Important Travel Advice

  • international student arriving on campusCarry all important documents with you on the plane and have photocopies in your suitcase.
  • Have your Study Permit approval letter ready to show Canada Immigration officials at the port of entry.
  • Bring approximately $100 in cash in case of emergency and $200-$500 in Travellers Cheques.
  • Change your currency to Canadian dollars before you arrive - there is no currency exchange desk at the Fredericton Airport!
  • Make sure that your luggage is identified in English with a Fredericton address (you can use our office address)
  • If you require emergency assistance at any time after your arrival, contact UNB Security at 453-4830 (open 24-hours, 7 days a week)

Flying to the Fredericton Airport (YFC)

  • Located approximately 20 kilometers (a 15 minute drive) from Fredericton’s city center.
  • There are no shuttles from the airport to campus, but there is a taxi service (approximately $25) and if a taxi is not waiting outside the door, there is a phone with a direct line to the taxi beside the main door.
  • The airport is very small; there is only one gate for arrivals, and only one luggage carrousel.  It is impossible to get lost in this airport!  

Flying to Montreal-Trudeau Airport and taking the bus to Fredericton

From the Montreal airport to the Montreal bus terminal:

  • You need to take a shuttle called: L’Aérobus to the Montréal Central Bus Station located at 505 de Maisonneuve Blvd. E. 
  • L’Aérobus leaves the airport every 25 minutes and takes 45 minutes to travel to the Montréal Central Bus Station.
  • Ticket office: Tickets for L’Aérobus on sale at Montréal–Trudeau arrivals level.
  • Cost:  $15 (approximately)

From the Montreal bus terminal to the Fredericton bus terminal:

  • At the Montréal Central Bus Station: purchase a ticket from Montreal to Fredericton
  • Trip takes approximately 8-10 hours with one transfer in Riviere du loup. PLEASE NOTE:  THERE IS A ONE HOUR TIME CHANGE BETWEEN QUEBEC AND NEW BRUNSWICK.
  • Departure from Montreal:  10:20pm and 6:00am
  • Cost:  $110 (approximately)