YUL → SFOMontréal to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Montréal (YUL) to San Francisco (SFO): 68 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 94% of the last 18 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 4,076 km, an estimated 5 hours 44 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Montréal and San Francisco. Updated 29 October 2026 at 19:06 UTC.

Today, YUL → SFO

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. · AC761Air Canada On schedule SFO 21:33scheduled
  2. · NZ4807Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 21:33scheduled
  3. · SN9591Brussels Airlines On schedule SFO 21:33scheduled
  4. · UA8079United On schedule SFO 21:33scheduled

Checked YUL board 10:18 · SFO board 12:06

YUL Montréal smooth · +0
SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
4,076 km · ~5h 44m est.
dep bank 08:10–21:4868x weekly
Runs reliable · 4 airlines · 68x weekly · nonstop
94% on time

of the last 18 tracked YUL → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 18 arrivals
Flight time~5h 44mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures68x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaAir New ZealandBrussels AirlinesUnited Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air CanadaAC83% on time

Flights AC757 08:10 daily · AC759 17:40 daily · AC761 18:00 Mo Tu We Th Su · AC3234 21:48 daily

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ4703 11:17 daily · NZ4807 20:47 daily

Brussels AirlinesSN

Flights SN9591 20:47 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA8339 11:17 daily · UA2384 18:35 daily · UA8079 20:47 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28AC761dep +25 → arr−4
10-28NZ4807arrived−4
10-28SN9591arrived−4
10-28UA8079arrived−4
10-27AC761dep +21 → arr−12
10-27NZ4807arrived−12
10-27SN9591arrived−12
10-27UA8079arrived−12
10-26AC761dep +21 → arr+5
10-26NZ4807arrived+5
10-26SN9591arrived+5
10-26UA8079arrived+5
10-25AC761dep +24 → arr−21
10-25NZ4807arrived−21
10-25SN9591arrived−21
10-25UA8079arrived−21
10-24AC3234arrived−20
10-24AC757arrived+40

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
YULMontréal +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SW 7 kt Full YUL delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NE 4 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 46% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Montréal to San Francisco route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop YUL to SFO flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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YUL to SFO questions

Is YUL–SFO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on YUL–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:10 and evening departures around 17:40 from YUL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from YUL to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 4,076 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 318–379 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YUL–SFO fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 68 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.