Montréal: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Montréal is a city of 1.8 million people in Canada (Quebec), 216 m (709 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Montreal Central Station. It is a port city: Port of Montreal and 1 more. Our booking partner lists 875 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Montréal runs from about 8 h 46 min a day in late December to 15 h 45 min in late June (computed for 45.51° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Montréal is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, whose 11,000-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan Airport (YHU, 13 km), Montreal Mirabel International Airport (YMX, 40 km), Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG, 96 km).
Flights to Montréal: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Montreal Central Station, McGill, Lucien-L'Allier, Windsor Station, Sauvé station, Saint-Léonard–Montréal-Nord. Trains to Montréal
Buses to Montréal · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 875 places to stay in Montréal. Of the 551 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (266), and 9 are five-star. Across 253 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.2 out of 10. Guests have left 330,220 reviews in total.
Hotels in Montréal: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 16 hostels in Montréal, out of 875 places to stay of every kind — 1.8% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 11 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.7 out of 10, 0.5 below the 8.2 its hotels average. Guests have left 19,990 reviews across them.
Hostels in Montréal: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Montreal Public Libraries Network | 6,712,752 | 2021 |
| Old Port of Montreal | 6,000,000 | — |
| Saint Joseph's Oratory | 2,000,000 | — |
| Montreal Museum of Fine Arts | 1,015,022 | http |
| Montreal Science Centre | 764,405 | — |
| Pointe-à-Callière Museum | 527,216 | — |
| Montréal Insectarium | 350,000 | 2011 |
| Bibliothèque de Pointe-aux-Trembles | 108,242 | 2002 |
| Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal | 53,633 | — |
The busiest is Montreal Public Libraries Network at 6,712,752 visitors in 2021. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Montréal
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Ottawa, 165 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Québec, 233 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Laval, 11 km
- Gatineau, 165 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Longueuil, 9 km
- Worcester, 388 km (United States) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Nepean, 168 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Springfield, 387 km (United States) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Gloucester, 161 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Saguenay, 376 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
Twin towns and sister cities: Algiers, Amsterdam, Casablanca, Managua, Port-au-Prince, Hanoi, Manila, Beersheba, Hiroshima, Milan, San Salvador, Brussels, Lucknow, Amman.
Common questions
Which airport serves Montréal?
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Montréal?
About 1.8 million people live in Montréal, across 498 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Montréal in?
America/Toronto, currently UTC-4.
What currency is used in Montréal?
The Dollar (CAD). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Montréal?
16 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Montréal.
How many hotels are there in Montréal?
Our booking partner lists 875 places to stay in Montréal, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Montréal?
Ottawa (165 km), Québec (233 km), Laval (11 km), Gatineau (165 km), Longueuil (9 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.