Airport taxi (fixed downtown fare) · 25–40 min typical to downtown hotels
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
BTV8.5+1.9
YUL6.6
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
BTV7.6+0.4
YUL7.2
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
BTV7.2+0.4
YUL6.8
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
BTV7.4+0.4
YUL7.0
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
BTV7.4+0.9
YUL6.5
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
BTV2.0
YUL7.0+5.0
Best for
BTV
Vermont and southern Quebec departures that would otherwise drive to MHT, BOS, or YULAmerican, Delta, and United east-coast banks plus Breeze Florida leftoverTravelers who will use the $14 garage and skip a lounge plan
YUL
Air Canada / Star elites who can open Maple Leaf in the matching zonePriority Pass / LoungeKey travelers on international (Aspire / National Bank) — not DesjardinsDragonPass or Odyssey-card U.S. departures after CBP (Desjardins Gate 76)Downtown trips on the 747 ($11.25 / 24-hour Zone A) or the seasonal 815+REM link while it runs
Watch out for
BTV
No passenger lounge; Game Zone leftover and the 1950s tower leftover are not clubsOfficial leftover CCTA Purple Line #12 is leftover vs the live GMT scheduleWikipedia leftover AA LGA / AA ORD / Delta DTW is leftover vs the live airlines pageGarage leftover 7-foot height; oversize leftover is Lot A with no printed daily rate
YUL
Entering the wrong CATSA stream (Domestic vs U.S. vs International)Assuming Priority Pass works in Maple Leaf Lounges or Desjardins Odyssey roomsDomestic morning flights when Priority Pass / LoungeKey list Aspire Domestic closed until 14:00Planning on the REM as if it already runs to the terminal, or on STM 815 after its published 19 Oct 2026 seasonShowing up without a parking reservation — the multi-level garage and P5 closed 15 Oct 2025
Amenities and tips
BTV
Skinny Pancake + Kestrel$14 garage / first hour freeHudson News + Better BoxFree Wi-Fi + observation leftoverGame Zone + Kids Zone + MamavaNo passenger lounge
Official leftover 2 hours; TSA 4:00 a.m.
Official TSA leftover is to be at the airport two hours before departure. Official pick-up leftover TSA checkpoint and ticket counters generally open at 4:00 a.m.
North and south gates after one screening story
Official leftover Terminal Connector is live — you can walk between the north and south gates after TSA in about one minute.
Skinny Pancake plus Kestrel after TSA
Official leftover kitchens are The Skinny Pancake (operator leftover 5:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. daily) and Kestrel Coffee Roasters post-security.
BTV · BTV is Vermont’s one-hall field in South Burlington — $14 garage leftover, Skinny Pancake leftover, five U.S. names, and no ticketed-pax lounge — as long as you treat the live American / Breeze / Delta / Sun Country / United page as current and leftover CCTA Route 12 as leftover.
YUL · A busy bilingual hub with real lounge density and U.S. preclearance—offset by three non-connecting sterile zones, Flight Plan construction, a closed multi-level garage, and a bus-only downtown link until the REM airport branch opens (testing now; passengers still 2027).
