There are 8 ways to get from Ottawa to Puerto Vallarta by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, car, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane YOW - PVR
8h 13m$2,660–11,070Bus via San Luis Potosí
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago to San Luis Potosíbus
- Take the bus from San Luis Potosí to Puerto Vallartabus
2d 20h$8,211–14,227Bus, train via Dallas
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dallastrain
- Take the bus from Dallas to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2bus
- Take the bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Puerto Vallartabus
3d 2h$13,486–25,735Drive 4,542.7 km
- Drive from Ottawa to Puerto Vallartacar 4,542.7 km
2d 1h$10,997–15,885Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane YUL - PVR
10h 9m$4,597–18,192Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Aguascalientesbus
- Take the bus from Charter TL Premium Aguascalientes to Puerto Vallartabus
3d 3h$15,140–28,839Bus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Puerto Vallartabus
3d 6h$102,315–104,361Train, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montreal Central Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Aguascalientesbus
- Take the bus from Charter TL Premium Aguascalientes to Puerto Vallartabus
3d 17h$14,732–30,185
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Puerto Vallarta is to fly which costs $2600 - $12000 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Puerto Vallarta is to fly which takes 8h 13m and costs $2600 - $12000.
No, there is no direct bus from Ottawa to Puerto Vallarta. However, there are services departing from Ottawa and arriving at Puerto Vallarta via Detroit Bus Station, Harrison & Jefferson, Cicero & 24th Place Terminal, Chicago and San Luis Potosí. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Ottawa and Puerto Vallarta is 3859 km. The road distance is 4542.7 km.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Puerto Vallarta without a car is to bus via San Luis Potosí which takes 2 days 20h and costs $8000 - $15000.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Ottawa to Puerto Vallarta, including transfers.
Ottawa to Puerto Vallarta bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Ottawa station.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Puerto Vallarta is to fly which takes 8h 13m and costs $2600 - $12000. Alternatively, you can bus via San Luis Potosí, which costs $8000 - $15000 and takes 2 days 20h.
Ottawa to Puerto Vallarta bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Puerto Vallarta is 2h behind Ottawa. It is currently 12:31 PM in Ottawa and 10:31 AM in Puerto Vallarta.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico?
Porter Airlines, WestJet, and two other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ottawa to Puerto Vallarta via Detroit Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, Harrison & Jefferson, Cicero & 24th Place Terminal, Chicago, San Luis Potosí, and San Luis Potosí in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–16,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–16,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–15,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–15,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–11,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–10,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–10,000
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–16,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–16,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Hamilton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–16,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–15,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–18,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–18,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3,700–7,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3,700–7,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Montreal Central Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–4,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,900
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $480–1,500
- Business
- $1,000–2,700
- Business Plus
- $1,200–2,900
- Economy
- $500–1,600
- Economy Plus
- $550–1,700
Train from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,000
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $500–1,600
- Business
- $1,000–2,800
- Business Plus
- $1,200–3,000
- Economy
- $550–1,700
- Economy Plus
- $650–1,800
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ottawa to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ottawa to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Chicago to San Luis Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,400–8,000
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $4,400–8,000
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Potosí to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Dallas to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,900–4,000
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 2 to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $800–1,300
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 449 291 3048
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Marcos to Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3,656
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Charter TL Premium Aguascalientes to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from San Marcos to Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3,656
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Charter TL Premium Aguascalientes to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Greyhound Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–950
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +52 81 2152 6736
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $98,737
- Website
- https://tornadobus.com/en/home/
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