Re: [81attendees] Getting to the airport

[Warren Kumari <[e-mail]>]

On Jul 26, 2011, at 1:52 PM, Richard Barnes wrote:

> Also, I hear that the YUL preclearance area has Global Entry, for
> those who are part of that program.  I have not tried it myself,
> though.
> --Richard

Without wanting to get into a "OMG, but I'll have to tell the gvmnt where all I've been in the last N months" discussion, I highly recommend Global Entry. I fly in an out of IAD and my time to get out of the airport has dropped from  ~45 minutes to ~10 minutes.

There is much schadenfreuden[0] entertainment to be gained by blowing past all the folk waiting in line, who you know will be stuck there for ages…

W


[0]: Yes, I did just make that up.


> 
> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:29 AM,  <[e-mail]> wrote:
>> Yes, both Montreal Trudeau and Toronto Pearson airports have US immigration/customs preclearance facilities.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> --David
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Carlos M.
>>> Martinez
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 10:25 AM
>>> To: Marc Blanchet
>>> Cc: [e-mail]
>>> Subject: Re: [81attendees] Getting to the airport
>>> 
>>> What about Montreal - Trudeau ?
>>> 
>>> On 7/26/11 10:20 AM, Marc Blanchet wrote:
>>>> Le 11-07-26 10:18, Jonathan Lennox a écrit :
>>>>> For travel to the U.S., does Quebec have a U.S. Customs/Immigration
>>>>> like other Canadian airports?
>>>> 
>>>> not yet. currently planned for 2013 if I remember well. So if you are
>>>> taking a Quebec to US direct flight, you will be landing in the
>>>> International zone at the US destination airport and clear customs there.
>>>> 
>>>> Marc.
>>>> 
>>>>> How long does that typically take?
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 26, 2011, at 10:07 AM, Marc Blanchet wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Le 11-07-26 09:59, Weingarten, Yaacov (NSN - IL/Hod HaSharon) a écrit :
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> How much time before the flight does one need to get to the airport,
>>>>>>> i.e. to check-in and go through security?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> - you should account around 30 minutes from hilton to airport by taxi.
>>>>>> If you are leaving during rush hours (however, rush hour period in
>>>>>> Quebec city is shorter than larger cities), then keep some buffer.
>>>>>> - then check-in and security is usually pretty fast here.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Having said that, always keep some good buffer...
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So, you will most likely do the whole thing (hilton to the gate) in
>>>>>> less
>>>>>> than one hour, but you must keep a good buffer.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Marc.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>> 
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