There are 5 ways to get from Ottawa to Duncan by plane, taxi, train, ferry, 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 Victoria International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane YOW - YYJ
- Take the taxi from Victoria-Airport-YYJ to Duncantaxi
7h 58m$344–1,164Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouvertrain
- Take the ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Bay D at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Canada Ave at Beverly Stbus 70
4d 11hFly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane YOW - YCD
10h 18m$657–1,007Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Victoria International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane YUL - YYJ
- Take the taxi from Victoria-Airport-YYJ to Duncantaxi
9h 29m$469–1,533Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YOW - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbourtrain
- Take the bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Duncan - Train Stn, 120 Canada Ave, opp. War Memorialbus
10h 38m
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Duncan is to fly which costs $650 - $1,100 and takes 10h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Duncan is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 58m and costs $340 - $1,200.
The distance between Ottawa and Duncan is 3668 km.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Duncan without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 4 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Ottawa to Duncan, including transfers.
Duncan is 2h behind Ottawa. It is currently 3:46 AM in Ottawa and 1:46 AM in Duncan.
There are 70+ hotels available in Duncan.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Duncan, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, WestJet, and Porter Airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Toronto, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Toronto, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- 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
- $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 Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4d
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $1,000–2,100
- Business
- $1,100–1,800
- Business Plus
- $1,100–1,800
- Economy
- $1,100–2,100
- Economy Plus
- $1,200–2,100
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $80–220
- Business Plus
- $95–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
- Phone
- +1 778 800 0225
- [email protected]
- Website
- Harbour Air
Train from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Nanaimo Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Harbour Air
- Phone
- +1 250 390 4531
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nanaimo
Bus from Bay D at Downtown Nanaimo Exch to Canada Ave at Beverly St
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nanaimo
- Adult
- $3
- [email protected]
- Website
- Island Link Bus
Bus from Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger exit; connects from 8:35am HSB ferry to Duncan - Train Stn, 120 Canada Ave, opp. War Memorial
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $38
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $38
- Phone
- +1 236 362 1045
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hullo Ferries
Ferry from Hullo - Vancouver Ferry Terminal to Hullo - Nanaimo Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Hullo Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Estimated price
- $170–210
Sidney Taxi
- Phone
- +1 250 656 6666
Peninsula Taxi
- Phone
- +1 250 656 1111
Sidney Taxi
- Phone
- +1 250 656 6666
Peninsula Taxi
- Phone
- +1 250 656 1111
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