Travellers to Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) will soon have a faster, congestion-free public-transport option. On 17 June 2026, Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) and the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) will inaugurate Route 815, a new shuttle bus that will run every 15 minutes between the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) Des Sources station in Pointe-Claire and the airport. The service is timed to coincide with the first summer in which the REM’s Anse-à-l’Orme branch is fully operational, giving West Island residents and airport employees a rapid 20-minute link that bypasses Highway 20 construction bottlenecks.
ADM says the pilot project will operate daily from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. through 19 October, covering the peak departure and arrival windows for both leisure and business flyers. The authority is footing the entire operating bill to keep the fare at the regular STM rate (CA$3.75 with free transfers) so that visitors and staff can use the same Opus cards and mobile tickets they already rely on for metro and bus travel.
If ridership meets projections, ADM will ask the STM board to make the line permanent until the long-delayed REM airport spur opens in December 2027.
For those arriving from abroad, making sure visas and eTAs are sorted can be just as important as catching the right bus. VisaHQ (https://www.visahq.com/canada/) offers an easy online platform where passengers can verify entry requirements for Canada, submit applications, and track approvals in real time—removing paperwork headaches so they can focus on the seamless Route 815 connection awaiting them.
For corporate mobility managers, Route 815 offers a predictable ground-connection that can be built into travel policies and duty-of-care plans. Today, many road-warriors are forced to budget 45-60 minutes by taxi from downtown when traffic or lane closures gum up Highway 520.
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ADM’s traffic-modeling indicates that the summer bus could shave 25-40 minutes off the curb-to-gate journey during construction peaks, helping companies cut down on costly missed flights and overtime while reducing carbon emissions by steering travellers away from ride-hailing vehicles.
The initiative also serves as a real-world rehearsal for the REM airport branch. STM drivers will gather data on passenger volumes, luggage loads and dwell times, information that will feed directly into REM’s final station-design tweaks and way-finding plans.
ADM has confirmed that bike racks and Wi-Fi testing will be evaluated on the new buses—features that could later migrate to the REM trains themselves.
ite iteturn13search1 Practical tip: travellers connecting from VIA Rail’s Dorval station can tap off their train at the new Des Sources REM stop after a four-minute shuttle ride, then hop aboard Route 815 for the final leg, paying a single integrated fare.
Car-rental firms at YUL have already told ADM they will update booking confirmation e-mails to flag the new link, and several West Island hotels plan to adjust courtesy-shuttle schedules to dovetail with the 15-minute bus frequency.
ADM says the pilot project will operate daily from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. through 19 October, covering the peak departure and arrival windows for both leisure and business flyers. The authority is footing the entire operating bill to keep the fare at the regular STM rate (CA$3.75 with free transfers) so that visitors and staff can use the same Opus cards and mobile tickets they already rely on for metro and bus travel.
If ridership meets projections, ADM will ask the STM board to make the line permanent until the long-delayed REM airport spur opens in December 2027.
For those arriving from abroad, making sure visas and eTAs are sorted can be just as important as catching the right bus. VisaHQ (https://www.visahq.com/canada/) offers an easy online platform where passengers can verify entry requirements for Canada, submit applications, and track approvals in real time—removing paperwork headaches so they can focus on the seamless Route 815 connection awaiting them.
For corporate mobility managers, Route 815 offers a predictable ground-connection that can be built into travel policies and duty-of-care plans. Today, many road-warriors are forced to budget 45-60 minutes by taxi from downtown when traffic or lane closures gum up Highway 520.
ADM’s traffic-modeling indicates that the summer bus could shave 25-40 minutes off the curb-to-gate journey during construction peaks, helping companies cut down on costly missed flights and overtime while reducing carbon emissions by steering travellers away from ride-hailing vehicles.
The initiative also serves as a real-world rehearsal for the REM airport branch. STM drivers will gather data on passenger volumes, luggage loads and dwell times, information that will feed directly into REM’s final station-design tweaks and way-finding plans.
ADM has confirmed that bike racks and Wi-Fi testing will be evaluated on the new buses—features that could later migrate to the REM trains themselves.
ite iteturn13search1 Practical tip: travellers connecting from VIA Rail’s Dorval station can tap off their train at the new Des Sources REM stop after a four-minute shuttle ride, then hop aboard Route 815 for the final leg, paying a single integrated fare.
Car-rental firms at YUL have already told ADM they will update booking confirmation e-mails to flag the new link, and several West Island hotels plan to adjust courtesy-shuttle schedules to dovetail with the 15-minute bus frequency.
