There are 8 ways to get from San Antonio to Ottawa by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or train
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Fly San Antonio International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane SAT - YOW
9h 18m$236–1,006Bus
- Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
46h 20m$420–813Train
- Take the train from San Antonio Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
2d$893–2,075Drive 3,033.4 km
- Drive from San Antonio to Ottawacar 3,033.4 km
32h 45m$599–865Bus to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plazabus
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane AUS - YOW
10h 48m$243–990Fly San Antonio International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane SAT - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
11h 28m$261–1,196Train, bus
- Take the train from San Antonio Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawabus
2d 2h$931–1,917Train, bus via Detroit
- Take the train from San Antonio Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
2d 4h$833–1,585
San Antonio to Ottawa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Antonio to Ottawa is to bus which costs $420 - $850 and takes 46h 20m.
The fastest way to get from San Antonio to Ottawa is to fly which takes 9h 18m and costs $230 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from San Antonio station to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from San Antonio Bus Station and arriving at Ottawa via Dallas Bus Station, Nashville Bus Station and Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from San Antonio station to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from San Antonio Station and arriving at Ottawa via Chicago Union Station, Windsor and Toronto Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between San Antonio and Ottawa is 2682 km. The road distance is 3033.4 km.
The best way to get from San Antonio to Ottawa without a car is to bus which takes 46h 20m and costs $420 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from San Antonio to Ottawa, including transfers.
San Antonio to Ottawa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Antonio Bus Station.
San Antonio to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Antonio Station.
The best way to get from San Antonio to Ottawa is to fly which takes 9h 18m and costs $230 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $420 - $850 and takes 46h 20m, you could also train, which costs $850 - $2,100 and takes 2 days 0h.
What companies run services between San Antonio, TX, USA and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
United Airlines and Air Canada fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Ottawa via Dallas Bus Station, Nashville Bus Station, and Detroit Bus Station in around 46h 20m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Antonio Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Antonio Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Antonio Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
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 San Antonio Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–270
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
San Antonio to Ottawa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Dallas Bus Station.
Ottawa is 1h ahead of San Antonio. It is currently 7:29 PM in San Antonio and 8:29 PM in Ottawa.
San Antonio to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Antonio to Ottawa is 3033 km. It takes approximately 32h 45m to drive from San Antonio to Ottawa.
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