There are 6 ways to get from Ottawa to Durban by plane, bus, taxi, 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 Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to King Shaka International Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane YOW - DUR
24h 2mR 9,247–32,277Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane YOW - PZB
- Take the bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stnbus
35h 1mR 10,152–41,507Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Richards Bay, taxi
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane YOW - RCB
- Take the taxi from Richards Bay (RCB) to Durbantaxi
35h 43mR 12,347–37,847Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane YUL - DUR
34h 2mR 10,163–31,158Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane YUL - PZB
- Take the bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stnbus
34h 19mR 13,568–27,388Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Margate, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Margate (MGH)plane YOW - MGH
- Take the bus from Margate Retirement Village to Durban Stationbus
40h 4mR 13,287–50,317
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Durban is to fly which costs R 9 000 - R 33 000 and takes 24h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Durban is to fly which takes 24h 2m and costs R 9 000 - R 33 000.
The distance between Ottawa and Durban is 13591 km.
It takes approximately 24h 2m to get from Ottawa to Durban, including transfers.
Durban is 6h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 8:01 AM in Ottawa and 2:01 PM in Durban.
There are 2205+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Durban, South Africa?
United Airlines, Airlink, and Safair fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–40,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Newark, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 8m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–40,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Washington Dulles, Lagos, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 31m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–39,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Richards Bay via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Richards Bay via Newark, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–42,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–42,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–37,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 450–2,800
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- R 450–1,400
- Business
- R 950–2,600
- Business Plus
- R 1,100–2,800
- Economy
- R 500–1,500
- Economy Plus
- R 550–1,600
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 450–2,800
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- R 450–1,400
- Business
- R 950–2,600
- Business Plus
- R 1,100–2,800
- Economy
- R 500–1,500
- Economy Plus
- R 550–1,600
Bus operators
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 65–200
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 65–200
Bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 65–200
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 65–200
Other operators
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