There are 4 ways to get from Montreal to Yellowknife by train, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Montréal to Ottawatrain
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane YOW - YZF
8h 36m$334–1,564Drive 4,960.7 km
- Drive from Montreal to Yellowknifecar 4,960.7 km
2d 11h$988–1,427Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane YUL - YZF
9h 7m$420–1,324Fly from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport
- Fly from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane YHU - YZF
10h 19m$414–1,728
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to Yellowknife is to fly which costs $420 - $1,400 and takes 9h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Yellowknife is to train and fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $330 - $1,600.
The distance between Montreal and Yellowknife is 3303 km. The road distance is 4960.7 km.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Montreal to Yellowknife, including transfers.
Yellowknife is 2h behind Montreal. It is currently 4:07 PM in Montreal and 2:07 PM in Yellowknife.
Yes, the driving distance between Montreal to Yellowknife is 4961 km. It takes approximately 2 days 11h to drive from Montreal to Yellowknife.
There are 31+ hotels available in Yellowknife.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Yellowknife, NT, Canada?
Air Canada, Air North, and two other airlines fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF) once daily.
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Yellowknife Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Toronto, Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- canadiannorth.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
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