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YUL to DCA: distance & flight time
Montreal (Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport) → Washington (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport)
487 mi
784 km · 424 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
487 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YUL — Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Montreal, Canada
- DCA — Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · Washington, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near DCA
Frequently asked questions
How far is YUL from DCA?
The flight distance from Montreal (YUL) to Washington (DCA) is 487 miles (784 km, 424 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YUL to DCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 cheapest way to fly from YUL to DCA?
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