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How to get fromOttawa to Kingstonby plane, car, train, bus, or car ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Ottawa to Kingston by plane, car, train, bus, or car ferry

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  1. Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, drive

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    1. Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane plane YOW - YHZ
    2. Drive from Halifax-Airport-YHZ to Kingstoncar car
    4h 30m
    $242–649

  2. Train, bus, car ferry, drive

    1. Take the train from Ottawa to Montréaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Montréal to Monctontrain train
    3. Take the bus from Moncton to Saint John Terminalbus bus
    4. Take the carferry from Saint John, NB to Digbycarferry car ferry
    5. Drive from Digby to Kingstoncar car
    28h 54m
    $407–1,008

  3. Drive 1,394.5 km

    1. Drive from Ottawa to Kingstoncar car 1,394.5 km
    17h 18m
    $273–395

  4. Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly, drive

    1. Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain train
    2. Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane plane YUL - YHZ
    3. Drive from Halifax-Airport-YHZ to Kingstoncar car
    5h 59m
    $248–1,069

  5. Bus, train, car ferry, drive

    1. Take the bus from Ottawa, ON - 600 Cumberland St to Montreal, QC - 1597 Rue St-Hubertbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Montreal, QC - 1597 Rue St-Hubert to Université Laval - 1070 Avenue des Sciences-de-la-Viebus bus
    3. Take the train from Sainte-Foy to Monctontrain train
    4. Take the bus from Moncton to Saint John Terminalbus bus
    5. Take the carferry from Saint John, NB to Digbycarferry car ferry
    6. Drive from Digby to Kingstoncar car
    28h 56m
    $373–744

  6. Train, drive

    1. Take the train from Ottawa to Montréaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain train
    3. Drive from Hubley Centre to Kingstoncar car
    29h 56m
    $385–985

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) flights

Calendar84Weekly Planes
Duration2h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket$81Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,110 km
  • Duration: 4h 30m

What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Kingston, NS, Canada?

There is no direct connection from Ottawa to Kingston. However, you can take the line 105 bus to Airport / Aéroport, walk to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), then drive to Kingston. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ottawa to Kingston via Montréal, Moncton, Moncton, Saint John Terminal, Saint John, NB, and Digby in around 28h 54m.

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