TORONTO – A new report from the Conference Board of Canada says about five million Canadians opt to fly from the U.S. instead of from home.
The report suggests Canada’s higher airfares, fees and taxes, along with aircraft and industry productivity make it 30 per cent cheaper to fly out of American airports.
Globalnews.ca did a quick price check using Expedia.ca to show a snapshot comparison of the lowest flight prices from major Canadian airports and their American competitors. We looked at a one-way trip departing Nov. 2 including taxes and fees in Canadian dollars.
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Three of the below U.S. flights are almost half the cost of their Canadian counterparts, though some are only around $10 cheaper. Flying to the U.K. seems to be the one trip that is generally more cost effective when departing from north of the border.
Flying to New York
From Toronto: $158
From Buffalo: $85
From Montreal: $190
From Plattsburgh: $136
From Vancouver: $299
From Seattle: $161
Flying to Miami
From Toronto: $229
From Buffalo: $199
From Montreal: $255
From Plattsburgh: $244
From Vancouver: $273
From Seattle: $235
Flying to Los Angeles
From Toronto: $289
From Buffalo: $161
From Montreal: $239
From Plattsburgh: $226
From Vancouver: $173
From Seattle: $98
Flying to London, U.K.
From Toronto: $555
From Buffalo: $620
From Montreal: $639
From Plattsburgh: $867
From Vancouver: $749
From Seattle: $640
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