There are 7 ways to get from Ottawa to Inverness by plane, bus, 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 Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane YOW - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
16h 22m£265–787Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane YOW - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
17h 2m£195–672Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane YOW - INV
13h 26m£205–809Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane YUL - INV
14h 50m£344–981Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane YUL - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
15h 11m£304–859Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane YOW - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
15h 45m£230–879Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane YUL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
17h 46m£204–844
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Inverness is to fly and bus and train which costs £260 - £800 and takes 16h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Inverness is to fly which takes 13h 26m and costs £200 - £850.
The distance between Ottawa and Inverness is 3280 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 22m to get from Ottawa to Inverness, including transfers.
Inverness is 4h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 6:22 AM in Ottawa and 10:22 AM in Inverness.
There are 1360+ hotels available in Inverness.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Inverness, Scotland?
Air Canada, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Toronto, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Toronto, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Toronto, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Toronto, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,300
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Toronto, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–490
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–450
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–450
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Toronto, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–130
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- £20–65
- Business
- £40–120
- Business Plus
- £50–130
- Economy
- £22–70
- Economy Plus
- £25–75
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–130
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- £20–65
- Business
- £40–120
- Business Plus
- £50–130
- Economy
- £22–70
- Economy Plus
- £25–75
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–130
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- £20–65
- Business
- £40–120
- Business Plus
- £50–130
- Economy
- £22–70
- Economy Plus
- £25–75
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
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