Montreal Airport Guide (YUL)

Montréal-Trudeau Airport

975 Roméo-Vachon Boulevard North, Dorval, Québec H4Y 1H1, Canada

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(514) 394 7377

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Via the airport's website

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GMT - 5 (GMT - 4 from first Sunday in April to last Sunday in October)

The airport is located 25km (16 miles) west of Montréal.

A C$716m expansion programme was completed in 2006. It included two new jettys and a huge international arrivals complex comprising a customs hall and baggage-claim area. A 275-room Marriott hotel will open its doors near the airport’s transborder jetty in the autumn of 2008, featuring a pool, gymnasium, business centre, restaurants and conference rooms.

The airport is situated off the east-west Hwy-20, but can also be reached from Montréal directly along the Côte-de-Liesse Hwy-520.

There are short- and long-term parking facilities, including the new Econoparc facility, at the airport. A free shuttle bus service operates from the long-term and Econoparc facilities to the airport, departing every 15 minutes. Valet parking is also available immediately outside the terminal building.

Car hire is available on-site from Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Entreprise, Hertz, National and Thrifty, with offices situated in the Arrivals area.

Road: Bus: L'Aérobus (tel: (514) 842 2281) offers a shuttle service from the airport to the Montréal Bus Central Station in the centre of Montréal. A complimentary shuttle service is available between the Montréal Bus Central Station and major downtown hotels. Shuttles depart every 25 minutes from the terminal forecourt in front of the Arrivals area. In addition, Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) (tel: (514) 786 4636) bus 204 (Cardinal Avenue) operates between the airport and the Dorval transport terminus.
Taxi: Taxis and limousines (tel: (514) 394 7377) are readily available outside the terminal on the Arrivals level, with a set fare to the city centre.

Information desks are located on both the Arrivals and Departures level. Courtesy telephones are situated throughout the airport.

Money and communications: ATMs and bureaux de change are available throughout the terminal, as are public phones. There is also a post office. Wireless Internet access is available throughout the terminal and also through several Internet stations.
Eating and drinking: Bars, restaurants and cafés are available in the Departures and Arrivals levels and in the jetties.
Shopping: Duty-free and various other shops are available on the Departures level and in the jetties.
Luggage: The cloak room (tel: (514) 633 2076) and the lost and found office (tel: (514) 636 1217) are located on the Arrivals level. If an item has been lost on a plane, the airline in question should be contacted. Luggage trolleys are available free of charge.
Other facilities: A prayer room as well as a shoeshine service can be found on the Departures level. A breastfeeding room is located on the second floor of the public area. There are children’s games available in the waiting room located on the second floor.The airport patrol staff is trained in First Aid and can be reached by pressing the emergency button that can be found on all public phones in the terminal.

There are no conference facilities at the airport, although there are VIP lounges that are equipped with fax machines and computer terminals. A photocopy service is offered at the main foreign exchange office located on the Departures level. The Montréal Airport Hilton Hotel (tel: (514) 631 2411; website: www1.hilton.com) has a fully equipped business centre and conferencing facilities for up to 600 people.

Parking for disabled travellers is provided in the short-term parking lots. Disabled drivers who need long-term parking will be able to park their car in the Proxiparc multi-level parking house at economy rates (although the full price must be paid upon exiting, whereupon the driver will then be reimbursed the difference). Lifts connect all levels of the airport and text telephones are available throughout the terminal. Wheelchairs are available; passengers should contact their airline in advance.

An airport hotel is in construction and will be opening in the summer of 2008. Several nearby hotels have a shuttle with the airport: Auberge de l'Aéroport (tel: (514) 828 5080), Comfort Inn Pointe-Claire (tel: (514) 697 6210; website: www.choicehotels.ca), Days Inn (tel: (514) 332 2720; website: www.daysinn-airport.com), Hampton Inn & Suites Montréal-Dorval (tel: (514) 633 8243; website: www.hamptoninnmontreal.com), Hilton Garden Inn (tel: (514) 788 5120; website: www.hiltongardeninn.com), Holiday Inn Côte-de-Liesse (tel: (514) 739 3391; website: www.ichotelsgroup.com), Holiday Inn Pointe-Claire (tel: (514) 697 7110; website: www.ichotelsgroup.com), Hôtel Aéroport (tel: (514) 735 5702), Hôtel International-Best Western (tel: (514) 631 4811; website: www.bestwesternquebec.com), Montréal Airport Hilton Hotel (tel: (514) 631 2411; website: www.hilton.com), Qualilty Hotel Dorval (tel: (514) 731 7821; website: www.qualityhoteldorval.com), Quality Suites Pointe-Claire (tel: (514) 426 5060), Ramada Aéroport (tel: (514) 733 8818; website: www.ramadamontreal.com), Sheraton Four Points Dorval (tel: (514) 344 1999; website: www.starwoodhotels.com) and Travelodge Dorval (tel: (514) 631 4537; website: www.travelodgemontreal.com).