ATM/ABM's at YUL
Jul 7, 2011 | 10:42 am
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ATM/ABM's at YUL
Unfortunately, there are no Scotiabank ABM's located at YUL which would save me $5 with my Bank of America debit/ATM card. I am trying to determine the best ABM to use (proximity, lower fees) when arriving from USA in a few weeks. I know Bank of America charges the $5 and 1%. Is there a flat fee (like $2) that a RBC ABM for example would also charge me?
In general, do the ABM's at the airport have the same conversion as an ABM downtown?
Thanks YUL experts....
In general, do the ABM's at the airport have the same conversion as an ABM downtown?
Thanks YUL experts....
Jul 9, 2011 | 6:01 pm
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Unfortunately, there are no Scotiabank ABM's located at YUL which would save me $5 with my Bank of America debit/ATM card. I am trying to determine the best ABM to use (proximity, lower fees) when arriving from USA in a few weeks. I know Bank of America charges the $5 and 1%. Is there a flat fee (like $2) that a RBC ABM for example would also charge me?
In general, do the ABM's at the airport have the same conversion as an ABM downtown?
Thanks YUL experts....
In general, do the ABM's at the airport have the same conversion as an ABM downtown?
Thanks YUL experts....
Jul 13, 2011 | 8:41 am
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Jul 13, 2011 | 9:16 am
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After going to the ABM to take out money, I was going to buy a 3-day pass and take the 747 Bus pass downtown. I arrive at YUL at 7:40am. Knowing it will take some time to go through customs, do you know what time does the currency exchange booth opens so that I can buy my bus pass?
Jul 13, 2011 | 11:14 am
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Jul 13, 2011 | 11:46 pm
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After going to the ABM to take out money, I was going to buy a 3-day pass and take the 747 Bus pass downtown. I arrive at YUL at 7:40am. Knowing it will take some time to go through customs, do you know what time does the currency exchange booth opens so that I can buy my bus pass?
Jul 14, 2011 | 12:16 pm
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You can use bills to buy the ticket from the dispensers. In fact, I saw what appeared to be 2 "full-fledged" STM ticket machines being installed last week. This would mean that you could also use a credit card to purchase the ticket, if these machines are fully functional. I'll get a closer look at the machines later today and post back here and in the 747 thread about what I find.
Jul 15, 2011 | 5:19 pm
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I would image that credit cards issued outside of Canada would work since the dip slot isn't chip-pin and we don't have that annoying "Please enter your zipcode..." feature in Canada.
Jul 15, 2011 | 9:34 pm
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I can now confirm that the machines accept credit cards. Besides purchasing 1 and 3 day passes, one can also top up an Opus card if they already have one. The only things that the machines do not sell are single-ride fares and "occasional" passes.
I would image that credit cards issued outside of Canada would work since the dip slot isn't chip-pin and we don't have that annoying "Please enter your zipcode..." feature in Canada.
I would image that credit cards issued outside of Canada would work since the dip slot isn't chip-pin and we don't have that annoying "Please enter your zipcode..." feature in Canada.