There are 9 ways to get from Port Clinton to Ottawa by bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, ferry, taxi, plane, bus, train, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Sandusky Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawabus
14h 20m$176–301Train
- 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$300–849Drive 898.6 km
- Drive from Port Clinton to Ottawacar 898.6 km
10h 47m$179–258Ferry, 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
9h 26m$1,048–2,080Ferry, 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 25m$297–636Ferry, taxi, train, bus
- 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 train from Toledo to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawabus
17h 34m$500–812Ferry, 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 car ferry 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 17m$337–614Ferry, 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
9h 58m$1,083–2,220Ferry, 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
13h 2m$852–1,999
Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Port Clinton to Ottawa is to bus which costs $170 - $310 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Port Clinton to Ottawa is to ferry and car ferry and drive and fly which takes 8h 17m and costs $330 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Port Clinton to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Sandusky Bus Stop and arriving at Ottawa via Cleveland Bus Station and Syracuse Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 20m.
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 993 km. The road distance is 898.6 km.
The best way to get from Port Clinton to Ottawa without a car is to bus which takes 14h 20m and costs $170 - $310.
It takes approximately 14h 20m to get from Port Clinton to Ottawa, including transfers.
Port Clinton to Ottawa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Sandusky Bus Stop station.
Port Clinton to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Sandusky Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Port Clinton to Ottawa is to bus which takes 14h 20m and costs $170 - $310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $300 - $850 and takes 15h 53m.
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 Bus Stop, Cleveland Bus Station, and Syracuse Bus Station in around 14h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Port Clinton to Ottawa via Sandusky Amtrak Station, Buffalo, and Toronto Union Station in around 15h 53m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Windsor Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Detroit to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Windsor Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sandusky Amtrak Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Toledo to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- 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
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- 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
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sandusky Bus Stop to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800 928 7101
- [email protected]
- Website
- parkbus.ca
Bus from Point Pelee National Park to Toronto - 34 Asquith Avenue
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.parkbus.ca/
- Adult Return
- $100
- Student Return
- $90
- Senior Return
- $90
- Children Return
- $50
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-245-1538
- [email protected]
- Website
- jet-express.com
Ferry from Port Clinton, OH to Put-in-Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://jet-express.com
- 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
- https://jet-express.com
- 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
- https://jet-express.com
- 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
- https://jet-express.com
- 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
- https://jet-express.com
- 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
- https://jet-express.com
- 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
- https://jet-express.com
- 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
- https://jet-express.com
- 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
- https://jet-express.com
- 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
- https://jet-express.com
- 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
- https://jet-express.com
- Adult One-way
- $55–80
- Phone
- +1 419-285-2421
- [email protected]
- Website
- millerferry.com
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
- https://millerferry.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- 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
A Sandusky Taxi
- Phone
- +1 419-366-7918
The Squeaky Wheel Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 419-271-7100
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Port Clinton to Ottawa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Cleveland Bus 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 899 km. It takes approximately 10h 47m to drive from Port Clinton to Ottawa.
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