There are 5 ways to get from Ottawa to Summerside by plane, bus, train, car, or car ferry
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YOW - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Airport NS to Antigonishbus
7h 13m$334–859Drive 1,359.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Ottawa to Summersidecar 1,359.3 km
16h 16m$269–388Train, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Halifaxtrain
- Take the bus from Halifax to Antigonishbus
31h 4m$488–1,174Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Charlottetown Airport, drive, car ferry
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Charlottetown Airport (YYG)plane YOW - YYG
- Drive from Royalty Crossing Mall Shelter Transfer Hub to Wood Islandscar
- Take the car ferry from Wood Islands to Cariboucarferry
- Drive from Caribou to Summersidecar
8h 33m$326–661Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane YUL - YHZ
- Take the bus from Halifax Airport NS to Antigonishbus
8h 42m$340–1,229
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Summerside is to drive which costs $260 - $390 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Summerside is to fly and bus which takes 7h 13m and costs $330 - $900.
The distance between Ottawa and Summerside is 1167 km. The road distance is 1359.3 km.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Summerside without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 4m and costs $480 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Ottawa to Summerside, including transfers.
Summerside is 1h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 6:20 PM in Ottawa and 7:20 PM in Summerside.
Yes, the driving distance between Ottawa to Summerside is 1359 km. It takes approximately 16h 16m to drive from Ottawa to Summerside.
There are 23+ hotels available in Summerside.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Summerside, NS, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Ottawa to Summerside. 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), walk to Halifax Airport NS, take the bus to Antigonish, then take the taxi to Summerside. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ottawa to Summerside via Montréal, Halifax, Halifax, and Antigonish in around 31h 4m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Charlottetown Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Charlottetown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
Train from Montréal to Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $310–650
- Business
- $380–600
- Business Plus
- $390–600
- Economy
- $350–700
- Economy Plus
- $390–700
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
- Phone
- +1 800 575 1807
- [email protected]
- Website
- maritimebus.com
Bus from Halifax Airport NS to Antigonish
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
Bus from Halifax to Antigonish
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
Bus from Halifax Airport NS to Antigonish
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://maritimebus.com/
- Phone
- +1 877-762-7245
- Website
- ferries.ca
Car ferry from Wood Islands to Caribou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–58
- Website
- https://www.ferries.ca/
- Adult
- $11–22
- Vehicle Low
- $43
- Auto Trailer/Camper
- $58
- Motorcycle
- $23
- Bicycle
- $11
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