Make it a trip · Montreal, Canada
What Montreal costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Downtown and Old Montreal.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Dorm bed, three cheap meals, getting around, a coffee, two beers and water.
Arriving
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747 bus from YUL to downtown Fixed
The ticket is a 24 hour pass for buses and the metro.
Sources: Montreal Tourism, 747 airport bus (2026), STM, 747 YUL airport bus (2026)
C$11.30 Book an airport pickup -
eTA travel authorisation Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, IE, NL, DE, FR, SG passports.
Needed when flying in. Valid up to five years or until the passport expires. Apply on the official Canada.ca site.
Sources: Canada.ca, eTA (2026), Canada.ca, eTA facts (2026)
C$7 -
No visa or eTA needed Fixed
For US passports.
US citizens are exempt. Carry a valid US passport.
Source: Canada.ca, eTA facts (2026)
Free -
Home country Fixed
For CA passports.
Canadian citizens enter with a Canadian passport.
Source: Canada.ca, eTA (2026)
Free
Getting around
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Metro or bus ride, Zone A Fixed
One ride with transfers for 120 minutes.
Source: Cities Insider, Montreal metro (2026)
C$3.80 -
STM one day pass, Zone A Fixed
Three days cost $21.75. A weekend pass costs $16.75.
Source: Cities Insider, Montreal metro (2026)
C$11.30
Eating and drinking
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Lunch menu at a cheap restaurant Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Montreal (2026-06)
US$15.70 -
Dinner for two at a restaurant Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Montreal (2026-06)
US$64 -
Cappuccino Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Montreal (2026-06)
US$3.90 -
Beer at a pub, half a litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Montreal (2026-06)
US$6.10
At the supermarket
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Water, 1 litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Montreal (2026-06)
US$1 -
Coca-Cola at a restaurant, half a litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Montreal (2026-06)
US$2 -
Beer from a shop, half a litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Montreal (2026-06)
US$2.60
Doing
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Notre-Dame Basilica, day visit Fixed
Adult, plus tax.
Source: Notre-Dame Basilica, practical information (2026)
C$16 Get tickets -
AURA light show at Notre-Dame Basilica Fixed
Adult evening show, plus tax.
Source: Notre-Dame Basilica, practical information (2026)
C$37 Get tickets
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed Range
Middle half of 11 central hostels on Hostelworld, 30 Oct 2026. The cheapest bed was 14 CAD. Weekends and peak season cost more.
Source: Hostelworld, Montreal hostels (2026-10)
C$30 to C$37 Find a hostel
Prices change. Fixed fees come from official or widely reported figures; ranges are what travellers and operators report for 2026. Some links are affiliate links: they never change what you pay. How we make money.
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