Montreal Early Bird Registration

[RawAlex]

Okay, some tips from a Montrealer who has to travel a fair bit...

first off, keep yourself to common air carriers - southwest don't make it to Montreal.

Delta, American, Northwest, United, Air Canada

Also, check your local travel agents for tour rates - pick airfare only. You will often find that there are 4-7 day rates on charters and direct flights.

Most direct route from LA is LA - Chicago - montreal (american, United) or LA - Detroit - Montreal (northwest, could also be minniapolis) - delta is okay if you go through cincinatti, don't go through atlanta unless you are saving big bucks, it just ain't worth it... from LA that would be like flying two sides of a triangle.

The airport code you are looking for is YUL - make sure you are pricing to that airport.

Look for flights out Monday, not Sunday... many more flights - and I suspect that you will pay less with an extra night of hotel then you will on airfare. Also, Montreal is still active on Sundays, so it isn't lost time!

I just checked expedia:

$414.20

8:00 AM Depart Los Angeles (LAX)
Arrive Montreal (YUL) 6:35 PM Wed 4-Jun
7hr 35mn American Airlines 34 / 4844
Connect in New York (JFK)



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3:48 PM Depart Montreal (YUL)
Arrive Los Angeles (LAX) 8:04 PM Mon 9-Jun
7hr 16mn American Airlines 421 / 453
Connect in Chicago (ORD)

Most airlines on expedia in that same rate range... 415-460... same sort of rates for a sunday return as well...

Alex