There are 3 ways to get from Ottawa to St. John's by plane, car, car ferry, 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.
Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT)plane YOW - YYT
5h 3m$297–557Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ottawa to North Sydney, NScar
- Take the carferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basquescarferry
- Drive from Port aux Basques to St. John'scar
36h 40m$487–808Bus to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from 600 Cumberland St, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N7 to Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airportbus
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT)plane YUL - YYT
6h 19m$320–640
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to St. John's is to fly which costs $290 - $600 and takes 5h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to St. John's is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs $290 - $600.
The distance between Ottawa and St. John's is 1791 km.
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Ottawa to St. John's, including transfers.
St. John's is 1h 30m ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 12:21 AM in Ottawa and 1:51 AM in St. John's.
There are 189+ hotels available in St. John's.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and St. John's, NL, Canada?
Porter Airlines, Air Canada, and WestJet fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) every 2 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Saint John'S International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Phone
- 514-228-2303
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tour Express
Bus from 600 Cumberland St, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N7 to Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Tour Express
- Adult
- $27–40
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- [email protected]
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
Car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basques
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
- Schedules at
- Nova Scotia / Newfundland Ferry Schedule
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
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