High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Montreal is located in the southwest of the province of Quebec, approximately 275 kilometres (171 mi) southwest of Quebec City, the provincial capital, and 167 kilometres (104 mi) east of Ottawa, the federal capital. It also lies 502 kilometres (312 mi) northeast of Toronto, 407 kilometres (253 mi) northwest of Boston and 530 kilometres (330 mi) directly north of New York City.