Would you like to see a new semi-detached home near Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu with your own eyes before you decide? BÉAcité's sales office, where visitors are welcomed, is at 435 Geoffrion Street in Sainte-Julie. The trip from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to Sainte-Julie is no quick errand: with four highways along the way, it's worth planning like an outing.

Every distance quoted here was calculated by OSRM, a route planner built on OpenStreetMap. The times are therefore theoretical, without traffic: at rush hour, the drive takes longer. As the crow flies, 32.1 km separate city hall from Geoffrion Street; by road, it's about fifty.

From Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to Sainte-Julie by highway

From city hall at 188 Rue Jacques-Cartier Nord, the fastest route is 50.4 km, about 44 minutes. It's also the route the planner picks when starting from Iberville, the Carrefour Richelieu, the bus terminus and the Royal Military College.

Make your way to Boulevard du Séminaire Nord (Route 223) via Rue Champlain and Rue MacDonald.
Take Highway 35 north for about 11 km, then exit 55-O, “10 Ouest : Montréal.”
Follow Highway 10 west for about 9 km, to exit 11 toward Highway 30.
Drive Highway 30 East for about 14 km and leave it at exit 83, “20 : Montréal, Québec.”
About 6 km further along Highway 20 East, take exit 105 (Route 229), then Montée des Quarante-Deux, Avenue des Bâtisseurs and Geoffrion Street.

Once off the highway, look for the signs to the Vallée-du-Richelieu golf course; the project's own signs then take over. From other parts of the city, along the same route:

Iberville (2^e Avenue): 53.0 km, about 45 minutes;
Carrefour Richelieu: 46.1 km, about 39 minutes;
Royal Military College Saint-Jean: 52.0 km, about 47 minutes.

From Saint-Luc: Route 104 and Highway 30

Starting from the Saint-Luc sector, the planner picks a more direct road: 43.3 km, about 38 minutes. Boulevard Saint-Luc, then Chemin de Saint-Jean, both part of Route 104, bring you to Highway 30 East in roughly 13 km. You follow it for about twenty kilometres to exit 83, and Highway 20 East and exit 105 finish the trip, as above.

On the way back to Saint-Luc, the calculated route uses Highway 35 and Route 104 West instead: 44.7 km, for a similar travel time.

The Richelieu route, no highways

If you'd rather stay off the highways, Rue Champlain takes you to Route 223, which follows the Richelieu north: Rue Jean-Talon in the Saint-Luc sector, Chemin Sainte-Thérèse in Carignan, Boulevard De Périgny in Chambly, then Chemin Bellerive and Chemin du Richelieu. You then reach Route 229 via Montée Robert, Rue Principale in Saint-Basile-le-Grand and Chemin Trudeau.

This route is 43.2 km, slightly shorter than the main one, but it takes about 58 minutes without traffic, or 14 more. In return, it runs alongside the Chambly Canal, a national historic site that stretches for nearly 20 km between Chambly and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu: enough to turn one leg of the trip into a scenic drive.

By public transit: possible, on weekdays only

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu isn't served by exo; its public transit is run by the city. To make the trip from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to Sainte-Julie without a car, you need to chain three services, Monday to Friday:

City route 96, from Terminus Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to Terminus Brossard (platform 14): 28 minutes on the 96 E, 21 minutes on the 96 S, according to the official schedule.
exo route 600, from Terminus Brossard (platform 5) to Terminus Sainte-Julie: 22 to 29 minutes, with 26 weekday departures between 6:20 a.m. and 10:08 p.m.
T34 taxibus, on reservation, from Terminus Sainte-Julie to the “des Pionniers / des Bâtisseurs” stop, less than 100 m from Geoffrion Street: 11 minutes.

A sample trip for Monday, November 2, 2026: the 96 S leaves at 6:30 a.m. and reaches Terminus Brossard at 6:51; the 600 leaves at 7:00 and reaches Terminus Sainte-Julie at 7:25. That's 55 minutes from terminus to terminus, plus the taxibus. The walk from platform 14 to platform 5 at Terminus Brossard hasn't been timed.

On weekends, neither the 600 nor the T34 runs, so a Saturday or Sunday visit means driving. No train station serves either city, and no direct bike link between them has been identified.

When is the right time to visit?

At 435 Geoffrion Street, the sales office welcomes you from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday; evenings and weekends, visits are by appointment. With close to three-quarters of an hour on the road each way, a few precautions keep the trip from being wasted:

call or text Eddy Guessous, sales director, at 514-812-9633, or write to ventes@beacite.com, to confirm the hours before leaving or book an evening or weekend appointment;
ask to see more than one home: those at 405, 408, 423 and 435 on the same street can all be toured, by appointment;
avoid rush hour if you can, since the times quoted here assume a clear road;
if you're coming by public transit, pick a weekday and book the taxibus.

What you'll see on Geoffrion Street

The home at 423 is a three-bedroom Duo with a custom wine cellar, an open office for working from home and a finished basement. Number 405 offers a mezzanine, three bedrooms and a rooftop terrace; 408 and 435 are best discovered on site, the latter with a residential elevator. The floor plans of the three models, the bungalow, the Duo cottage and the Urbain, help you place each home.

Make the most of the outing with a short walk: the Vilamo neighbourhood has 600,000 sq ft of green space and a promenade for pedestrians and bikes, next to the Club de golf de la Vallée du Richelieu. If, after the visit, you're torn between an existing property and new construction, our article on choosing a turnkey new home near Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu will help you compare. And if the real question becomes “living in Sainte-Julie or Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu?”, our comparison of the two cities answers it with the numbers.

Conclusion

From Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to Sainte-Julie, allow about 44 minutes without traffic from Vieux-Saint-Jean, and 38 from Saint-Luc; the Richelieu route takes 14 more, for the pleasure of the scenery. By public transit, the trip exists on weekdays only, with two transfers. Confirm the hours, plan to see several homes, and the visit will be worth the drive.

Visiting the model home: the trip from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to Sainte-Julie