Flights Chicago → Montreal
ORD → YUL
How long is the flight from Chicago to Montreal?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Montreal (YUL) takes 1h 44m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route connects Chicago to Montreal, operating with a mix of aircraft including the Embraer 175, Canadair Regional Jet 700, and Embraer 170. The destination airport in Montreal sees over fifteen million passengers annually, underscoring its significance as a major travel hub.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Chicago (ORD) → Montreal (YUL) route is operated by American Airlines, Air Canada, Etihad Airways, United Airlines. Across 26 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 32 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Montreal the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Montreal: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Montreal (YUL) heads north-east for about 1,200 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 44m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 69% of ORD-YUL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Montreal it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 26 tracked ORD-YUL flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 32 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-YUL
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Montreal (YUL) takes 1h 44m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Montreal (YUL) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 32 minutes, based on 26 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Montreal is 0.00% across 26 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Air Canada, Etihad Airways, United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
