Flights Montreal → San Francisco
YUL → SFO
How long is the flight from Montreal to San Francisco?
The flight from Montreal (YUL) to San Francisco (SFO) takes 5h 28m 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
The flight route operates between Montreal and San Francisco, utilizing an Airbus A319 aircraft. The destination airport in San Francisco sees over fifty 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 Montreal (YUL) → San Francisco (SFO) route is operated by Air Canada, United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Montreal the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to San Francisco: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Montreal (YUL) to San Francisco (SFO) heads west for about 4,076 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 28m.
Departures from Montreal on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of YUL-SFO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Montreal the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Francisco it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked YUL-SFO flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.0% 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-SFO
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Frequently asked questions about YUL-SFO
The flight from Montreal (YUL) to San Francisco (SFO) takes 5h 28m 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) -> San Francisco (SFO) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Montreal-San Francisco is 0.00% 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 San Francisco, 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.
