Scenic view of Montreal's iconic Clock Tower from the water on a clear day.

New York to Montreal

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from New York to Montreal. From €46.75, fastest 4h 16m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

New York to Montreal runs about 88 times a day, with the first departure around 06:06 and the last around 20:47. One passenger pays between €46.75 and €55.01, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 16m over 548 km, on services run by 12 operators across 2 modes.

Checked 20 September 2026Priced for 6 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 12 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.

Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026

€46.75 to €55.01

  • 142%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving New York

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 06:06First departure
  • 20:47Last departure
  • 88Services per day
  • 100%Run direct

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Buying this journey

12Go lists departures for New York to Montreal on your date, and you pay on their side.

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €100.44Mon21
  2. about €85.69Tue22
  3. about €90.41Wed23
  4. about €92.77Thu24
  5. about €85.69Fri25
  6. about €88.05Sat26
  7. about €82.74Sun27
  8. about €60.32Mon28
  9. about €58.55Tue29
  10. about €62.09Wed30
  11. about €70.94Thu1
  12. about €65.63Fri2
  13. about €67.40Sat3
  14. about €63.27Sun4
  15. about €47.93Mon5
  16. about €46.75Tue6
  17. about €49.70Wed7
  18. about €60.32Thu8
  19. about €56.78Fri9
  20. about €57.96Sat10
  21. about €53.83Sun11

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The flight gets you into Montreal. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Montreal for the night the flight gets in

Sort by distance from Montreal Gare Centrale and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book New York to Montreal

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €59.7390 days
  2. €50.2960 days
  3. €41.4445 days
  4. €41.4430 days
  5. €53.8321 days
  6. €63.2714 days
  7. €82.747 days
  8. €90.413 days
  9. €100.441 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €41.44.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 142 percent. The dearest point is €100.44, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€100.44€41.44137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to New York to Montreal and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

548 km

534 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.

Who lives at each end

8,804,1901,762,949

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

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The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

How far it really runs
The route covers 548 km against 534 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.

Who runs this route

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Montreal Gare Centrale

Most of the points near Montreal Gare Centrale open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about New York to Montreal

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from New York to Montreal?

The fastest journey from New York to Montreal takes 4h 16m door to door, of which 1h 6m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 22m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from New York to Montreal?

The cheapest fare from New York to Montreal is €46.75, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €80.51. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from New York to Montreal?

The cheapest way from New York to Montreal is by flight, at €46.75 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 16m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from New York to Montreal?

The fastest way from New York to Montreal is by flight, at 4h 16m door to door. Only 1h 6m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €46.75.

When should I book New York to Montreal?

Fares from New York to Montreal bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €41.44. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 142 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for New York to Montreal?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from New York to Montreal, at €58.55. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for New York to Montreal?

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from New York to Montreal, at €41.44 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from New York to Montreal?

Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, American Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, Amtrak, Delta Air Lines publish service areas covering both New York and Montreal, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.

Is there a direct service from New York to Montreal?

Every service we sell from New York to Montreal is direct, with around 100 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 16m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

How much CO2 does the journey from New York to Montreal produce?

Travelling from New York to Montreal by train produces about 17.6 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 115.0 kg, roughly 7 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from New York to Montreal use?

Services from New York to Montreal by flight leave from John F. Kennedy International Airport JFK and arrive at Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport YUL. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from New York to Montreal?

1 of the 12 operators we sell from New York to Montreal allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for New York to Montreal on 20 September 2026: 548 km of route against 534 km in a straight line, 100 services a day, 12 operators a cheapest fare of €46.75, and 4h 16m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Being on the water gives Montreal a set of days out that do not start at a station.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Montreal and across Canada

Day trips that leave Montreal in the morning and cover a good part of Canada by evening.

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The two ends, compared

New York reaches 281 places in 79 countries on services we hold, over distances from 19 to 15,339 km. Montreal reaches 139 places in 36 countries, from 123 to 10,622 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving New York

  • 281Places you can leave for
  • 79Countries
  • 123Operators

Arriving in Montreal

Leaving Montreal

  • 139Places you can leave for
  • 36Countries
  • 49Operators

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