Direct Flights from San Diego to Montréal
Montréal · Canada
Nonstop service from SAN to YUL on Air Canada. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
33 cities have a nonstop to Montréal, San Diego among them.
How long to go to Montréal for, from San Diego
5h 25m in the air, 2,455 miles — past long-weekend range. Five days is roughly where the flying stops dominating the trip.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
Note that this route only operates May to October, so the trip has to fit that window.
About Montréal
Montreal is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec. While Quebec City is the political capital, Montreal is the cultural and economic centre, and the main entry point to the province. With 1.8 million residents in the city (2021), and 4 million in the urban area, Montreal is Canada's second largest city and the largest francophone city in the Americas. That said, the city has a proud tradition of bilingualism, with a large and long-established Anglophone minority, and most Francophones being conversant in English. Old Montreal has a heritage of colonial times. Though a large city, Montreal gives opportunities for outdoor life, and for watching the legendary Montréal Canadiens ice hockey team.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Montréal
- The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest art museum in Canada by gallery space.
- Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral or in full Mary, Queen of the World and St. James the Great Cathedral is a minor basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal.
- Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located at 3800 Queen Mary Road in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood on Mount Royal's Westmount Summit in Montreal, Quebec.
- The Montreal Botanical Garden is a large botanical garden in Montreal, Quebec, Canada comprising 75 hectares of thematic gardens and greenhouses.
- The Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec is a Quebec government agency which manages the province's legal deposit system, national archives, and national library.
- The Redpath Museum is a museum of natural history belonging to McGill University and located on the university's campus on Sherbrooke Street West in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- The Montreal Insectarium is a natural history museum located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, featuring a large quantity of insects from all around the world.
- The Montreal Holocaust Museum is a museum located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is dedicated to educating people of all ages and backgrounds about the Holocaust, while sensitizing the public to the universal perils of…
- Hochelaga was a St. Lawrence Iroquois 16th century fortified village on or near Mount Royal in present-day Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- The Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal is a contemporary art museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Place des festivals in the Quartier des spectacles and is part of the Place des Arts complex.
- Montréal, arts interculturels (MAI) is a multidisciplinary cultural organization of Montreal created in 1999. It is located on Jeanne-Mance Street.
- The Mount Royal Cross is a monument on top of Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It stands at the northeastern peak of the mountain and overlooks the eastern part of the Island of Montreal.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Montréal weather, compared with San Diego
17° cooler than San Diego on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Montréal 24°F · San Diego 66°F · 42° colder
- April
- Montréal 53°F · San Diego 68°F · 16° colder
- July
- Montréal 80°F · San Diego 75°F · 5° warmer
- October
- Montréal 56°F · San Diego 74°F · 18° colder
January bottoms out near 24°F — a real coat, not a layer. Montréal also swings harder through the year than San Diego does — 56° between its coldest and warmest months against 12°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Montréal
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Montréal is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 67–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Montréal rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral, and Saint Joseph's Oratory and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from San Diego to Montréal?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from San Diego (SAN) to Montréal (YUL) on Air Canada.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from San Diego to Montréal?
- Air Canada flies nonstop between San Diego (SAN) and Montréal (YUL). Air Canada flies it May to October only.
- How far is Montréal from San Diego?
- Montréal is about 2,455 miles from San Diego by air.
- How many days can I spend in Montréal flying from San Diego?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- Is there a direct flight from San Diego to Canada?
- Yes — Montréal (YUL) has nonstop service from San Diego on Air Canada, making it a nonstop gateway to Canada.
- What is there to do in Montréal?
- Popular things to do include Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral, Saint Joseph's Oratory, Montreal Botanical Garden, and more.
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