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cjrecordvt t1_iz0fql7 wrote

Reply to comment by 1DollarOr1Million in Flying out of/into YUL? by WhatTheCluck802

It depends on where OP is.

If they're an hour down I89, down by Bethel and Royalton, then yeah, Boston may be better.

If they're down US7, they're south of Middlebury near Salisbury. Rutland, surprisingly, is time-equidistant to BOS and YUL (discounting the border), so they'd have to add on the 30-minute "get to Rutland" bit. And this time of year, a lot of the east-west gaps can get dicey, if they're open at all, so skipping over to I-89 on 73 or 125 may not be an option.

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1DollarOr1Million t1_iz0rdsa wrote

True. But if they are in Rutland area, they could also consider flying out of Albany. Hell, even a drive to JFK is prob only 4 hours, vs 3 to Montreal. Or drive to Albany and take the train to NYC and fly out of jfk.

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lantonas t1_iz1g7jr wrote

Or Manchester.. .Or Hartford...

All of those airports are closer than Montreal from Rutland and don't have international border crossings and customs.

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cjrecordvt t1_iz0t4wp wrote

4.5-5, to JFK, mostly because getting through the City is a pain in the ass. EWK and LGA are easier to get to.

But yeah, ALB's under two hours, MHT's just over, and BDL's 2.5 hours. For all its other wonders, Rutland's pretty much in the middle of a lot of choices.

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stacey1771 t1_iz26wzz wrote

ALB generally doesn't provide much to assist here, though. ALB is my local airport and last year I drove to JFK to fly to Europe (was going to fly out of YUL, but...covid), and this next yr, will do it out of YUL (saving $400+ r/t to go out of YUL v JFK).

BDL used to be a decent option but Aer Lingus canx its flights out of there to Europe (resume March 23 per BDL's website), so until that resumes, it's no different than ALB.

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lipsticktracer t1_iz1cd81 wrote

If you would consider Boston, check out the Dartmouth Coach. They run a bunch of big coach busses every day from Lebanon to the airport and it's cheap. Park in Lebanon, save all the driving, it's way cheaper than paying for parking at the airport, and all you have to do is hop on a bus and fall asleep.

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