747 Express Bus

This is the cheapest way to get to downtown Montréal from the airport.
I recommend doing the daily metro passes. It’s $ 10 per day, but it’s good for any ride on the metro and the 747 express bus.
Plus they have free wi-​fi on the bus. It was hit or miss though.
It takes about 30 minutes to get to the city. And you can then transfer using the daily pass to any of the of the metro lines.

It is worth mentioning that the $ 10 fare must be paid in coins. Other wise it is a fast and convenient way to get from downtown to the airport. Drop off was right outside the arrivals gate. And for comparison a cab from downtown is a flat rate of $ 45.

It served it’s purpose but the bus was really cramped and there was no AC on the bus

Very convenient way to get from the airport to and from Montréal. Cheap fare and round the clock schedule make this a perfect choice for travelers. Free WIFI is awesome if you are someone with a non Canadian data plan. Bus is clean and runs quickly to the destinations.
Don’t ride any other way when visiting this beautiful city!

The 747 is my go to alternative if I can’t get a lift to the airport. It leaves from the bus station at Berri and has multiple stops along Rene Levesque before heading to Lionel Groulx metro which is the last stop before the airport. It is a $ 10 dollar trip but if you have a day, 3 day, weekly or monthly pass it is included in those prices. The bus passes frequently too which is always a good thing and the one time I took it it wasn’t crowded at all. There are racks to store your luggage and free wi-​fi too!

The 747 Express bus service is fantastic and runs on a daily schedule between Pierre Trudeau International Airport and Montréal Centre-​Ville. The L’occasionelle fare card that can be purchased at an automated machine in the airport runs for about $ 13 CAD per person for a weekend use card. Far cheaper than any cab.
The buses are perfectly fine and offer free WIFI. The stops are located nearby hotels in downtown.
Never understood why the excellent underground metro system was not extended all the way to the airport but the 747 bus service more than makes up for it.

Best way to get to downtown Montréal from Pierre Trudeau Airport is to take the 747 Express Bus!
Very good value. Better deal than taking a taxi from the airport to downtown.
$ 10 per person is what it will cost you. Our flight arrived from the U.S. around 5pm. After getting our baggage, we looked for information on the bus. Found the info we were looking after exiting the International Customs area. There was a information desk (close to the exit) with people to help us. They told us which stop to use which would bring us closest to our hotel. They then directed us to one of the machines which we used to pay for our tickets.
Took us about 45 minutes in rush hour to get to downtown Montréal from the airport. Would have taken us much longer if we used a taxi or rented a car. There is even a special lane just for this bus which made the trip faster.
Chances of using this service in the future is very high! Great value! Would not hesitate to use them again.

Needed to get downtown from the airport. Great value and fast service! It’s the type of bus most Americans see when connecting terminals at US airports, so there’s plenty of luggage space. Free wifi is awesome when you’ve just landed and don’t want to pay for foreign cell service (at least in my case). I would never choose a cab over the 747 express and I’m a picky traveler. Well done!

FrEE WIFI on the bus — nothing beat that and the $ 10 fare can be valid for the next 24 hours around the city, either by bus or subway. How can I complain? Well, I still deduct one star because when we first used this bus from Montréal airport, the bus driver was super unfriendly and the AC was turned off while we’re waiting for more passenger. The temperature was like 80+ degrees and the passenger kept smoking right outside the window, ugh!
Okay, complains aside! The wifi signal was super good, on our way back from the city, the bus driver was super friendly and in case you don’t know where to wait for the bus, just go to the Gare Autocars, that’s the main bus depot at Gate 15, the Express bus always leaves from there.
With the frequency of every 7 minutes, nothing beats this bus to get to the airport within 40minutes and seeing the city view at the same time. They make 11 stops for each trip to all hotel areas within Montréal. I would totally recommend using this bus when you visit.

Le 747 est le bus desservant directement les voyageurs du centre ville jusqu’à l’aéroport et vice versa. Le trajet simple est à 10 $. À savoir qu’il vaut mieux avoir l’appoint sur vous car le chauffeur né redonne pas la monnaie.
Il y a plusieurs formules, pour tout un weekend c’est 13 $ pour la semaine (sans le weekend) c’est 20 $ et pour semaine + weekend c’est 24 $. Le prix reste assez élevé pour un simple trajet mais bon vous avez de quoi poser vos bagages, pas mal de place et surtout … Il y a … Le … WIFI GRATUIT!!!
Les horaires, trajets + les noms d’arrêt sont écris à la gare de Montréal ainsi qu’à l’aéroport.

A great bus that is just tops when you’re in Montréal for a quick stop over like I was.
The kiosk at the airport explains things really well (although it took me a long time to try and figure out how to get to the train… but that was definitely my fault) and it’s a really cheap and quick route into the heart of the city.
I was in in the afternoon, and then 3am went to the bell centre stop to get back to the airport from the game.
A HUGE service that more cities need to have.

So this is really 3.5 stars but not quite for a few reasons…
— if you are not at the airport they accept COINS only. $ 10 worth of coins
— if it’s the middle of winter, the driver may opt for a smoke break, while leaving the bus running, heat pumping, and door OPEN so said heat can escape and instead you can get awesome cigarette aromas… mmmmm
— if you didn’t have the exact COIN change, the driver may under her breath (and i’m speaking french the whole time) say to «see her» at the terminal. no problemo. i did. asked her what to do, never had clarity. went inside to buy a ticket, she kinda disappeared. STILL ended up buying my ticket (so honest am i) but then was double charged on my VISA!!! GAH!!!
But the good thing is there is a bus to downtown Montréal from the airport. About time.

The 747 express bus is quick, cheap and efficient. It waits for you at the international arrivals area of the airport, there are plenty of ticket vending machines for you to buy a ticket
$ 9 gets u a ride on the 747 and the rest of the STM network for 24 hours
$ 18 gets you a three day pass
If you arrive on Fridays after 6pm you can purchase a weekend pass for $ 12 and it is valid on sat and Sundays.
Most buses have free wifi and luggage racks, sometimes because of demand a regular STM bus without the perks will be used.
Ride takes about 20 mins to Lionel groulx metro and about 35 mins to berri uqam metro.
Note: when going to the airport during rush hours give yourself extra time as there is never ending construction on autoroute 20

Absent a train, this is a fairly easy and painless way to get from YUL to downtown. The buses run frequently and there are plenty of ticket machines to buy your pass. The fare is $ 9 cash or you can buy an all day fare card and then use that on subways and buses the rest of the day.
I like the bus at YYZ a bit better because it’s only $ 3. That takes a star off. The other reason it gets dinged a star is because the bus I rode downtown the other day had no air conditioning! I mean, seriously, where are we? Khartoum? Come on, it’s 2013. I expect AC for my $ 9.
Otherwise, though, a great way to get downtown. I like how they even have space for luggage. Hear that Q33 to LaGuardia?

Hopped on the 747 bus after a recent trip, swiped my bus pass and enjoyed the ride. It’s quick to Lionel Groulx (about 15 minutes barring traffic, which could more than double it.) Hop off at Lionel metro if you need to get anywhere on the west side, orange or green metro lines meet here. Or stay on board, it’s just another ten minutes or so to Berri, and the 747 makes several stops downtown along the way if that’s where you need to be. Great service for folks doing business travel, hop on the bus from work and roll up to the airport like an eco-​baller.
Heads up: Keep your luggage in the yellow lines or expect to be barked at by the driver.

D’un côté, c’est une amélioration d’avoir le service du bus 747 qui relie directement l’aéroport au métro Lionel-​Groulx, puis à une poignée d’arrêts au centre-​ville pour terminer sa course à la gare d’autocars. Cependant, ce service peut être frustrant parfois. Tard le soir, le service est moins fréquent et il m’est arrivé d’avoir un bus annulé sans avertissement. Dans ce cas, il aurait été plus rapide et moins coûteux d’utiliser la combinaison des lignes 204 et 211. Le service gratuit wifi à bord né fonctionnait pas sur la majorité de mes parcours. Quand le bus n’est pas trop plein, c’est quand même agréable d’avoir des portes bagages à bord.
D’un autre côté, si on compare à d’autres aéroports dans le monde, c’est vraiment pathétique que la ligne 747 soit la meilleure option pour rejoindre le centre-​ville!

I didn’t think this would have its own separate category, but it does. You can always see this bus going down Blvd. Rene-​Levesque, all day long, indicating that runs into and out of YUL airport are frequent.
I had this included in a 3-​day (72 hour) STM pass and it is even included in the 1-​day STM pass. It’s a great deal and the best way to travel between YUL and Centre-​Ville.
As for the route, once one passes the Lionel-​Groulx Metro station in western Centre-​Ville, it picks up the autoroute (expressway) all the way to the airport. Interestingly enough, the «old» and cheap way from the airport is still feasible on STM — bus 204 to a transit center in Dorval, bus 211 on the Autoroute to the Lionel-​Groulx Metro station, and then the Metro … or vice-​versa.
The 747 Express Bus eliminates 2 of these steps if staying at, or near, a popular hotel: the short hop on the 204 into Dorval and the use of the Metro … or vice-​versa.

This is a great deal. As part of the all-​you-​can-​eat STM ticket ($ 8 at the moment), this bus runs from the airport into downtown (centre-​ville) Montréal along the main drag past all the hotels. And… free wi-​fi.
The bus runs often enough that it’s not super crowded. Me likey!