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BES to YUL: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Montreal (Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport)
3,161 mi
5,088 km · 2,747 nm
6h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,161 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
- YUL — Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Montreal, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 mi away
Near YUL
- YHU · Montréal / Saint-Hubert Airport16 mi away
- YMX · Montreal International (Mirabel) Airport20 mi away
- YJN · St Jean Airport25 mi away
- YCC · Cornwall Regional Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BES from YUL?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Montreal (YUL) is 3,161 miles (5,088 km, 2,747 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to YUL?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 40m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Brest and Montreal?
Montreal is 6 hours behind Brest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BES to YUL?
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