Toronto-Montréal train – Train or flight?

Flying from Toronto to Montréal? The train is a better option.

Why waste productive time between Toronto and Montréal? VIA Rail offers an efficient and economical solution.

Productive time

Train

Total travel time: 5 h 50 min

Productive time:
5 h 50 min

 
Airplane

Total travel time: 4 h 15 min

Productive time:
1 h 15 min

 
Car548 km

Total travel time: 6 h 47 min

Productive time:
0 h 00 min

 
Productive time    Wasted time

 

Advantage of the train vs. the plane: flying time between Toronto and Montréal is perhaps shorter, but that’s just part of the trip. Line-ups at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport and getting to downtown Montréal from Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport represent a significant loss of time.

Advantage of the train vs. the car: a train travels at roughly the same speed as your car, assuming you don’t hit any bad weather on the 401 between Toronto and Montréal. However, 30 minutes have been added to the length of the car journey so as to take downtown traffic
into account.

Discover our great fares:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Route Economy class Business class
Toronto – Montréal $39* $139**

*One-way fare in Economy class. Sales taxes not included. The number of seats is limited. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Prices and conditions may change without prior notice. Other conditions may apply.

**One-way fare in Business class. Sales taxes not included. The number of seats is limited. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Prices and conditions may change without prior notice. Other conditions may apply.

 

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