There are 7 ways to get from Ottawa to Kampala by train, plane, 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.
Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Entebbe
best- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Entebbe (EBB)plane YUL - EBB
24h 46m$843–1,521Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Entebbe
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Entebbe (EBB)plane YOW - EBB
25h 39m$497–1,617Train to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Entebbe
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Entebbe (EBB)plane YYZ - EBB
26h 23m$518–1,640Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kisumu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane YOW - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Busiabus
- Take the bus from Busia to Kampalabus
39h 8m$508–1,737Train to Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport, fly to Entebbe
- Take the train from Ottawa to Montréaltrain
- Fly from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU) to Entebbe (EBB)plane YHU - EBB
27h 39m$544–1,793Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kigali International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane YOW - KGL
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
33h 24m$573–1,685Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Eldoret International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Eldoret International Airport (EDL)plane YOW - EDL
- Take the bus from Eldoret to Malababus
- Take the bus from Malaba to Kampalabus
39h 12m$542–2,158
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Entebbe (EBB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Kampala is to train and fly which costs $800 - $1,600 and takes 24h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Kampala is to train and fly which takes 24h 46m and costs $800 - $1,600.
The distance between Ottawa and Kampala is 11471 km.
It takes approximately 24h 46m to get from Ottawa to Kampala, including transfers.
Kampala is 7h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 10:49 AM in Ottawa and 5:49 PM in Kampala.
There are 1697+ hotels available in Kampala.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Kampala, Uganda?
Air Canada, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Entebbe (EBB) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Entebbe via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Entebbe via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Entebbe via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Entebbe via London Heathrow, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kigali International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Entebbe via London Heathrow, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Entebbe via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kigali International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $27–85
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–90
- Economy Plus
- $30–100
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $70–180
- Business
- $110–220
- Business Plus
- $120–230
- Economy
- $80–180
- Economy Plus
- $90–190
Train from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $30–90
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
- Phone
- +254 724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Kisumu to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $2–3
Bus from Eldoret to Malaba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $2–4
- Phone
- 0717073333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buscar
Bus from Busia to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Buscar
- Normal
- $7
- Business/VIP
- $10
Bus from Malaba to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- Buscar
- Normal
- $8
- Business/VIP
- $11
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
- Phone
- +250788351253
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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