, white-outs, and black ice. Without considerable winter driving experience I would NOT suggest starting to learn how to drive in winter conditions, in an unfamiliar rental car. If you're new to winter driving, pretend you're driving a limouisine and the folks in the back have full martini glasses! There’s no other way to put it: winter driving in Canada can be a scary experience. This is the fastest option, seeing as flying the route takes only 1 hour, 15 minutes, but then you need to factor in transport to and from the airport (both Toronto Pearson and Montréal-Trudeau are about a 30-minute drive from their respective downtown areas), and the time it'll … Winter tires, great but you must have some winter driving experience. There are more flights between Toronto and Montreal than between any other two Canadian cities. Hello, we are coming from london to spend our Christmas and post Chrsitmas days until 31st in Canada.We will land in Toronto, stay there few days and then we drive to Montreal and Mont Tremblant.. We have booked to hire car from easy car on landing in Toronto so the question is whether with this new law of compulsory snow tyres in Quebec (Montreal, Mont Tremblant) will … Third you must come equipped with the proper things. If they spill their drinks, you'll lose …