Montréal-Trudeau Airport

Montréal-Trudeau Airport (YUL)

The airport, in full, is called Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport after a former Canadian prime minister. The name is daring because Trudeau just built a new airport north of the city that had become the new airport of Montréal. It was a flop. That airport (Mirabel Airport) was almost only for used for cargo transportation. Montréal-Trudeau processes 11 million passengers per year. In order to capture the growth in passenger numbers there are big renovations being carried out. After completion the airport will have a capacity of 20 million passengers per year.

Prices are given here in the Canadian dollars (€ 1.00 = CAN$ 1.46, November 2006).

Local transport

Train

If construction goes according to plans the airport will have a high speed train connection with the centre of Montréal in 2008. The station is planned to be under the new Marriott Hotel.

Car and bus

The airport is 25 kilometers southwest of Montréal along Highway 20. From Montréal the airport is also accessible via the Côte-de-Liesse Highway 520. There are plans to reconstruct the roads around the airport to encourage the flow of traffic.

The Aérobus (tel: +1(0)514 842 2281) maintains a shuttle connection from the airport to the bust station in Montréal (Berri Station). Several busses leave from that bus station to several hotels in the centre of the city. More information about these shuttles is available at tel: +1(0)514 843 4938. Long distance busses also leave from the airport to several destinations in Canada.

Car rental Montréal-Trudeau Airport

In the Arrivals Hall there are counters from the car rental companies Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National and Thrifty. You can also reserve a rental car in advance using the service EasyTerra provides. They compare the rates of several providers in a single quote.

Taxi

Taxis are in front of the Arrivals Hall. A ride to downtown Montréal costs about CAN$ 35.00.

Parking
Right in front of the terminal there is a garage (ProxiParc). The places that are close to the terminal are for short term parking (CAN$ 6.00 per half hour, CAN$ 25.00 per day), and the other places are for long term parking (CAN$ 16.00 per day). A little further away is the InterParc where you can park for CAN$ 10.00 per day, and behind there is the new EconoParc (CAN$ 9.00 per day, CAN$ 49.00 per week). There are shuttle busses going between these parking areas to the terminal. For information about parking you can call the Parking Coordinator (tel: +1(0)514 633 3016).

Services

Hotels

There are no hotels at the airport. Right by the airport is the Montréal Airport Hilton Hotel (tel: +1(0)514 631 2411). At this moment there is construction of a Marriott Hotel at the airport. That hotel will be directly connected with the Transborder Terminal and is expected to be completed in 2008.

Other hotels in the immediate vicinity of the airport are the Auberge de l’ Aéroport (tel: +1(0)514 828 5080), Hôtel Aéroport (tel: +1(0)514 735 5702) and Ramada Aéroport (tel: +1(0)514 733 8818). For more hotels and reserving online you can go to Booking.com. They have a large offering of hotels with great internet rates.

Shops and restaurants

The airport has a good offering of shops. There are 33 in total, spread over the Domestic, Transborder (US) and International Terminals. Furthermore, there are 21 snack bars, cafes and restaurants.

Baggage

There is a window for storing baggage in the Arrivals Hall. Directly next to that is the counter for lost and found items (tel: +1(0)514 636 0499).

Information

There are several general information counters spread throughout the airport. There are also special telephones where you can directly contact the information counter.

Business

The airport does not have any conference facilities. These are available in the Hilton Hotel (see Hotels). The facilities at the airport will be greatly improved with the opening oft the Marriott which will open in 2008. Aéroports de Montréal has a VIP Lounge with fax and computers in the Departures Hall. Air Canada has three lounges that are by the gates.

Handicapped persons

The airport is excellently accessible for handicapped persons. There are wheelchair ramps and adapted elevators, restrooms and telephones. Wheelchairs are available. There is a limited number of places reserved for handicapped persons in the parking garage right in front of the terminal. For more information and assistance you can call the Access Services, tel: +1(0)514 633 3016.

Other services

There are banks, money exchange offices and cash machines. There is a silence centre in the Departures Hall. For domestic flights passengers can check themselves in. The machines for this are by entrances 1, 2 and 4. For First Aid you can go to one of the general information counters.

Contact

Address

Montréal-Trudeau Airport
975 Roméo-Vachon Boulevard North
Suite 317
Montréal
Québec H4Y 1H1
Canada

Telephone, fax, email

Telephone: +1(0)514 394 7377
Fax: +1(0)514 633 3068
E-mail: through the contact form

Airport codes

IATA airport code: YUL
ICAO airport code: CYUL