There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Ottawa by train or plane
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Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane EDI - YOW
13h 4m$468–1,377Fly Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane GLA - YOW
13h 14m$302–1,214Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane EDI - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
12h 54m$552–1,266Fly 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
15h 25m$326–1,353
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Ottawa is to train and fly which costs $460 - $1,400 and takes 13h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Ottawa is to train and fly which takes 12h 54m and costs $550 - $1,300.
The distance between Glasgow and Ottawa is 5084 km.
It takes approximately 13h 4m to get from Glasgow to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 5h behind Glasgow. It is currently 5:54 PM in Glasgow and 12:54 PM in Ottawa.
There are 317+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
United Airlines, Air Transat, and five other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) once daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- 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
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- 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
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
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