There are 7 ways to get from Ottawa to Europe by plane or train
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane YOW - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
16h 2m$360–820Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane YUL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
15h 23m$496–1,324Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane YOW - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
18h 11m$571–1,032Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane YOW - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
17h 7mFly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane YOW - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
18h 11m$381–1,517Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane YUL - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
17h 38mTrain to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane YUL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
19h 16m$530–1,517
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Europe is to fly and train which costs $360 - $850 and takes 16h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Europe is to train and fly which takes 15h 23m and costs $490 - $1,400.
The distance between Ottawa and Europe is 6181 km.
It takes approximately 16h 2m to get from Ottawa to Europe, including transfers.
Europe is 6h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 2:25 AM in Ottawa and 8:25 AM in Europe.
There are 795+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Europe?
There is no direct connection from Ottawa to Europe. However, you can take the line 105 bus to Airport / Aéroport, walk to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße. Alternatively, you can take the train to Dorval, walk to Terminus Dorval, take the bus to YUL Aéroport Montréal-Trudeau, walk to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Frankfurt via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Frankfurt via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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