Book-hunting route · Montreal
Rue Wellington run
4 shops · about 10 minutes on foot · 0.6 km
The Rue Wellington run in Montreal stays on one street for all four stops, starting at The Salvation Army and reaching Renaissance Fripe five minutes on. Les Trouvailles du Support follows three minutes later, and the walk ends four minutes after that at Librairie Les Bons Débarras. Four stops in ten minutes, all on Rue Wellington.
The stops, in walking order
Starts at the end nearest downtown. Times are sidewalk estimates at an easy pace.
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1
The Salvation Army
Thrift store · Rue Wellington
Mon–Fri 10:00–20:00; Sat 10:00–17:00; Sun closed
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2
5 min walk
Renaissance FripeSecondhand store · Rue Wellington
Mon–Wed 09:00–20:00; Wed–Fri 09:00–21:00; Sat–Sun 09:00–17:00
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3
3 min walk
Les Trouvailles du SupportSecondhand store · Rue Wellington
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4
4 min walk
Librairie Les Bons DébarrasUsed bookstore · Rue Wellington
Mon closed; Tue,Sun 12:00–17:00; Wed,Sat 11:00–17:00; Thu–Fri 11:00–18:00
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Other routes in Montreal
- Rue Saint-Denis run 10 shops · ~18 min
- Eva B and 5 more 6 shops · ~12 min
- Boulevard Saint-Laurent run 4 shops · ~12 min
- Avenue du Mont-Royal Est run 4 shops · ~13 min
- Rue Saint-Hubert run 3 shops · ~4 min
- Rue Charlevoix run 3 shops · ~5 min
How the route is built
Shops within about 400 metres of the next one count as one run, walked from the end nearest downtown. Long runs are cut into legs of ten stops or fewer. The distance follows the streets; the minutes are an easy-pace estimate. Opening hours are whatever OpenStreetMap has on record: check the smaller stores before you set out.
See all thrift stores in Montreal, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Thrift stores in Ottawa· Thrift stores in Quebec City· Thrift stores in Toronto· Thrift stores in Mississauga
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