Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Montreal, QC from $159

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 7 direct and 543 connecting flights from San Francisco to Montreal. You can compare airfare deals from 12 airlines and multiple travel sites from $159, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SFO-YMQ flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from San Francisco to Montreal depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Francisco and Montreal is 4090 miles. Time difference between the cities is 3h. Airplanes depart 00:20 to 23:59 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 00:20 to 23:59 to 4 Montreal airports. Average flight time is 5h 25m.

  • The fastest flight 5h 25m
  • Average flight time 5h 25m
  • The earliest flight 00:20
  • The latest flight 23:59
  • Distance 2542 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Montreal are august (from 159 $), january (from 163 $), september (from 171 $).

The most expensive months are october (from 188 $), february (from 181 $), july (from 173 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Montreal?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $159. This airfare is for economy class on one-way WS1509 flight by WestJet for October 7, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 12:50 am and arrives at Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau at 00:41.

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Flight Schedule San Francisco (California) to Montreal (Quebec)

07:30 — 00:37+1day
14h 7m flight time
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from$180
07:30 — 11:13 San Francisco — Calgary
WS1521 WestJet
3h 47m stop
15:00 — 20:54 Calgary — Toronto
WS670 WestJet
2h 23m stop
23:15 — 00:37 Toronto — Montreal
WS598 WestJet
08:20 — 16:45
5h 25m flight time
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from$200
San Francisco — Montreal
UA8032 United Airlines
08:20 — 16:45
5h 25m flight time
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from$204
San Francisco — Montreal
AC760 Air Canada
10:15 — 09:02+1day
19h 47m flight time
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from$181
19:10 — 21:35 San Francisco — Vancouver
F81847 Freedom Airlines
9h 30m stop
22:05 — 05:45 Vancouver — Toronto
PD318 Porter Airlines
1h 54m stop
07:35 — 09:00 Toronto — Montreal
PD111 Porter Airlines
11:50 — 20:15
5h 25m flight time
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from$188
San Francisco — Montreal
UA8033 United Airlines
11:50 — 20:15
5h 25m flight time
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from$204
San Francisco — Montreal
AC762 Air Canada
12:50 — 00:41+1day
8h 51m flight time
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from$159
12:50 — 16:34 San Francisco — Calgary
WS1509 WestJet
1h 56m stop
18:30 — 00:43 Calgary — Montreal
WS214 WestJet
13:25 — 00:37+1day
8h 12m flight time
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from$171
13:25 — 21:27 San Francisco — Toronto
PD670 Porter Airlines
1h 51m stop
23:15 — 00:37 Toronto — Montreal
PD135 Porter Airlines
14:45 — 07:08+1day
13h 23m flight time
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from$179
14:45 — 17:10 San Francisco — Vancouver
WS1775 WestJet
6h stop
23:10 — 07:08 Vancouver — Montreal
WS564 WestJet
16:31 — 09:02+1day
13h 31m flight time
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from$163
14:06 — 15:47 San Francisco — Las Vegas
F92486 Frontier Airlines
4h 39m stop
22:25 — 05:42 Las Vegas — Toronto
PD656 Porter Airlines
1h 20m stop
07:35 — 09:00 Toronto — Montreal
PD111 Porter Airlines
18:05 — 16:27+1day
19h 22m flight time
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18:05 — 21:49 San Francisco — Calgary
WS1523 WestJet
12h 26m stop
10:15 — 16:27 Calgary — Montreal
WS212 WestJet
19:08 — 00:37+2days
26h 29m flight time
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19:08 — 20:43 San Francisco — Los Angeles
HA6979 Hawaiian Airlines
17h 17m stop
14:00 — 21:57 Los Angeles — Toronto
PD662 Porter Airlines
1h 18m stop
23:15 — 00:37 Toronto — Montreal
PD135 Porter Airlines
23:45 — 08:16+1day
5h 31m flight time
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San Francisco — Montreal
UA1265 United Airlines
23:47 — 08:16+1day
5h 29m flight time
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from$200
San Francisco — Montreal
UA2070 United Airlines
23:47 — 08:16+1day
5h 29m flight time
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from$204
San Francisco — Montreal
AC3102 Air Canada
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Francisco to Montreal. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on January 24, 2026.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Montreal is served by 12 regular airlines and 5 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Air Canada - 33 departures per week at the price of from $ 204 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Aeromexico airline - from $ 1375.

Direct flights

There are 7 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA8033 by United Airlines takes 5h 25m and the cheapest is WS1509 by WestJet for $188.

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Connecting Flights

There are 543 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA2420 by United Airlines takes 7h 21m and the cheapest is WS1509 by WestJet for $159.

  • F8 - Freedom Airlines
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  • AC - Air Canada
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  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • PD - Porter Airlines
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  • AV - Avianca
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
    from $173
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  • WS - WestJet
    from $159
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • AM - Aeromexico
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  • TS - Air Transat
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Airports

You can fly from San Francisco to Montreal from 3 airports (San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport).

San Francisco airports

  • San Francisco-SFO
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  • Embarkadero-EMB
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  • China Basin Heliport-JCC
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Montreal airports

  • St Lambert Rail Svce.-XLM
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  • Pierre Elliott Trudeau-YUL
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  • Mirabel-YMX
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  • St Hubert-YHU
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