There are 3 ways to get from Ottawa to Deer Lake by plane, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF)plane YOW - YDF
5h 9m$216–631Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ottawa to North Sydney, NScar
- Take the car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basquescarferry
- Drive from Port aux Basques to Deer Lakecar
27h 50m$371–639Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF)plane YUL - YDF
4h 58m$332–1,751
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Deer Lake is to fly which costs $210 - $650 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Deer Lake is to train and fly which takes 4h 58m and costs $330 - $1,800.
The distance between Ottawa and Deer Lake is 1455 km.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Ottawa to Deer Lake, including transfers.
Deer Lake is 1h 30m ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 11:53 PM in Ottawa and 1:23 AM in Deer Lake.
There are 12+ hotels available in Deer Lake.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Deer Lake, NL, Canada?
Air Canada and Porter Airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Deer Lake Regional Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Deer Lake Regional Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Deer Lake Regional Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Deer Lake Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Deer Lake Regional Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Deer Lake Regional Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 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
- +1 800-341-7981
- [email protected]
- Website
- marineatlantic.ca
Car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basques
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Website
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.marineatlantic.ca/sailing-information/schedule
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
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