There are 11 ways to get from Ottawa to Dayton by plane, train, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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 Dayton
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Dayton (DAY)plane YOW - DAY
8h 50m$85–435Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Waller St at Laurier Ave to Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floorbus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Buffalobus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Columbusbus
- Drive from Columbus to Daytoncar
19h 6m$75–222Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Lima Regional Transit Authoritybus
- Drive from Lima Regional Transit Authority to Meijer @ Executivecar
15h 51m$172–497Drive 671.1 mi
- Drive from Ottawa to Daytoncar 671.1 mi
12h 11m$138–200Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, drive
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane YOW - CMH
- Drive from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Daytoncar
8h 47m$106–580Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Covington, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Covington (CVG)plane YOW - CVG
- Take the bus from Government Square Area H to Meijer - Middletownbus
9h 43m$186–783Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane YUL - CMH
- Drive from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Daytoncar
8h 6m$131–813Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Covington, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Covington (CVG)plane YUL - CVG
- Take the bus from Government Square Area H to Meijer - Middletownbus
9h 27m$201–1,036Train, bus via Detroit
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Covington Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Government Square Area H to Meijer - Middletownbus Cl
19h 14m$242–585Train, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Toronto to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Cincinnatibus
- Take the bus from Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave WB to Meijer - Middletownbus Cl
22h 53m$196–425Bus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Cincinnatibus
- Take the bus from Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave WB to Meijer - Middletownbus Cl
22h 54m$161–250
Ottawa to Dayton by tram, train, bus, and taxi
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Dayton is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 12h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Dayton is to train and fly and drive which takes 8h 6m and costs $130 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Ottawa to Dayton. However, there are services departing from Ottawa and arriving at Wright Stop Plaza - N.B. via Toronto, Columbus, Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave WB and 1St @ Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 54m.
The distance between Ottawa and Dayton is 602 miles. The road distance is 675 miles.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Dayton without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 53m and costs $190 - $430.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Ottawa to Dayton, including transfers.
Ottawa to Dayton bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Ottawa station.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Dayton is to fly which takes 8h 50m and costs $85 - $440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $250 and takes 22h 54m.
Ottawa to Dayton bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Toronto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ottawa to Dayton is 675 miles. It takes approximately 12h 11m to drive from Ottawa to Dayton.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Dayton, OH, USA?
United Airlines, Air Canada, and American Airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Dayton (DAY) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ottawa to Wright Stop Plaza - N.B. via Toronto, Columbus, Cincinnati, Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave WB, Meijer - Middletown, and 1St @ Central in around 22h 54m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Dayton via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Dayton via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Dayton via Toronto, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Covington via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Covington via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Dayton via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Covington via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $70–180
- Business
- $110–220
- Business Plus
- $120–230
- Economy
- $80–180
- Economy Plus
- $90–190
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $60–150
- Business
- $95–200
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $65–160
- Economy Plus
- $70–160
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $27–85
- Business
- $55–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–90
- Economy Plus
- $30–95
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $27–85
- Business
- $55–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–90
- Economy Plus
- $30–95
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $70–180
- Business
- $110–220
- Business Plus
- $120–230
- Economy
- $80–180
- Economy Plus
- $90–190
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $60–150
- Business
- $95–200
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $65–160
- Economy Plus
- $70–160
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $70–180
- Business
- $110–220
- Business Plus
- $120–230
- Economy
- $80–180
- Economy Plus
- $90–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Lima Regional Transit Authority
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Covington Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Waller St at Laurier Ave to Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–60
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $50–60
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Buffalo to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 513-785-5237
- Website
- butlercountyrta.com
Bus from Government Square Area H to Meijer - Middletown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
Bus from Government Square Area H to Meijer - Middletown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
Bus from Government Square Area H to Meijer - Middletown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
Bus from Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave WB to Meijer - Middletown
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
Bus from Martin Luther King Dr & Jefferson Ave WB to Meijer - Middletown
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Columbus to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Columbus to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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