There are 8 ways to get from Ottawa to Big Sur by plane, taxi, train, car, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane YOW - MRY
- Take the taxi from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Big Surtaxi
13h 8m$268–823Train, taxi
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
- Take the taxi from Salinas to Big Surtaxi
3d 3h$1,031–2,372Drive 2,987.1 mi
- Drive from Ottawa to Big Surcar 2,987.1 mi
2d$684–988Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane YUL - MRY
- Take the taxi from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Big Surtaxi
12h 53m$294–1,130Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YOW - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Take the taxi from Monterey Shuttle Station to Big Surtaxi
14h 17m$748–1,083Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane YOW - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Take the taxi from Monterey Shuttle Station to Big Surtaxi
13h 34m$338–973Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YUL - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Take the taxi from Monterey Shuttle Station to Big Surtaxi
14h$394–1,240Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Salinastrain
- Take the taxi from Salinas to Big Surtaxi
3d 5h$1,027–2,193
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Big Sur is to fly and taxi which costs $260 - $850 and takes 13h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Big Sur is to train and fly and taxi which takes 12h 53m and costs $290 - $1,200.
The distance between Ottawa and Big Sur is 2500 miles. The road distance is 3004.5 miles.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Big Sur without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 3 days 5h and costs $1,000 - $2,200.
It takes approximately 13h 8m to get from Ottawa to Big Sur, including transfers.
Big Sur is 3h behind Ottawa. It is currently 5:20 AM in Ottawa and 2:20 AM in Big Sur.
Yes, the driving distance between Ottawa to Big Sur is 3005 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Ottawa to Big Sur.
There are 14+ hotels available in Big Sur.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Big Sur, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Ottawa to Big Sur. However, you can take the line 105 bus to Airport / Aéroport, walk to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), then take the taxi to Big Sur. Alternatively, you can take the train to Toronto Union Station, take the train to Windsor, drive to Detroit, take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to Emeryville, take the train to Salinas, then take the taxi to Big Sur.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Winnipeg, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $75–180
- Business
- $110–220
- Business Plus
- $120–230
- Economy
- $80–190
- Economy Plus
- $90–190
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $60–150
- Business
- $95–200
- Business Plus
- $100–220
- Economy
- $65–160
- Economy Plus
- $75–170
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $28–85
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–100
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $28–85
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–410
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $90–170
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
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