There are 7 ways to get from Ottawa to Montreux by plane or train
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane YOW - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreuxtrain
13h 9mCHF 522–952Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Basel (BSL)plane YOW - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
15h 29mCHF 301–1,017Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane YUL - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreuxtrain
13h 11mCHF 354–997Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane YOW - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Montreuxtrain
16h 42mCHF 302–1,012Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Basel (BSL)plane YUL - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
14h 56mCHF 403–1,062Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane YUL - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Montreuxtrain
15h 24mCHF 374–1,157Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YUL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
14h 57mCHF 387–791
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Montreux is to train and fly which costs SFr 380 - SFr 800 and takes 14h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Montreux is to fly and train which takes 13h 9m and costs SFr 500 - SFr 950.
The distance between Ottawa and Montreux is 6146 km.
It takes approximately 13h 9m to get from Ottawa to Montreux, including transfers.
Montreux is 5h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 3:23 PM in Ottawa and 8:23 PM in Montreux.
There are 2664+ hotels available in Montreux.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Montreux, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Ottawa to Montreux. However, you can take the line 105 bus to Airport / Aéroport, walk to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, then take the train to Montreux. 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 Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, then take the train to Montreux.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Halifax, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–360
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–370
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–370
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–360
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Montreux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Montreux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Montreux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–140
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- CHF 23–70
- Business
- CHF 50–130
- Business Plus
- CHF 55–140
- Economy
- CHF 25–75
- Economy Plus
- CHF 28–80
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–140
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- CHF 23–70
- Business
- CHF 50–130
- Business Plus
- CHF 55–140
- Economy
- CHF 25–75
- Economy Plus
- CHF 28–80
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–140
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- CHF 23–70
- Business
- CHF 50–130
- Business Plus
- CHF 55–140
- Economy
- CHF 25–75
- Economy Plus
- CHF 28–80
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–140
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- CHF 23–70
- Business
- CHF 50–130
- Business Plus
- CHF 55–140
- Economy
- CHF 25–75
- Economy Plus
- CHF 28–80
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
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