There are 6 ways to get from Ottawa to Downtown Calgary by plane, bus, train, or car
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 Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YOW - YYC
5h 57m$144–804Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge - University Transit Loopcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - University Transit Loop to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SWbus
2d 7hDrive 3,323.5 km
- Drive from Ottawa to Downtown Calgarycar 3,323.5 km
39h 12m$672–971Train 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 Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane YUL - YYC
7h 25m$250–1,224Train, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Jaspertrain
- Take the bus from Jasper, AB to Lake Louise Village Southbus
- Take the bus from Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SWbus
3d 10hBus, train
- Take the bus from Waller St at Laurier Ave to Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floorbus
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Jaspertrain
- Take the bus from Jasper to Calgary Downtownbus
3d 14h$1,010–2,034
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Downtown Calgary is to fly which costs $140 - $850 and takes 5h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Downtown Calgary is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs $140 - $850.
The distance between Ottawa and Downtown Calgary is 2908 km. The road distance is 3323.5 km.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Downtown Calgary without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Ottawa to Downtown Calgary, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ottawa to Downtown Calgary is 3323 km. It takes approximately 39h 12m to drive from Ottawa to Downtown Calgary.
There are 1159+ hotels available in Downtown Calgary.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Downtown Calgary, AB, Canada?
WestJet, Porter Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) hourly.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
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
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
Train from Toronto Union Station to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $800–1,700
- Business
- $900–1,400
- Business Plus
- $950–1,400
- Economy
- $900–1,700
- Economy Plus
- $1,000–1,700
Train from Toronto Union Station to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $800–1,700
- Business
- $900–1,400
- Business Plus
- $950–1,400
- Economy
- $900–1,700
- Economy Plus
- $1,000–1,700
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- [email protected]
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Lethbridge - University Transit Loop to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Lake Louise- Shell Station- 200 Village Rd to Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 780 852 4056
- [email protected]
- Website
- SunDog Tours
Bus from Jasper, AB to Lake Louise Village South
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- SunDog Tours
- 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
- $10–85
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $75–85
- Phone
- +1 866 606 6700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brewster Express Homepage
Bus from Jasper to Calgary Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–250
- Website
- Brewster Express Homepage
- Adult
- $200–250
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