Whether it’s by air, ground or sea, metro Montreal companies enjoy modern, reliable and efficient transportation systems that get their goods to where they want them to go.

Maritime Transport
The Port of Montréal is a leader in container transport on the North American Eastern Seaboard. With links to over 100 countries throughout the world via a large number of ocean carriers, it is also a preferred transfer point for transatlantic cargo. Some 26 million tons of merchandise transited through the port in 2007, including grain, petroleum products and various containerized and non-containerized merchandise. Located 1,600 km (1,000 miles) inland, open year round and advantageously linked by train to the markets of Chicago, Detroit and the American Midwest, the Port of Montréal is undeniably the shortest and fastest link between the U.S. and Europe.

Air Transport
Located just 15 minutes from the city center, Montréal's international airport, Montreal-Trudeau (YUL), is the hub of all scheduled passenger travel. Metro Montréal is also served by St-Hubert Airport, a large regional airport on the South Shore of Montréal.

Approximately 40 passenger airlines serve the greater Montréal area with direct flights to 120 destinations worldwide. In 2007, more than 12 million passengers transited through our international airport and 300,000 metric tons of air freight were handled. And at a rate of almost four times lower than in Toronto and New York, landing charges for cargo flights remain very competitive in Montréal.

Road Transport
An integrated highway network makes it possible to ship goods quickly to all the major economic centers in America. Some 20,000 commercial trucks and road tractors operate in the Montreal area alone. Approximately 64% of the value of Québec exports to the United States is shipped by road transport. The majority of these exports either come from or transit through the greater Montréal area. Deregulation trends in North America continue to ensure very competitive trucking rates.

Rail Transport
An efficient railroad network is linked to all the railroad networks in the United States and Mexico. This intermodal transportation system makes it possible to assemble container trains so they may reach large Canadian and American markets in the least amount of time possible. Nearly 15% of the value of Québec exports is shipped by rail from Montréal.