Montreal Airport (YUL)
Montreal Airport (YUL) is one terminal on two levels, with the departures upstairs and the arrivals downstairs. After the security it splits into the domestic zone, the international zone and the transborder one for the United States. The 747 bus runs to downtown all day and all night, and the play areas are in every zone.
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Updated 21 October 2026
The terminals at Montreal Airport
Montreal-Trudeau International Airport has one passenger terminal on two levels: the upper level for the departures, with the check-in counters, the security and the shops, and the lower level for the arrivals, with the baggage claim, the customs and the transport. After the security the terminal splits into three zones: the domestic one for the flights inside Canada, the international one for the rest of the world, and the transborder one for the United States, which is not joined to the other two inside the terminal.
The domestic zone has the gates 1 to 49, with the gates 17 to 34 across the pedestrian tunnel from the main hall, the international zone has the gates 50 to 68 and the transborder zone has the gates 72 to 89. The domestic and the international zones share the security checkpoint A, and the transborder zone has its own checkpoint C. The airport serves about 150 destinations in 46 countries.
Getting to and from Montreal Airport
The 747 bus of the Société de transport de Montréal runs the seven days of the week and the 24 hours of the day between the airport and downtown Montreal, with a route to the Lionel-Groulx metro station. The REM line reaches the airport too, with the bus 815 that joins the REM Des Sources station with the terminal. The fare booth and the ticket machines are on the international arrivals level.
The free shuttle of the airport goes from Door 8 on the departures level to the VIA Rail station of Dorval. The taxis have their dispatcher at Door 23, the ride share picks up at Door 28 and the limousines at Door 24, all on the arrivals level, and the car rental offices are open from 7 in the morning to 10 at night.
What happens when you arrive at YUL
Keep your passport and any form you filled in on the plane with you the whole way, from the aircraft door to the exit.
The airport's own site publishes the hours of the security checkpoints, the YUL Express lane and the wait at each one, so you can read them before you travel. The Marriott hotel is inside the terminal, and it is joined to it and to the pier of the United States.
Montreal Airport with children
Most of the boarding lounges of the terminal have a play area: one near the gate 11 and another near the gate 5 in the domestic zone, two in the international zone, near the gates 53 and 68, and one near the gate 86 in the transborder zone.
The nursing rooms are next to most of the toilets, with a sink, a chair, a changing table and, in many of them, a microwave. The airport lends strollers free for children from six months old, in the gates 1, 52, 57, 75 and 78 when you leave, and in the gates 17A, 53, 62 and 85 when you arrive. And the families with a baby or a small child have priority at the security checkpoints A and C.
Plan your stop at Montreal Airport
The airport's own site says the airlines and the destinations change, so check your flight on the flights page before you travel. And check with the embassy or consulate about the documents your family needs for the entry rules of every country on your route.
Sources
- Official page of Aéroports de Montréal, the operator of Montreal-Trudeau International Airport, whose own About Us page says it runs the airport, on the flights: the carriers that fly from the airport, with Air Canada, United Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Turkish Airlines, Copa Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian, Air France, KLM, Delta, Aeromexico, Air Transat, WestJet, Porter Airlines, Flair Airlines, Corsair, Tunisair, Air Algerie, Aer Lingus, Azores Airlines, Air Creebec, Air Inuit, Air Saint-Pierre, Canadian North and Provincial Airlines, and the destinations of each one. — admtl.com (checked 21 October 2026)
- Official page of the same airport on the terminal: the upper level for the departures, the lower level for the arrivals, and the three zones after the security, the domestic one, the international one and the transborder one for the United States, with the gates of each zone. — admtl.com (checked 21 October 2026)
- Official page of the same airport on the transport: the 747 bus of the Société de transport de Montréal to downtown, the REM Des Sources station and the bus 815, the free shuttle to the VIA Rail station of Dorval, the taxis, the ride share, the limousines and the car rentals. — admtl.com (checked 21 October 2026)
- Official help centre of the same airport on the children: the play areas of each zone, the nursing rooms next to the toilets, the free strollers and the priority for the families at the security checkpoints. — yulsatisfaction.admtl.com (checked 21 October 2026)
Frequently asked questions
How many terminals does Montreal Airport have?
One passenger terminal on two levels, the upper one for the departures and the lower one for the arrivals. After the security it splits into the domestic zone, the international zone and the transborder zone for the United States.
Which airlines fly from Montreal Airport?
Air Canada, Air Transat, WestJet, Porter Airlines, Flair Airlines, Corsair, Air Creebec, Air Inuit, Canadian North and Provincial Airlines fly inside Canada, and United Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Turkish Airlines, Copa Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian, Air France, KLM, Delta, Aeromexico, Tunisair, Air Algerie, Aer Lingus and Azores Airlines fly to the rest of the world.
How do I get from Montreal Airport to the city by bus?
With the 747 bus of the Société de transport de Montréal, which runs the 24 hours of the day and the seven days of the week between the airport and downtown Montreal, with a route to the Lionel-Groulx metro station. The REM Des Sources station is joined with the terminal by the bus 815.
What is there for children at Montreal Airport?
Play areas in every zone, near the gates 11 and 5 in the domestic one, the gates 53 and 68 in the international one and the gate 86 in the transborder one, nursing rooms next to most of the toilets with a sink, a chair and a changing table, free strollers for children from six months old, and priority for the families at the security checkpoints A and C.
What do I do first when I land at YUL?
Keep your passport and any form you filled in on the plane with you the whole way, from the aircraft door to the exit, and follow the signs to the baggage claim on the lower level, where the 747 bus, the taxis at Door 23 and the ride share at Door 28 are waiting.