There are 3 ways to get from St. John's to Ottawa by plane, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YYT - YOW
5h 8m$296–556Drive, car ferry
- Drive from St. John's to Port aux Basquescar
- Take the carferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry
- Drive from North Sydney, NS to Ottawacar
37h 1m$483–810Fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane YYT - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
6h 56m$332–846
Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from St. John's to Ottawa is to fly which costs $290 - $600 and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from St. John's to Ottawa is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $290 - $600.
The distance between St. John's and Ottawa is 1789 km.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from St. John's to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 1h 30m behind St. John's. It is currently 8:40 AM in St. John's and 7:10 AM in Ottawa.
There are 317+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between St. John's, NL, Canada and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Porter Airlines and Air Canada fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
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
- +1 800-341-7981
- [email protected]
- Website
- Marine Atlantic
Car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NS
- 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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