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[edit] YUL – Montreal, Canada
Overview: YUL is Montreal's passenger airport. It is currently named after former Prime Minister Pierre-Elliott Trudeau. It was formerly called Dorval airport (named after the suburb where it is located). There are 3 areas of the airport: Domestic Departures, US Departures, and International Departures. A key aspect of the US departures is that you will pre-clear US customs while in Canada. This means that when traveling to US, you will have to arrive airport earlier, but you will have better chance of making your US connections since you've already passed though border crossing formalities. YUL is reasonably compact that can be walked end-to-end in about 25 minutes.
Airport Web Site: Aéroports de Montréal. Wikipedia has information about the history and future of the airport.
Security: There is no special lines for elites. To preclear US customs/immigration and go through security, budget 40 minutes at off-peak times. During peak-times (especially Monday morning), budget an hour. Be also aware of any pending strikes - they occur more frequently than in the US and they can add an hour of standing in lines.
Lounges: When traveling to the US, there are no Oneworld lounges. For International travel, there is a British Airways terraces lounge.
Luggage Storage: A Checkroom is available.
Connection Information: Below are the most common connection scenarios. Note that if you have to clear Canadian Customs/Immigration or preclear US Customs/Immigration, you will have to have all your luggage with you.
| Arriving From | Departing To | Clear Canadian Customs/Immigration | Preclear US Customs/Immigration |
| Canada | Canada | No | No |
| Canada | US | No | Yes |
| Canada | International | No | No |
| US | Canada | Yes | No |
| US | US | Likely | Likely |
| US | International | Likely | No |
| International | Canada | Yes | No |
| International | US | Likely | Yes |
| International | International | Likely | No |
Unfortunately the exact status of some of the scenarios is not known. Please update this page if you know more information.
Transportation: A taxi to downtown is about $35 Canadian. If driving, be aware that on the highways some of the signs refer to the old name of "Aéroport Dorval" and others refer to "Aéroport P-E Trudeau". To make things more confusing, there are even some "Aéroport Mirabel" highway signs leading to the former international airport. Do not follow any signs to "Aéroport Mirabel". It is only used for cargo now. A shuttle to downtown costs about $15. There is a VIA Rail train station close by, but unfortunately you need to take a taxi to get there.
Food: When departing for the US, there is a full service restaurant, a Burger King, and a Starbucks which sells world-famous Montreal bagels.
