Flights San Francisco → Montreal
SFO → YUL
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Montreal?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Montreal (YUL) takes 4h 49m 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 connects San Francisco to Montreal, operating with an Airbus A319. The destination airport 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 San Francisco (SFO) → Montreal (YUL) route is operated by Air Canada, United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 17% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 51 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.5/100 (medium), 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 San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Montreal: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Montreal (YUL) heads north-east for about 4,076 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 49m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of SFO-YUL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Montreal it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked SFO-YUL flights, 17% left on time with an average delay of 51 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 SFO-YUL
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Frequently asked questions about SFO-YUL
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Montreal (YUL) takes 4h 49m 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 San Francisco (SFO) -> Montreal (YUL) route, on-time performance is 17% with an average delay of 51 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Montreal 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 Montreal, 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.
