San Francisco (SFO) to Montréal (YUL)
Flight time
≈ 5h 52m
Bearing
62° NE
San Francisco (SFO) to Montréal (YUL) is 2,533 miles (4,076 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies SFO–YUL
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Air Canada operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop SFO–YUL; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 40% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
182
July 2026
Seats
28,463
both directions
Passengers
26,377
both directions
Load factor
92.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies SFO–YUL?
Air Canada operated the most nonstop SFO–YUL departures in July 2026 (119), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- AC
Air Canada
119 departures · 17,807 seats
Share of departures65.4%93.3%
Load
- UA
62 departures · 10,292 seats
Share of departures34.1%91.7%
Load
- LH
Lufthansa
1 departures · 364 seats
Share of departures0.5%87.6%
Load
What plane flies SFO–YUL?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 40% of SFO–YUL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A220-300
72 departures · 92.1% load
39.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
58 departures · 91.5% load
31.9% - Boeing 737-800
51 departures · 94.8% load
28.0% - Boeing 747-8
1 departures · 87.6% load
0.5%
How has SFO–YUL traffic changed?
Nonstop SFO–YUL departures rose from 170 in August 2025 to 182 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop SFO–YUL traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
170 departures · 22,538 passengers
83.1%
Load
September 2025
168 departures · 20,229 passengers
75.6%
Load
October 2025
161 departures · 22,588 passengers
83.6%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 9,061 passengers
89.4%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 9,138 passengers
87.2%
Load
January 2026
60 departures · 8,442 passengers
83.3%
Load
February 2026
54 departures · 7,561 passengers
82.8%
Load
March 2026
60 departures · 9,309 passengers
91.8%
Load
April 2026
59 departures · 9,382 passengers
94.1%
Load
May 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
June 2026
12 departures · 1,819 passengers
90.7%
Load
July 2026
182 departures · 26,377 passengers
92.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
YUL → SFO
95.0% full
92 departures · 13,776 passengers
SFO → YUL
90.2% full
90 departures · 12,601 passengers
Nonstop SFO–YUL traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Montréal
CA
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Coordinates
45.47°N, 73.74°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is San Francisco (SFO) from Montréal (YUL)?
SFO to YUL is 2,533 miles (4,076 km / 2,201 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from SFO to YUL?
A nonstop covers the 2,533-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies SFO–YUL?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (39.6%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (31.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying SFO–YUL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,533-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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