Flying from Vancouver to Montreal?
Add a departure date and see which side gets the sun.
Flying from Vancouver to Montreal?
Add a departure date and see which side gets the sun.
Flying from Vancouver to Montreal?
Add a departure date and see which side gets the sun.
Vancouver → Montreal
A medium flight within Canada. Montreal is 3 hours ahead. Remember to put your watch forward when you land.
Canada's gateway to the Pacific
Vancouver sits between the Pacific Ocean and the Coast Mountains, a compact, glass-towered city with mountains and water visible from much of downtown. The Canada Line SkyTrain runs directly from the airport into downtown in about 25 minutes, part of a transit network that covers the core well. Rain is a defining feature of the climate, especially from fall through spring, while summers are mild and dry. The mountains north of the city offer skiing within an hour's drive, an unusual amenity for a major airport city.
Nearby airports
| 205 km / 127 mi |
Surrounding hubs
| 1,282 km / 797 mi | |
| 1,289 km / 801 mi | |
| 1,597 km / 992 mi |
Canada's French-speaking metropolis
Montreal is Canada's largest French-speaking city, built around Mont Royal on an island in the St. Lawrence River, with a distinct European feel in neighborhoods like Old Montreal. A dedicated light-rail link to Trudeau Airport is under construction but not yet open, so an express bus (the 747) is currently the main public transit option, alongside taxis and rideshares. Winters are long, snowy, and genuinely cold, while summers are warm and lively, with a packed festival calendar. The city's underground network of tunnels and shops lets much of downtown be reached without going outside in winter.
Surrounding hubs
| 507 km / 315 mi | |
| 522 km / 324 mi | |
| 532 km / 331 mi |
Find out which side of the plane to sit on.
Pick your airports, set your departure time, and you're done.
We calculate the sun's position based on your flight path and departure time, then tell you which side of the plane gets direct sun and which stays shaded. No guessing, just math.
Enter your flight
Pick your departure and arrival airports and set your departure time at the departure airport. FlightSide estimates the duration and you can adjust it if you know the exact schedule.
We track the sun along your route
Your flight path is broken into hundreds of points. At each one we check where the sun is and which side of the plane it faces.
You get a recommendation
Which side of the plane to sit on, left or right, depending on whether you'd rather avoid the sun or enjoy it. The percentages and the map are there if you want to see why.
Want to go deeper? Accuracy, edge cases, polar routes — see the FAQ →
Notes from the product.
Small updates, route observations, and clearer explanations for how the app keeps evolving.
Type less, wait less, wonder more
Airport search now understands metro codes and old city names, FlightSide loads noticeably faster, and a new Feeling lucky button chooses a flight for anyone without one in mind.
A closer look at the route, not just the seat
FlightSide now shows the two cities and key details about the flight alongside the seat recommendation: confirm you picked the right airports, read the time change off two clocks, and check the return leg.
It's all about the sun (after all)
Not all sunlight reaches the side windows. FlightSide now weighs the sun’s angle to the cabin and shows twilight along the route.