There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Ottawa by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane EDI - YOW
12h 48m$368–881Fly Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane GLA - YOW
13h 20m$501–1,013Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane EDI - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
12h 38m$413–1,071Fly Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane GLA - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
13h 50m$496–953
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Ottawa is to bus and fly which costs $360 - $900 and takes 12h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Ottawa is to bus and fly and train which takes 12h 38m and costs $410 - $1,100.
The distance between Glasgow and Ottawa is 5066 km.
It takes approximately 12h 48m to get from Glasgow to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 5h behind Glasgow. It is currently 4:42 PM in Glasgow and 11:42 AM in Ottawa.
There are 317+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Air Transat, Porter Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–490
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–490
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,700
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
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
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
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $14–27
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $14–27
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