There are 3 ways to get from Helsinki to Ottawa by plane, ferry, or train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane HEL - YOW
16h 45m$659–1,111Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane TLL - YOW
17h 57m$418–1,666Fly Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane HEL - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
15h 36m$744–1,201
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Ottawa is to fly which costs $650 - $1,200 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Ottawa is to fly and train which takes 15h 36m and costs $700 - $1,200.
The distance between Helsinki and Ottawa is 6306 km.
It takes approximately 16h 45m to get from Helsinki to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 7h behind Helsinki. It is currently 9:50 PM in Helsinki and 2:50 PM in Ottawa.
There are 315+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Finnair, Porter Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Stockholm, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Edinburgh, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Copenhagen, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Copenhagen, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Stockholm, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- 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
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- $30–50
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