Great-circle route ORD ↔ YUL. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → YUL Chicago to Montreal |
55/wk | Daily | Air Canada, American Airlines, United Airlines |
| YUL → ORD Montreal to Chicago |
55/wk | Daily | Air Canada, American Airlines, United Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 319,074 passengers on 4,361 flights between ORD and YUL — about 875 a day — filling 85% of the 374,746 seats flown. Republic Airline carried the most passengers (32%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
3 airlines fly the ORD–YUL nonstop, including Air Canada, American Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Embraer 175, Embraer 170, Airbus A220-300, Bombardier CRJ900 and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport is 746 miles, or 1,201 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 746 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,201 km |
| Nautical miles | 648 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 110 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 05m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 746-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 55 a week from Chicago to Montreal and 55 a week from Montreal to Chicago, from our most recent schedule sample.
Air Canada, American Airlines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 319,074 passengers on 4,361 scheduled flights between ORD and YUL — about 875 a day — filling 85% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Embraer 175, Embraer 170, Airbus A220-300, Bombardier CRJ900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
