Scopa

I am new here and I searched the forum, so I apologize if there is a similar posting and I didn't see it. I am not a frequent traveler and looking for advice from the experts.

I think I made a mistake in booking a flight for my family of four from from Venice to YUL (8509) and transferring to a fllght operated by ExpressJet Airlines-United Express with only 1 hour and 35 minutes of time in between. I didn't realize that we would need to go through customs (please save the beating, I am angry enough with myself). So, I have a couple questions, if anyone would be kind enough to advise:

1) Is this length of time totally unrealistic? It is a Sunday evening arrival, if that matters. If we don't make the next flight, it is more inconvenient than anything, it is not like we will miss a cruise or planned activities as it is the return portion of our trip.

2) If we miss the flight because of delay of the original flight or just the inability to get through customs quickly, do the airlines generally help you reschedule and is this considered their fault, so you would not have to pay for another flight, they would just rebook you on the next they could?

Thanks for any help you can provide!

ChrisA330

The Minimum Connection Time for YUL International to US is 70 minutes. I haven't done this connection before, so I can't comment on how realistic it is, but if you miss your flight due to excessive lines, the airline should rebook you on the next available flight.

Note you only have to go through US Immigration, not Canadian...and you will not have to pick up your bags.

Scopa

Thank you - That is very helpful.

Seat13F_AC_CRJ

You have plenty of time, unless your flight from Venice is very late. Follow the signs for US connections. https://www.admtl.com/en/guide/connecting-flights
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Scopa

Thank you!

Symmetre

YUL is not an terribly large airport, so assuming you arrive there more or less on time you should no problems at all. If you do misconnect, you'll automatically be put on the next flight.

Adam Smith

OP, one clarifying question: is this one booking or two? If you booked these on the same ticket, whether through AC or UA, as others have advised above, you should be fine. If you booked these flights separately, it's more complicated.

Scopa

Thank you for asking, yes, it was booked together through United.

Adam Smith

Should be all good then ^

Scopa

Thank you everyone for your help, I really appreciate it.

dblumenhoff

I haven't done the connection in YUL, but YVR has a very similar process to YUL and I connected on an inbound from SYD going to SFO this past summer. I was traveling with my wife and infant with an 85 minute connection. We had to declare items, so we were in the slow line. We still had about 20 minutes once we got to the gate before boarding began. You'll be fine as long as your inbound flight doesn't have any significant delays.