For a smooth connection between flights, it's important to give yourself adequate time between the arrival of your first flight and the departure of your next. This time between flights is known as your minimum connection time, and it’s needed to allow for security checks and any terminal changes.
A few things you should know:
- It’s important to respect the minimum connection time between flights.
- Flights without an adequate connection time can’t be booked.
- The sample connection times provided in the tables below apply to:
- Air Canada flights
- Air Canada Rouge flights
- Air Canada Express flights operated by Jazz
- The connection times for flights operated by other airlines may vary.
- The term 'International' applies to any city outside Canada or the U.S. (e.g. cities in Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe and South America)
Within Canada
Connecting through | Minimum Connection Time |
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Calgary | 35 min* |
Edmonton | 35 min* |
Halifax | 30 min** |
Montreal | 45 min |
Ottawa | 35 min* |
St John's, NL | 25 min |
Toronto | 50 min |
Vancouver | 40 min* |
Winnipeg | 25 min |
Example: If you're travelling from Sudbury to Vancouver with a connecting flight in Toronto, you'll need to provide for a minimum connection time of 50 minutes between your arrival in Toronto and your departure for Vancouver.
* 30 minutes for connections between 2 Air Canada Express flights operated by Jazz
** 25 minutes for connections between 2 Air Canada Express flights operated by Jazz
From Canada to the U.S.
Connecting through | Minimum Connection Time |
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Calgary | 50 min |
Edmonton | 50 min |
Halifax | 45 min |
Montreal | 55 min |
Ottawa | 50 min |
Toronto | 1 hour 10 min |
Vancouver | 1 hour 10 min |
Example: If you're travelling from Victoria to San Francisco with a connecting flight in Vancouver, you'll need to provide for a minimum connection time of 1 hour 10 min between your arrival in Vancouver and your departure for San Francisco.
From Canada to an international destination
Connecting through | Minimum Connection Time |
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Calgary | 40 min |
Edmonton | 35 min |
Halifax | 40 min |
Montreal | 40 min until October 26 50 min as of October 27 Exception:
|
Ottawa | 45 min |
Toronto | 60 min Exception:
|
Vancouver | 60 min |
Example: If you're travelling from Quebec City to Paris with a connecting flight in Montreal, you'll need to provide for a minimum connection time of 40 min between your arrival in Montreal and your departure for Paris.
From the U.S. to Canada
Connecting through | Minimum Connection Time |
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Calgary | 60 min |
Edmonton | 50 min |
Halifax | 45 min |
Montreal | 60 min Exception:
|
Ottawa | 55 min |
Quebec City | 30 min |
Toronto | 1 hour 10 min Exception:
|
Vancouver | 1 hour 10 min |
Example: If you're travelling from Los Angeles to Edmonton with a connecting flight in Calgary, you'll need to provide for a minimum connection time of 1 hour between your arrival in Calgary and your departure for Edmonton.
From the U.S. to an international destination
Connecting through | Minimum Connection Time |
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Calgary | 60 min |
Halifax | 45 min |
Montreal | 50 min as of May 1 |
Ottawa | 60 min |
Toronto | 60 min |
Vancouver | 60 min |
Example: If you're travelling from Detroit to Frankfurt with a connecting flight in Toronto, you'll need to provide for a minimum connection time of 1 hour between your arrival in Toronto and your departure for Frankfurt.
International to Canada
Connecting through | Minimum Connection Time |
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Calgary | 60 min |
Halifax | 60 min |
Montreal | 60 min until October 26 1 hour 10 min as of October 27 Exception:
|
Ottawa | 60 min |
St John's, NL | 60 min |
Toronto | 1 hour 15 min Exception:
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Vancouver | 1 hour 10 Exception:
|
Example: If you're travelling from Tokyo to Ottawa with a connecting flight in Toronto, you'll need to provide for a minimum connection time of 1 hr 15 min between your arrival in Toronto and your departure for Ottawa.
International to the U.S.
Connecting through | Minimum Connection Time |
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Calgary | 1 hour 15 min |
Halifax | 1 hour 15 min |
Montreal | 1 hour 10 min |
Ottawa | 1 hour 15 min |
Toronto | 1 hour 25 min Exception:
|
Vancouver | 1 hour 10 min |
Example: If you're travelling from Paris to Boston with a connecting flight in Montreal, you’ll need to provide for a minimum connection time of 1 hour 10 min between your arrival in Montreal and your departure for Boston.
International to international
Connecting through | Minimum Connection Time |
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Montreal | 40 min until October 26 60 min as of October 27 |
Toronto | 60 min |
Vancouver | 60 min |
Example: If you're travelling from London to Mexico City with a connecting flight in Toronto, you'll need to provide for a minimum connection time of 1 hour between your arrival in Toronto and your departure for Mexico City.