There are 5 ways to get from Ottawa to Antigonish by plane, bus, train, car, or car ferry
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YOW - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Airport to Antigonishbus
6h 56m$269–644Train, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax Bus Terminal to Antigonishbus
30h 48m$443–1,159Drive 1,338.8 km
- Drive from Ottawa to Antigonishcar 1,338.8 km
16h 7m$271–392Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YUL - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Airport to Antigonishbus
8h 15m$295–1,014Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Charlottetown Airport, drive, car ferry
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Charlottetown Airport (YYG)plane YOW - YYG
- Drive from Royalty Crossing Mall Shelter Transfer Hub to Wood Islandscar
- Take the carferry from Wood Islands to Cariboucarferry
- Drive from Caribou to Antigonishcar
8h 30m$314–757
Ottawa to Antigonish by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Antigonish is to drive which costs $270 - $400 and takes 16h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Antigonish is to fly and bus which takes 6h 56m and costs $260 - $650.
The distance between Ottawa and Antigonish is 1149 km. The road distance is 1338.8 km.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Antigonish without a car is to train and bus which takes 30h 48m and costs $440 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Ottawa to Antigonish, including transfers.
Antigonish is 1h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 5:23 AM in Ottawa and 6:23 AM in Antigonish.
Yes, the driving distance between Ottawa to Antigonish is 1339 km. It takes approximately 16h 7m to drive from Ottawa to Antigonish.
There are 24+ hotels available in Antigonish.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Antigonish, NS, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Ottawa to Antigonish. However, you can take the line 105 bus to Airport / Aéroport, walk to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), walk to Halifax Airport, then take the bus to Antigonish. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ottawa to Antigonish via Montréal, Halifax, and Halifax Bus Terminal in around 30h 48m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Charlottetown Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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 Montréal to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $310–650
- Business
- $380–600
- Business Plus
- $390–600
- Economy
- $350–700
- Economy Plus
- $390–700
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 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
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax Airport to Antigonish
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax Bus Terminal to Antigonish
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- Maritimebus
Bus from Halifax Airport to Antigonish
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- Maritimebus
- Phone
- +1 877-762-7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northumberland Ferries
Car ferry from Wood Islands to Caribou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–58
- Website
- Northumberland Ferries
- Adult
- $11–23
- Vehicle Low
- $43
- Auto Trailer/Camper
- $58
- Motorcycle
- $23
- Bicycle
- $11
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