{"id":96735,"date":"2015-05-22T13:41:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T17:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bve.ulaval.ca\/?page_id=96735"},"modified":"2024-11-14T12:22:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T17:22:38","slug":"booking-a-flight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bve.ulaval.ca\/en\/international-students\/prepare-your-stay\/booking-a-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Booking a Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden\">[boite_bleue]<\/p>\n<h6>Important<\/h6>\n<p>Before planning your trip to Canada, make sure you meet the requirements to be allowed to travel to Canada. Have a close look at the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulaval.ca\/en\/international\/immigration\/travelling-to-canada-and-clearing-canadian-customs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travelling to Canada and clearing Canadian customs<\/a>\u201d page to get all the information you need for your trip to Canada. [\/boite_bleue]<\/div>\n<p>We advise you to wait until you have obtained the necessary immigration documents for your stay in Canada before booking a flight.<\/p>\n<p>Qu\u00e9bec City Jean Lesage International Airport has direct connections to most major hubs including Paris, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and New York. You will likely stop over in one of these cities on your way to Quebec City.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden\">Before planning your trip to Canada, make sure you meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulaval.ca\/en\/international\/immigration\/impacts-of-covid-19-on-international-students#boite-accordeon-105257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the requirements to be allowed to travel to Canada<\/a>. Have a close look at the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulaval.ca\/en\/covid-19\/international-students-all-you-need-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Students: All you need to know<\/a>\u201d page to get all the information you need for your trip to Canada. We strongly recommend flying into Qu\u00e9bec City rather than Montr\u00e9al\u2014you\u2019ll cut your travel time and save the cost of land transportation between the two cities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bve.ulaval.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bigstock-Online-booking-of-air-tickets-86175596Web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-127396 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bve.ulaval.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bigstock-Online-booking-of-air-tickets-86175596Web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bve.ulaval.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bigstock-Online-booking-of-air-tickets-86175596Web.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.bve.ulaval.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bigstock-Online-booking-of-air-tickets-86175596Web-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.bve.ulaval.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bigstock-Online-booking-of-air-tickets-86175596Web-120x72.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0<strong>strongly recommend<\/strong>\u00a0that\u00a0<strong>Montr\u00e9al\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport or\u00a0<strong>Qu\u00e9bec City\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Jean Lesage International Airport be where you first land in Canada (especially if you are not\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/travel.gc.ca\/travel-covid\/travel-restrictions\/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fully vaccinated against COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0with vaccines recognized in Canada) so that you can complete your entire quarantine in Qu\u00e9bec, if required. As of October 30, 2021,\u00a0<strong>travellers departing from a Canadian airport<\/strong>, as well as VIA Rail and Rocky Mountaineer train passengers, will need to be fully vaccinated. This requirement\u00a0<strong>also applies to travellers with connecting flights<\/strong>. We invite you to consult the page\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/travel.gc.ca\/travel-covid\/travel-restrictions\/domestic-travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 Boarding flights and trains in Canada<\/a>\u00a0for full details.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Always compare prices, routes, and flight times before making a reservation. Here are a few helpful websites:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelocity.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.travelocity.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.orbitz.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kayak.com\/flights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.kayak.com\/flights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.expedia.ca\/?&amp;langid=4105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.expedia.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liligo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.liligo.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.ca\/flights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.google.ca\/flights<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"boite-bleue\">\n<h6>Getting your study permit<\/h6>\n<p>To obtain an official study permit, you must go to immigration services in the customs area of the first canadian airport you land into, whether it is your final destination or a stop over, and present your letter of introduction, in print format, from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada as well as any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulaval.ca\/en\/international\/immigration\/travelling-to-canada-and-clearing-canadian-customs#boite-accordeon-162543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other documents that may be required<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If your first stop in Canada is at an airport other than your final destination, plan to have enough time between flights to get your study permit. Depending on the time of day and the airport, the time it takes to clear customs and immigration to have your study permit issued can vary. Expect to wait several hours (3 to 4 hours).<\/p>\n<p>For more information, consult <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulaval.ca\/en\/international\/immigration\/travelling-to-canada-and-clearing-canadian-customs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travelling to Canada and clearing Canadian customs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden\">d\u00e9cacher lorsque la page sera en ligne \/\/\/For more information, visit the Documents to present to Canadian Border Services Agency section.<\/p>\n<p>Waiting time at immigration can be anywhere between 1 to 3 hours. You can reduce considerably this time by registering to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accueilplus.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Accueil Plus<\/a> in Montr\u00e9al or landing directly in Qu\u00e9bec City. As it is a smaller airport, waiting time is shorter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the Montreal airport, the Canadien Bureau for International Education is providing international students who will be starting in the fall 2021 semester the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accueilplus.ca\/a-propos\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accueil Plus<\/a>\u00a0service. This service is beneficial to you because it allows you to register your travel plan and study permit number in advance which will significantly reduce your waiting time at Canadian immigration services.<\/p>\n<p>Accueil Plus will be available from Sunday December 26<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02021 to Friday January 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02022.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We advise you to wait until you have obtained the necessary immigration documents for your stay in Canada before booking a flight. 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