Flights to Montréal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International

Montreal's summer charm

Montreal combines European charm with North American culture. You will find traditional architecture, huge parks for playing boules, crazy clubs, legendary festivals and very good food in this Canadian city which is surrounded by water.

Winters in Montreal are long, cold and dark and the best time to visit is during the summer. Montreal comes to life during the summer months when everything happens outdoors: from May to September, entire streets are closed to traffic, there are festivals taking place every week, picnics in the park replace dinner, and everyone is out in the fresh air enjoying constant temperatures between 25 and 35 degrees.

Popular festivals in Summer include the International Jazz Festival, the Montebello Rockfest: One of the biggest punk rock festivals in North America, held not far from Montreal and Osheaga, which is an alternative to Coachella.

Getting to and around Montreal

US citizens will need valid passports.

Trudeau Airport is located about 20 km from downtown Montreal. The quickest way to get from Montreal Airport (YUL) to the center is by cab which costs between around $35 - $50 and takes 17 minutes. The express bus will cost around 9 Canadian dollars for an adult fare to the center, the local bus is cheaper, costing approx. 3 Canadian dollars (please note that exact change is needed).

Local transportation within the downtown area is by bus, metro, taxi or rental bicycle, but is also a very walkable city. 

Airport Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport YUL

Montreal - Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport, also known by the current name Montreal-Dorval International, is one of the 3 largest and most important airports in the North American country Canada. The airport is located in the municipality Durval in the southwest of Montreal on the St. Lawrence River.

• URL: Official website
• Nearby cities: Montreal (9 km)
• Directions by car: The airport is about 5.5 km or 3 miles west of downtown.

Location

Opened in 1941, the airport is about 20 km or 14 miles southwest of downtown Montreal in the town of Dorval. Access to the terminal is on Highway 520 (Autoroute del Cote-de-Liesse.)

Between the airport and the Transit Center in Montreal, the L'Aerobus operates a regular service which takes about 45 minutes. An hourly shuttle bus operates daily between 09.00 - 21.00 at 30-minute intervals, 60-minute intervals at other times of the day. Alternatively, please take the regional shuttle buses to Trois-Rivières/Ste-Foy/Québec (Orleans Express). "Greyhound" also operwates a service from Ottawa and Gatineau.

The buses 204 and 209 also operate regularly between Montreal and the airport. The closest station, Dorval (a VIA Rail station) is located about 900 m south of the terminal. There are plenty of taxis and rental cars.