There are 6 ways to get from Ottawa to Montreal by bus, plane, taxi, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Bus, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
best- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane MCI - YUL
10h 3m$281–976Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Ottawa to Kansas Citytaxi
- Take the train from Kansas City to Naperville Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Naperville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréaltrain
32h 24m$768–1,688Bus via Detroit
- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Montréalbus
39h 45m$444–740Drive 2,195.2 km
- Drive from Ottawa to Montrealcar 2,195.2 km
23h 42m$430–621Bus, fly to Burlington International Airport
- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Burlington International Airport (BTV)plane MCI - BTV
- Take the bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montrealbus
13h 43m$377–1,364Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montrealbus
42h 20m$444–815
Kansas City (MCI) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Montreal is to drive which costs $420 - $650 and takes 23h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Montreal is to bus and fly which takes 10h 3m and costs $280 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Ottawa to Montreal. However, there are services departing from Lawrence Bus Stop and arriving at Montréal via St Louis Bus Station, Chicago, Detroit Bus Station and Ottawa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 45m.
The distance between Ottawa and Montreal is 2008 km. The road distance is 2195.2 km.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Montreal without a car is to taxi and train which takes 32h 24m and costs $750 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Ottawa to Montreal, including transfers.
Ottawa to Montreal bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Lawrence Bus Stop station.
Ottawa to Montreal bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Montreal is 1h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 1:13 AM in Ottawa and 2:13 AM in Montreal.
Yes, the driving distance between Ottawa to Montreal is 2195 km. It takes approximately 23h 42m to drive from Ottawa to Montreal.
What companies run services between Ottawa, KS, USA and Montreal, QC, Canada?
You can take a vehicle from Ottawa to Montréal via Lawrence Bus Stop, St Louis Bus Station, Chicago, Detroit Bus Station, and Ottawa in around 39h 45m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Kansas City to Burlington International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Burlington International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Kansas City to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Kansas City to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Burlington International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Kansas City to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Kansas City to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Kansas City to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Kansas City to Burlington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to Naperville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–370
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- Metra
Train from Naperville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $120–290
- Business
- $170–330
- Business Plus
- $190–350
- Economy
- $140–300
- Economy Plus
- $150–310
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Lawrence Bus Stop to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Orleans Express
Bus from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Orleans Express
- Adult
- $40–65
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $200–240
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