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Dublin to New Orleans via Toronto - Customs etc

  • 09-11-2009 12:53pm
    #1
    sitstill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭


    I am looking at booking a flight to New Orleans next Summer flying Dublin to Toronto direct with Air Canada and connecting there.

    1- Will I have to clear both US and Canadian customs in Toronto on the way over?

    2- Will I have to clear Canadian customs on the way back again?

    3- Will I have to get my passport stamped each of these times? (trying to save pages in it)

    4 - Will my luggage be checked right through?

    5- How long of a connection time should I leave?

    Thanks guys, am hopeless with this stuff!!


Comments

  • #2
    olaola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,140 ✭✭✭olaola


    Why you flying to Toronto to get to New Orleans?


  • #3
    sitstill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭sitstill


    olaola wrote: »
    Why you flying to Toronto to get to New Orleans?

    Because it works out really cheap and you can't fly direct to New Orleans from here.


  • #4
    olaola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,140 ✭✭✭olaola


    The usual route is through Atlanta with Delta, you're going a bit about the houses there to get to New Orleans through Toronto. And you won't be able to pre-clear customs in Ireland before you go.


  • #5
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    1- Will I have to clear both US and Canadian customs in Toronto on the way over?

    Yes - you'll clear Canadian customs on the way in, and US immigration/customs at Toronto before boarding the connecting flight.
    2- Will I have to clear Canadian customs on the way back again?

    Yes and possibly immigration
    3- Will I have to get my passport stamped each of these times? (trying to save pages in it)

    On the inbound trips, definitely.
    4 - Will my luggage be checked right through?
    I'm pretty sure you have to pick it up and re-check it when you've done all the US stuff.
    5- How long of a connection time should I leave?

    Are you booking it all on one ticket? Or two seperate ones? If one ticket, around 2 -2.5 hours would probably be a good choice. Seperate tickets - anything up to 4 hours to make sure you have time to make your second flight and allow time for delays etc.

    A good info site can be found here: http://www.airportwayfinder.com/wayfinders/yyz/?v=3_5


  • #6
    shamrock321
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭shamrock321


    Ireland-YYZ-USA connections arnt that bad and lots of people do it every year! If its cheap its worth it, go for it, AC are a decent carrier, you shouldnt have any problems.


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  • #7
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    AirCanada is one of the few transatlantic carriers that do not charge $50 for a second bag


  • #8
    sitstill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭sitstill


    Excellent, thanks for the help everyone!


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