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There are 4 ways to get from St. John's to Ottawa by plane, bus, car ferry, train, or car

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Fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
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1. Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YYT - YOW
5h 8m
$256–656
Bus, car ferry, train
1. Take the bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Port aux Basques - Marine Atlanticbus
2. Take the car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry
3. Take the bus from North Sydney to Halifaxbus
4. Take the train from Halifax to Montréaltrain
5. Take the train from Montréal to Ottawatrain
2d 7h
$713–1,557
Drive, car ferry
1. Drive from St. John's to Port aux Basquescar
2. Take the car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry
3. Drive from North Sydney, NS to Ottawacar
36h 59m
$480–795
Fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
1. Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane YYT - YUL
2. Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
6h 53m
$342–1,046

Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights

85Weekly Planes

5h 25mAverage Duration

$151Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,789.4 km
Duration: 5h 8m

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 2 hours.

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Ottawa(opens in a new window), Canada(opens in a new window)

Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307, making it the fourth-largest city and fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.

Things to do in Ottawa

Hull–Chelsea–Wakefield Railway(Opens in a new window)

The Hull–Chelsea–Wakefield Railway was a 33 km heritage railway in Quebec, Canada, running tourist trains through the scenic Gatineau Hills and beside the Gatineau River between Hull (part of the city of Gatineau) and the tourist town of Wakefield (part of La Pêche municipality) from May to October, using a 1907 Swedish steam locomotive, E2 class number 909, and 1940s-built Swedish passenger cars. On average, the railway attracted about 50 000 tourists and generated revenues of about $8 million for the region.

Places to stay in Ottawa

Cartier Place Suite Hotel(Opens in a new window)

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Les Suites Hotel Ottawa(Opens in a new window)

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