Getting from Montreal to Boston

[themerle]

We're thinking of taking a cruise that starts in Boston and ends in Montreal. We would like to fly in and out of Boston. After leaving the ship in Montreal, what would be the best way to get back to Boston?

[Ephraim]

Best? The transporter from Star Trek.... quick, efficient and almost instant. :D

 

Flight is about $300 to $350, takes 1 hour nonstop. Air Canada (and as any other Star Alliance partner as a code share). Add into this 2 hours at the airport to check in and about 30 minutes to 1 hour to get there from the port.

 

Bus is about $60 to $75, takes about 8 hours.

 

Train... there is a train from Montreal to NYC. It's a 10 hour train ride including stops. You have to transfer in NYC to a train to Boston.

 

You can also rent a car with a heavy drop fee. You can take a bus to Burlington, Rutland, Plattsburgh or Saranac Lake and fly from there. Those flights run about $100 to $150 one way on Cape Air or US Air, plus you have to get a bus or car from here to there.

 

Flights from Canada to the US are rather expensive. It's not the flight, it's the taxes and fees. The US government tacks on a number of fees. Here is an example of the taxes and fees...

 

 

Canada Airport Improvement Fee (The use of the airport) $26.29

U.S Agriculture Fee $5.00

Air Travellers Security Charge (ATSC) $12.73

U.S. Flight Segment Tax $3.70

Quebec (Provincial) Sales Tax $2.35

Canada (Federal) Goods and Services Tax $13.50

U.S.A Immigration User Fee $7.00

 

Airlines also sometimes charge a NAV Canada fee, that's the fee for using Canadian airspace. CATSA is the Canadian security fee.

[themerle]

Best? The transporter from Star Trek.... quick, efficient and almost instant. :D

 

Flight is about $300 to $350, takes 1 hour nonstop. Air Canada (and as any other Star Alliance partner as a code share). Add into this 2 hours at the airport to check in and about 30 minutes to 1 hour to get there from the port.

 

Bus is about $60 to $75, takes about 8 hours.

 

Train... there is a train from Montreal to NYC. It's a 10 hour train ride including stops. You have to transfer in NYC to a train to Boston.

 

You can also rent a car with a heavy drop fee. You can take a bus to Burlington, Rutland, Plattsburgh or Saranac Lake and fly from there. Those flights run about $100 to $150 one way on Cape Air or US Air, plus you have to get a bus or car from here to there.

 

Flights from Canada to the US are rather expensive. It's not the flight, it's the taxes and fees. The US government tacks on a number of fees. Here is an example of the taxes and fees...

 

 

Canada Airport Improvement Fee (The use of the airport) $26.29

U.S Agriculture Fee $5.00

Air Travellers Security Charge (ATSC) $12.73

U.S. Flight Segment Tax $3.70

Quebec (Provincial) Sales Tax $2.35

Canada (Federal) Goods and Services Tax $13.50

U.S.A Immigration User Fee $7.00

 

Airlines also sometimes charge a NAV Canada fee, that's the fee for using Canadian airspace. CATSA is the Canadian security fee.

 

This information is very helpful. I'm looking at a cruise at the end of this month and I'd rather be searching for information on ports instead of transportation. You have saved me a lot of time! Thanks so much!

[3rdGenCunarder]

Taking the train from Monteal to NYC and back up to Boston is not practical. Another train option, probably also more trouble than it's worth, is the train from Montreal to Albany NY, then change to a train from Albany to Boston. I thinkthe schedules are such that you'd have to spend a night in Albany between trains.

[3rdGenCunarder]

Before you book your r/t flight to/from Boston, check into an "open-jaw" flight from home to Boston and from Montreal to home. Sometimes they aren't as expensive/difficult to get as you expect. In addition to trying specific airlines check an online travel site, where you can compare and even combine flights from different airlines.

[Ephraim]

Before you book your r/t flight to/from Boston, check into an "open-jaw" flight from home to Boston and from Montreal to home. Sometimes they aren't as expensive/difficult to get as you expect. In addition to trying specific airlines check an online travel site, where you can compare and even combine flights from different airlines.

 

Unlikely, when the taxes are so high on the flights. Especially since Air Canada prices one-ways. No other airline flies this route non-stop. Taking a flight with a connection would mean about 4 hours including layover. At that point it's almost not worth saving the time, since you are at the airport for 2 hours before the flight. That's six hours of travel.