There are 10 ways to get from Port Clinton to Ottawa by train (Amtrak), ferry, car, bus, train, taxi, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Sandusky Amtrak Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
15h 53m$380–920Drive 895.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Port Clinton to Ottawacar 895.5 km
10h 27m$179–258Ferry, drive, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OHferry
- Drive from Sandusky, OH to Point Pelee National Parkcar
- Take the bus from Point Pelee National Park to Toronto - 34 Asquith Avenuebus
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
17h 22mFerry, taxi to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OHferry
- Take the taxi from Sandusky, OH to Brookpark Stationtaxi
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane CLE - YOW
10h 29m$395–1,031Ferry, car ferry, drive, bus
- Take the ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the carferry from Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OH to Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OHcarferry
- Drive from Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OH to Southwood Lakes at North Talbotcar
- Take the bus from Windsor to Ottawabus
17h 33m$204–310Ferry, drive, bus, train via Lyon O-Train West / Ouest
- Take the ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OHferry
- Drive from Sandusky, OH to Point Pelee National Parkcar
- Take the bus from Point Pelee National Park to Toronto - 34 Asquith Avenuebus
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
17h 41mFerry, drive, bus
- Take the ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OHferry
- Drive from Sandusky, OH to Point Pelee National Parkcar
- Take the bus from Point Pelee National Park to Toronto - 34 Asquith Avenuebus
- Take the bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Waller St at Laurier Avebus
18h 13mFerry, car ferry, drive to Windsor Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the carferry from Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OH to Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OHcarferry
- Drive from Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OH to Sixth Concession at North Talbotcar
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YQG - YOW
8h 13m$349–615Ferry, taxi to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OHferry
- Take the taxi from Sandusky, OH to Brookpark Stationtaxi
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane CLE - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
10h$434–1,270Ferry, taxi, bus to Detroit, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bayferry
- Take the ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OHferry
- Take the taxi from Sandusky, OH to Toledotaxi
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane DTW - YOW
12h 50m
Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Port Clinton to Ottawa is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 10h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Port Clinton to Ottawa is to ferry and car ferry and drive and fly which takes 8h 13m and costs $340 - $650.
No, there is no direct train from Port Clinton station to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Sandusky Amtrak Station and arriving at Ottawa via Buffalo and Toronto Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 53m.
The distance between Port Clinton and Ottawa is 1052 km. The road distance is 895.5 km.
The best way to get from Port Clinton to Ottawa without a car is to train which takes 15h 53m and costs $380 - $950.
It takes approximately 15h 53m to get from Port Clinton to Ottawa, including transfers.
Port Clinton to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Sandusky Amtrak Station.
Port Clinton to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Buffalo Depew Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Port Clinton to Ottawa is 896 km. It takes approximately 10h 27m to drive from Port Clinton to Ottawa.
There are 318+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Port Clinton, OH, USA and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
You can take a vehicle from Port Clinton to Ottawa via Sandusky Amtrak Station, Buffalo, and Toronto Union Station in around 15h 53m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Windsor Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–480
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sandusky Amtrak Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
Train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
Train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
Train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
- Phone
- +1 800 928 7101
- [email protected]
- Website
- Parkbus Homepage
Bus from Point Pelee National Park to Toronto - 34 Asquith Avenue
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Parkbus Homepage
Bus from Point Pelee National Park to Toronto - 34 Asquith Avenue
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Parkbus Homepage
Bus from Point Pelee National Park to Toronto - 34 Asquith Avenue
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Parkbus Homepage
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Windsor to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Waller St at Laurier Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $75–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-245-1538
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jet Express
Ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Jet Express
- Adult One-way
- $45–65
Ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Jet Express
- Adult One-way
- $55–80
Ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Jet Express
- Adult One-way
- $45–65
Ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Jet Express
- Adult One-way
- $55–80
Ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Jet Express
- Adult One-way
- $45–65
Ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Jet Express
- Adult One-way
- $45–65
Ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Jet Express
- Adult One-way
- $55–80
Ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Jet Express
- Adult One-way
- $45–65
Ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Jet Express
- Adult One-way
- $55–80
Ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Jet Express
- Adult One-way
- $45–65
Ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Jet Express
- Adult One-way
- $45–65
Ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Jet Express
- Adult One-way
- $55–80
Ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Jet Express
- Adult One-way
- $45–65
Ferry from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Jet Express
- Adult One-way
- $55–80
- Phone
- +1 419-285-2421
- [email protected]
- Website
- Miller Ferries
Car ferry from Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OH to Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- Miller Ferries
Car ferry from Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, OH to Catawba Island Ferry Terminal, Port Clinton, OH
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- Miller Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- $160–230
A Sandusky Taxi
- Phone
- +1 419-366-7918
The Squeaky Wheel Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 419-271-7100
A Sandusky Taxi
- Phone
- +1 419-366-7918
The Squeaky Wheel Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 419-271-7100
A Sandusky Taxi
- Phone
- +1 419-366-7918
The Squeaky Wheel Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 419-271-7100
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