Coach and charter bus pick-ups at Montréal-Trudeau (YUL)

Check the pick-up in before the day

Minibus and coach pick-ups are checked in online in advance. The form asks for the date, an approximate pick-up time, the curb exit and the vehicle type. When the bus arrives, the driver shows the confirmation email.

Drivers of buses, minibuses and anything over 2.05 m high are also asked to contact the airport before the trip about parking. The operator handles both steps, but it needs your times and numbers early.

Door 7, and a person from your side

Arriving passengers go up to Door 7 on the Departures level, not out through Arrivals. People do not expect that, so say it plainly in the joining notes. The airport asks for a representative of the transport organizer on site to gather the group: in practice, the tour leader, teacher or team manager.

If the group needs somewhere to collect itself first, YUL has three meeting points: near Door 7 and between Doors 5 and 6 on the Departures level, and near Door 24 on the Arrivals level.

Where the driver meets you

• Minibus and coach pick-ups are checked in online in advance, choosing the date, approximate pick-up time, curb exit and vehicle type. Passengers go to Door 7 on the Departures level, where the driver must show the confirmation email; a representative of the transport organizer should be on site to gather the group.

Where coaches and buses wait

• Chartered buses may not park at Door 7 to wait for passengers; they wait in the airport's designated waiting area until the group is ready.

Drive to downtown

• about 19 km by road to Place Ville Marie, about 25 min in light traffic; longer at peak times

The bus waits somewhere else

Chartered buses may not park at Door 7 to wait. They stay in the airport's designated waiting area until the group is ready. Parking is prohibited in drop-off areas and on the airport road network, and vehicles left there are towed. Call the driver when the last bag is off the belt.

Into Montreal

Place Ville Marie is about 19 km by road, around 25 minutes in light traffic. On city streets, coach parking signs read AUTOBUS TOURISTIQUE and use the 24-hour clock. Engines go off at stops longer than 3 minutes in most boroughs, and no right turn on a red light is allowed anywhere on the Island of Montreal.

Old Montreal hotels need care. Rue Saint-Paul Est and Place Jacques-Cartier are closed to vehicles until 29 October 2026, so the driver uses one of the listed tour-bus set-down spaces nearby. If the route to Laval uses the A-25 bridge, that crossing is tolled.

Questions

Why Door 7 on Departures when we are arriving?

That is where the airport sends minibus and coach pick-ups. The driver meets the group there and shows the confirmation email from the online check-in.

Could we just take taxis?

Compare capacity first. A taxi minivan carries 5 to 6 people with 5 medium suitcases, dispatched from Door 23 on the Arrivals level. Twenty people would need four vans; one coach keeps them together.

Does the bus need winter tires in December?

Québec's rule, 1 December to 15 March, covers Québec-registered vehicles, including rentals. Heavy vehicles and vehicles registered outside Québec are exempt.

Cities

• Montreal

Vehicles

• Full-size coach — 49-81 seats
• Midi coach — 29-35 seats
• Minibus — 16-19 seats
• Executive Sprinter van — 17-19 seats
• Executive car (sedan or SUV) — 1-3 seats
• Wheelchair-accessible minibus — Varies by layout; wheelchair positions replace seats

Bringing a group through YUL?

Send flights, headcount, bags and the hotel address, and say if it is in Old Montreal. Licensed partner operators quote and you choose.

Request a quote or call +1 438 809 0370