Thinking about a new semi-detached home near Saint-Basile-le-Grand and keen to see BÉAcité's model homes? The sales office welcomes visitors at 435 Geoffrion Street in Sainte-Julie. What's left to figure out is how long the drive takes from Saint-Basile-le-Grand to Sainte-Julie, and which way to go.

The distances and times below were calculated with OSRM, an open-source route planner, using OpenStreetMap data. They are times without traffic: at rush hour, allow more. As the crow flies, only 7.5 km separate town hall from Geoffrion Street.

From Saint-Basile-le-Grand to Sainte-Julie via Chemin Trudeau

This is the fastest route from town hall at 204 Rue Principale: 11.4 km, about 14 minutes, with no highway driving at all.

After a short stretch on Montée Robert and Boulevard Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier (Route 116), head north on Rue Principale for about 3.4 km.
Take Chemin Trudeau for close to 2 km, through Saint-Mathieu-de-Belœil and Belœil.
Join Route 229, here called Rue Bernard-Pilon, which crosses Highway 20 at the exit 105 interchange.
Past the interchange, Route 229 becomes Montée des Quarante-Deux in Sainte-Julie; then follow Avenue des Bâtisseurs, Rue Bissonnette and, finally, Geoffrion Street.

Worth knowing: Route 229 doesn't run through Saint-Basile-le-Grand; you reach it via Chemin Trudeau. At the interchange, signs for the Vallée-du-Richelieu golf club, then BÉAcité's own signs, lead you to Geoffrion Street. Other starting points, along the same route:

Saint-Basile-le-Grand's exo train station: 12.5 km, about 15 minutes;
Prudent-Robert Park, on the Richelieu: 14.9 km, about 18 minutes, heading up Montée Robert.

Two alternatives: Rang des Vingt and Route 116

Rang des Vingt, from the northwest

From the Rue de la Montagne area, the route planner automatically picks Rang des Vingt, then Chemin des Vingt and Rue Bernard-Pilon: 7.5 km, about 11 minutes. From town hall, this option is 9.4 km and takes about 15 minutes, roughly the same as the main route.

Mind the roadwork: the town has announced preparatory work for a future bike path along Rang des Vingt, between Rue Taillon Ouest and Rue de la Montagne, from October 28 to mid-November 2026, with alternating one-lane traffic. Until the work is done, the Chemin Trudeau route is the more predictable choice.

Route 116, much longer

Following Boulevard Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier to Belœil, then heading north on Route 229, stretches the trip to 17.9 km, or about 22 minutes. That detour only makes sense if you have an errand along the way.

For commuters: what does the address change?

At the 2021 Census, 72.9% of Saint-Basile-le-Grand's commuters worked outside their regional county municipality, and 40.6% needed at least 30 minutes to get to work; 85.5% went by car. Those figures date from May 2021, in the middle of the pandemic: they describe an unusual period, not today's situation.

If you work in Montreal, your main landmark stays the same: coming from downtown on Highway 20 East, exit 105, signed for Saint-Basile-le-Grand, is also the Vilamo exit. The neighbourhood's developer places it 30 minutes from downtown, and the town of Saint-Basile-le-Grand also describes itself as less than 30 minutes from Montreal. Once you've moved, the drive from Saint-Basile-le-Grand to Sainte-Julie becomes the one you make to see family or friends on the other side of the highway.

Without a car: train, bus and bike

The line 13 train

Saint-Basile-le-Grand station, at the corner of Boulevard du Millénaire and Boulevard Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier, is served on weekdays only by exo's line 13 (Mont-Saint-Hilaire): 7 departures in each direction, and 35 to 38 minutes to Central Station. Its free park-and-ride lot has more than 450 spaces. Sainte-Julie has no station, but the same line stops in McMasterville, 9.1 km from Geoffrion Street, or about 12 minutes by car: if you already ride this train, you'd keep your line.

The bus

According to exo's official schedules, no route connects the two towns directly; the T30 (Beloeil – Sainte-Julie, on reservation) starts in Belœil and doesn't serve Saint-Basile-le-Grand. A weekend transfer is possible at the Promenades St-Bruno, between some route 200 trips and Sainte-Julie's route 340, but it hasn't been timed. In Sainte-Julie, local buses are free for everyone; near Geoffrion Street, the “des Pionniers / des Bâtisseurs” stop is served only by the T34 taxibus, on reservation.

The bike

The Oka–Mont-Saint-Hilaire trail, a 143 km regional route, runs through Saint-Basile-le-Grand, along 10.2 km that are partly developed, and then through Sainte-Julie. No direct bike link between your town and Vilamo has been identified, however, and no cycling time has been calculated: check the route before your first ride. Within Sainte-Julie itself, the cycling network exceeds 40 km, and Vilamo has its own promenade for pedestrians, bikes and electric mobility.

Visiting the model homes

At the end of the road is the sales office, at 435 Geoffrion Street. Its hours:

weekdays, Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
evenings and weekends (Saturday and Sunday): by appointment.

All four turnkey homes on the street, at numbers 405, 408, 423 and 435, can be toured by appointment with Eddy Guessous, sales director: 514-812-9633, by phone or text, or ventes@beacite.com. Number 423, a three-bedroom Duo, has a custom wine cellar, an open office for working from home and a finished basement. A quick call before you leave lets you book your tours, and set the appointment if you're coming in the evening or on a Saturday or Sunday. Set aside enough time to see more than one home: walking through them one after another is still the best way to tell the models apart. If you're still weighing new construction against a resale, see what a turnkey new home near Saint-Basile-le-Grand has to offer. And if you're weighing living in Sainte-Julie or Saint-Basile-le-Grand, our comparison of the two towns puts their numbers side by side.

Conclusion

From Saint-Basile-le-Grand to Sainte-Julie, allow about 14 minutes without traffic from town hall, via Rue Principale, Chemin Trudeau and Route 229. Rang des Vingt shortens the trip from the northwest, but it's under construction until mid-November 2026. No bus makes the link directly, while the line 13 train stops in nearby McMasterville. The sales office welcomes you Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment in the evening and on weekends.

From Saint-Basile-le-Grand to Sainte-Julie: the drive to the model home