There are 6 ways to get from Ann Arbor to Ottawa by bus, plane, train, bus (Flixbus), or car
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Bus to Windsor Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit - Grand Circus Parkbus
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YQG - YOW
5h 57m$264–534Drive 821.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Ann Arbor to Ottawacar 821.3 km
9h 50m$163–236Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit - Grand Circus Parkbus
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
12h 8m$192–663Bus
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit - Grand Circus Parkbus Ann Arbor to Detroit
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus FlixBus 2701 / ...
15h 30m$174–274Bus to Detroit, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the bus from Blake Transit Center to DTW McNamara Terminalbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane DTW - YOW
6h 56m$564–1,625Bus to Detroit, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Blake Transit Center to DTW McNamara Terminalbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane DTW - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
7h 4m$499–1,965
Ann Arbor to Ottawa by bus, car, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ann Arbor to Ottawa is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Ann Arbor to Ottawa is to bus and fly which takes 5h 57m and costs $260 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Ann Arbor to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI and arriving at Ottawa via Rosa Parks Transit Center - Bay 10 and Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 30m.
The distance between Ann Arbor and Ottawa is 782 km. The road distance is 821.3 km.
The best way to get from Ann Arbor to Ottawa without a car is to bus which takes 15h 30m and costs $170 - $280.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Ann Arbor to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ann Arbor to Ottawa bus services, operated by D2A2, depart from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI station.
Ann Arbor to Ottawa bus services, operated by D2A2, arrive at Detroit - Grand Circus Park station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ann Arbor to Ottawa is 821 km. It takes approximately 9h 50m to drive from Ann Arbor to Ottawa.
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What companies run services between Ann Arbor, MI, USA and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
You can take a bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Ottawa via Detroit - Grand Circus Park, Rosa Parks Transit Center - Bay 10, Lafayette & Fifth, and Detroit Bus Station in around 15h 30m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Windsor Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Detroit to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Detroit to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Detroit to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Detroit to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Detroit to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Detroit to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Windsor Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–480
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
Train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- d2a2.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit - Grand Circus Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12
- Website
- https://d2a2.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit - Grand Circus Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12
- Website
- https://d2a2.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit - Grand Circus Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12
- Website
- https://d2a2.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit - Grand Circus Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit - Grand Circus Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit - Grand Circus Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $160–230
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Blake Transit Center to DTW McNamara Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $10–12
- Adult
- $15–22
Bus from Blake Transit Center to DTW McNamara Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $10–12
- Adult
- $15–22
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