Flights Montreal → Newark
YUL → EWR
How long is the flight from Montreal to Newark?
The flight from Montreal (YUL) to Newark (EWR) takes 55 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route connects Montreal with Newark, operating with an Embraer 170 aircraft. The destination airport in Newark opened in 2001 and serves over forty-three million passengers annually.
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 Montreal (YUL) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by Air Canada, United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 56 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Montreal the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Montreal (YUL) to Newark (EWR) heads south for about 532 km, a flight time of roughly 55m.
Departures from Montreal on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of YUL-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Montreal the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked YUL-EWR flights, 64% left on time with an average delay of 56 min and a 7.1% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating YUL-EWR
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Frequently asked questions about YUL-EWR
The flight from Montreal (YUL) to Newark (EWR) takes 55 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Montreal (YUL) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 56 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Montreal-Newark is 7.14% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air Canada, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Newark, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
