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Landing in Montréal from abroad: from the gate to your car

After an international flight into Montréal-Trudeau, you go through a primary inspection kiosk with your passport, then a border officer, then baggage. You can fill in the optional Advance Declaration in ArriveCAN up to 72 hours before landing, which CBSA says cuts kiosk time by about a third. There's no official figure for how long it all takes, so book a driver who follows your landing and waits.

The steps after landing

• Kiosk: scan your passport, take a photo (fingerprints for some foreign nationals and permanent residents), answer a few questions, take the receipt. Up to five travellers from the same household can use one kiosk together. ADM
• Show the kiosk receipt to a border services officer. ADM
• Collect your bags, then exit to the arrivals hall.

Save time

• Advance Declaration (ArriveCAN): optional, submitted up to 72 hours before arrival; CBSA says it cuts time at the kiosk by roughly a third. Not usable with NEXUS kiosks. CBSA
• Keep passports and your address in Canada ready before the kiosk.
• Delays before you even leave the plane can come from gate availability, weather or ground staffing. ADM

Meeting your ride

• Taxi or app: request it once you have your bags.
• Pre-booked chauffeur: give the flight number; the driver follows the landing and waits while you clear customs. Text when you're at baggage claim.

With us

International arrivals are planned around the real landing and the time customs takes. Request a quote or call (438) 458-5466.

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