There are 8 ways to get from Minnesota to Montreal by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)MSP - YUL
5h 22m$367–1,407Fly Duluth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Duluth International Airport (DLH) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)DLH - YUL
10h 2m$115–556Train
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
31h 51m$268–853Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Montréal
33h 10m$252–584Drive 1,835.8 km
- Drive from Minneapolis to Montreal1,835.8 km
22h 12m$358–517Fly Rochester to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)RST - YUL
7h 36m$116–605Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Burlington International Airport (BTV)MSP - BTV
- Take the bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
8h 59m$234–1,055Bus via Milwaukee
- Take the bus from UMN - Minneapolis to Milwaukee
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Montréal
35h 24m$259–639
Minnesota to Montreal by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minnesota to Montreal is to fly which costs $110 - $650 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Minnesota to Montreal is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs $360 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Minnesota station to Montreal. However, there are services departing from Minneapolis Bus Station and arriving at Montréal via Chicago Bus Station, Detroit Bus Station and Ottawa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 10m.
The distance between Minnesota and Montreal is 1551 km. The road distance is 1835.8 km.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Montreal without a car is to train which takes 31h 51m and costs $260 - $900.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Minnesota to Montreal, including transfers.
Minnesota to Montreal bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Minneapolis Bus Station.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Montreal is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs $360 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $260 - $900 and takes 31h 51m, you could also bus, which costs $250 - $600 and takes 33h 10m.
Minnesota to Montreal bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Montreal is 1h ahead of Minnesota. It is currently 2:12 PM in Minnesota and 3:12 PM in Montreal.
What companies run services between Minnesota, USA and Montreal, QC, Canada?
Air Canada, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 6th St S & 5th Ave S to Montréal via Union Depot Station & Terminal, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Chicago Union Station, Buffalo, and Toronto Union Station in around 31h 51m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Rochester to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Rochester to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Rochester to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Rochester to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $35–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–95
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $80–150
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $80–130
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $65–90
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- serviceclient@keolis.ca
- Website
- orleansexpress.com
Bus from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.orleansexpress.com/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.orleansexpress.com/en/schedule/
- Adult
- $40–65
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from UMN - Minneapolis to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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