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YUL Montreal ⇄ YYZ Toronto

Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (Canada) and Toronto Pearson International Airport (Canada): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance507 km315 mi274 nautical miles
YUL → YYZ1 h 40 minestimated block time
YYZ → YUL1 h 35 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hToronto vs Montreal, today
Great-circle route from Montreal (YUL) to Toronto (YYZ)YULMontrealYYZToronto
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

YUL → YYZ

1 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 249° (WSW).

Leave Montreal Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Toronto Sat 7 Nov, 11:40 local.

YYZ → YUL

1 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 65° (ENE).

Leave Toronto Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Montreal Sat 7 Nov, 11:35 local.

The two directions differ by 7 minutes in our estimate: this route is short, so the wind has little effect on the total. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance507 km · 315 mi · 274 nmi
Initial heading249° (WSW) from YUL; 65° (ENE) from YYZ
Farthest from the equator45.5°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip3% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

YULAmerica/Toronto — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
YYZAmerica/Toronto — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DifferenceToronto is on the same clock as Montreal today.

Jet lag, flying YUL → YYZ. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

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Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).