There are 8 ways to get from Montreal to Saint Paul by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, train, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
best- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane YUL - MSP
5h 53m$375–1,406Train to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Montréal to Ottawatrain
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane YOW - MSP
9h 40m$135–725Train via Toronto
- Take the train from Montréal to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
25h 32m$515–1,046Bus
- Take the bus from Montréal to Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
31h 35m$247–373Drive 1,128.6 mi
- Drive from Montreal to Saint Paulcar 1,128.6 mi
22h 11m$259–374Bus to Burlington International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctrbus
- Fly from Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane BTV - MSP
8h 16m$208–978Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
32h 36m$783–1,239Bus via Stadium Village Station
- Take the bus from Montréal to Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Minneapolisbus
34h 39m$254–385
Montreal to Saint Paul by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to Saint Paul is to bus which costs $240 - $380 and takes 31h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Saint Paul is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs $370 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Montreal to Saint Paul. However, there are services departing from Montréal and arriving at Saint Paul Union Depot via Ottawa, Detroit Bus Station and Milwaukee Intermodal Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Montreal to Saint Paul. However, there are services departing from Montréal and arriving at St. Paul-Minneapolis via Toronto Union Station, Detroit and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 32m.
The distance between Montreal and Saint Paul is 970 miles. The road distance is 1135.2 miles.
The best way to get from Montreal to Saint Paul without a car is to bus which takes 31h 35m and costs $240 - $380.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Montreal to Saint Paul, including transfers.
Montreal to Saint Paul bus services, operated by Orléans Express, depart from Montréal station.
Montreal to Saint Paul train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Montreal Central Station.
The best way to get from Montreal to Saint Paul is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs $370 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can train via Toronto, which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 25h 32m, you could also bus, which costs $240 - $380 and takes 31h 35m.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Saint Paul, MN, USA?
Air Canada and Delta fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Montréal to St. Paul-Minneapolis via Toronto Union Station, Windsor, Detroit, and Chicago Union Station in around 25h 32m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,400
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,400
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Montréal to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $85–200
- Business
- $120–240
- Business Plus
- $130–250
- Economy
- $95–210
- Economy Plus
- $110–220
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $55–150
- Business
- $90–200
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $65–150
- Economy Plus
- $70–160
Train from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $30–90
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Montreal Central Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $440–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Orleans Express
Bus from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Orleans Express
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Orleans Express
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $80–110
Bus from Milwaukee to Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $85–120
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Booking & Getting There
Montreal to Saint Paul bus services, operated by Orléans Express, arrive at Ottawa station.
Saint Paul is 1h behind Montreal. It is currently 3:50 PM in Montreal and 2:50 PM in Saint Paul.
Montreal to Saint Paul train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Schenectady station.
Yes, the driving distance between Montreal to Saint Paul is 1135 miles. It takes approximately 22h 11m to drive from Montreal to Saint Paul.
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