There are 9 ways to get from Minnesota to Montreal by plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus), car, or train (Amtrak)
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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)plane MSP - YUL
5h 15m$487–1,707Fly 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)plane DLH - YUL
8h 7m$135–656Train, bus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawabus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Montréaltrain
31h$563–1,344Bus via Toronto
- Take the bus from UMN - Minneapolis to Milwaukeebus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Montreal, QCbus
32h 49m$263–523Drive 1,835.8 km
- Drive from Minneapolis to Montrealcar 1,835.8 km
22h 21m$366–529Fly Rochester to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane RST - YUL
7h 36m$236–1,156Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Burlington International Airport (BTV)plane MSP - BTV
- Take the bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montrealbus
8h 55m$224–1,045Train
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréaltrain
32h 20m$583–1,453Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airportbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Montréalbus
33h 35m$293–503
Minnesota to Montreal by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minnesota to Montreal is to fly which costs $130 - $700 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Minnesota to Montreal is to fly which takes 5h 15m and costs $480 - $1,800.
No, there is no direct bus from Minnesota to Montreal. However, there are services departing from UMN - Minneapolis and arriving at Montreal, QC via Milwaukee Intermodal Station, Detroit Bus Station and Toronto Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Minnesota station to Montreal. However, there are services departing from Government Plaza Station and arriving at Montréal via St. Paul-Minneapolis, Chicago Union Station, Buffalo and Toronto Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 20m.
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 and bus which takes 31h and costs $550 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Minnesota to Montreal, including transfers.
Minnesota to Montreal bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from UMN - Minneapolis station.
Minnesota to Montreal train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from St. Paul-Minneapolis station.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Montreal is to fly which takes 5h 15m and costs $480 - $1,800. Alternatively, you can bus via Toronto, which costs $260 - $550 and takes 32h 49m, you could also train, which costs $550 - $1,500 and takes 32h 20m.
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 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Government Plaza Station to Montreal, QC via Stadium Village Station, UMN - Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, Detroit Bus Station, Toronto, and Toronto Union Station in around 32h 49m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- 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
- $150–750
Flights from Rochester to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- 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 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- 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
- $150–750
Flights from Rochester to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Rochester to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Rochester to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Rochester to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Burlington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- 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
- $240–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $120–290
- Business
- $170–330
- Business Plus
- $190–350
- Economy
- $140–300
- Economy Plus
- $150–310
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from UMN - Minneapolis to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $120–180
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Montreal, QC
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–110
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $75–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- [email protected]
- Website
- orleansexpress.com
Bus from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://orleansexpress.com/en/
- Adult
- $40–65
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More Questions & Answers
Minnesota to Montreal bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Milwaukee station.
Montreal is 1h ahead of Minnesota. It is currently 1:59 AM in Minnesota and 2:59 AM in Montreal.
Minnesota to Montreal train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Minnesota to Montreal is 1836 km. It takes approximately 22h 21m to drive from Minnesota to Montreal.
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