There are 5 ways to get from Victoria to Ottawa by plane, busferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YYJ - YOW
6h 58m$157–907Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Victoria to Vancouverbusferry
- Take the train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
4d 7h$1,104–2,491Bus to Nanaimo Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the bus from Douglas & Kings to Canada Ave & Station - Train Stnbus
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YCD - YOW
10h 39m$659–1,109Fly Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YWH - YOW
7h 36m$292–1,142Fly Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane YYJ - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
9h 21m$312–1,097
Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Victoria to Ottawa is to fly and train which costs $310 - $1,100 and takes 9h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Victoria to Ottawa is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs $150 - $950.
The distance between Victoria and Ottawa is 3621 km.
The best way to get from Victoria to Ottawa without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 4 days 7h and costs $1,100 - $2,500.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Victoria to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 3h ahead of Victoria. It is currently 4:51 PM in Victoria and 7:51 PM in Ottawa.
There are 313+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Victoria, BC, Canada and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Porter Airlines, WestJet, and Air Canada fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $1,000–2,100
- Business
- $1,100–1,800
- Business Plus
- $1,100–1,800
- Economy
- $1,100–2,100
- Economy Plus
- $1,200–2,100
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
- +1 888 788 8840
- [email protected]
- Website
- BC Ferries Connector
Busferry from Victoria to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–67
- Website
- BC Ferries Connector
- Adult
- $67
- Senior
- $61
- Youth
- $27
- Child
- $14
- Toddler
- $0
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