Montreal airport PoE, how much time to allow?

[JamieAndAmanda 0]

Not sure where to put this, tried to look through the reviews section but you ant find PoE's.

How much time should we allow going through the PoE in Montreal (2nd choice Toronto) coming from St.John's NL, Can.

3hr45 mins enough time ? tickets are between 599 and 1400 depending on airline i just want enough time to get her through customs.

anyone have experience going through either of those airports? also to make it harder we are doing this on either the 3rd or 4th of January.

[Ryan H 3,796]

Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to Canada regional forum; topic is country specific.

[NikLR 13,220]

3 hours should be more than enough time.

[Bonnie&Bob 33]

I asked the same question. With my husband being a pilot, gave me the opportunity to ask Customs that exact question to prepare me for when I go through the airport. Here is your answer. It will take approximately 30-45 minutes to clear customs. (Depending on who you get can be 10 mins) International travel is suppose to arrive 2 hours before the flight anyway. BIG HINT....Customs said to ask the ticket agent as soon as you arrive to call customs and let them know you are there and if they could send someone to collect you at the ticket counter. If you wait for the line up to proceed to security and claiming forms...YOUR GONNA MISS YOUR PLANE !!! Better safe then sorry...2.5 hrs before flight is perfect.

[Sarah&Marc 22]

We entered through Trudeau on November 1st. We arrived about 3 hours before our flight and still had loads of time to wait for takeoff. After the ticket counter you will go through security. The customs is a very quick process as most is done on a kiosk. Once you get to the counter you will be directed to the immigration section behind them. We were there on a Saturday afternoon about 3:30 pm. We were the only ones there. They ask for the packet that is given to you by the consulate at approval and go into an office to open it while you wait in the lounge area. They will call you in and speak to you very briefly and then you're on your way through the duty free shop and its all officially over! Fairly quick and stress free unless you are like me and lose your cell phone in the the security area! Good thing we did get there 3 hours early because that took a lot of time to locate!!!

[Sarah&Marc 22]

It took a total of about 1 hour from ticket counter to finish for us. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions and I will give you as much info as i can!