{"id":795511,"date":"2026-07-11T18:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T18:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/795511\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T18:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T18:19:16","slug":"air-canada-adds-direct-shuttle-between-montreal-airport-and-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/795511\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Canada adds direct shuttle between Montreal airport and downtown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Air Canada passengers travelling through Montreal can book a shuttle service between Montreal-Trudeau International Airport and the Palais des congr\u00e8s de Montr\u00e9al for $9 each way.<\/p>\n<p>According to information on <a href=\"https:\/\/montreal.landline.com\/fr\/landing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the airline\u2019s website<\/a>, the service runs every 15 to 30 minutes, with up to 37 departures a day. Passengers travelling to the airport depart from the convention centre at 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, while arriving travellers can board the shuttle outside Gate 7 at YUL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSummer is a particularly busy time at YUL, and this year is even busier as we undertake major construction projects to improve access to the airport,\u201d A\u00e9roports de Montr\u00e9al spokesperson \u00c9milie Chevrette told The Gazette.<\/p>\n<p>Chevrette said the service complements existing transit options, including the 747 airport bus and the 815 bus route linking YUL with the Des Sources REM station.<\/p>\n<p>Air Canada says the shuttle operates directly between the airport and downtown Montreal. Passengers heading to the airport bring their luggage onboard and check it in at Air Canada counters upon arrival.<\/p>\n<p>The airline describes the service as an alternative to other ground transportation options connecting YUL and downtown, including taxis, ride-hailing services and public transit.<\/p>\n<p>In October, Trudeau Airport <a href=\"https:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/business\/trudeau-airport-losing-4500-parking-spots-this-month-as-part-of-redevelopment-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">closed its multi-level parking facility<\/a>. It\u2019s expected that the new public road drop-off and pickup area will be completed by 2028. The parking lot will be rebuilt by 2031.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Air Canada passengers travelling through Montreal can book a shuttle service between Montreal-Trudeau International Airport and the Palais&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":795512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[49,48,2338],"class_list":["post-795511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-montreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/795512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}