There are 7 ways to get from Whittier to Ottawa by taxi, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, 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.
Taxi to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly
best- Take the taxi from Whittier to Santa-Ana-Airport-SNAtaxi
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane SNA - YOW
8h 41m$369–1,075Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane LAX - YOW
10h 54m$187–760Train
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak 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 13h$2,135–3,716Bus
- Take the bus from El Monte Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
2d 21h$713–1,082Drive 4,400.8 km
- Drive from Whittier to Ottawacar 4,400.8 km
44h 39m$880–1,271Fly from Ontario International Airport
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane ONT - YOW
12h 7m$232–974Train, bus
- Take the train from Pomona Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
3d 12h
Whittier to Ottawa by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Whittier to Ottawa is to fly which costs $180 - $800 and takes 10h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Whittier to Ottawa is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 41m and costs $360 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Whittier to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Painter Avenue and Philadelphia Street and arriving at Ottawa via El Monte Bus Stop, St Louis Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station and Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
No, there is no direct train from Whittier to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Norwalk / Santa Fe Springs and arriving at Ottawa via Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, Windsor and Toronto Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Whittier and Ottawa is 3850 km. The road distance is 4400.8 km.
The best way to get from Whittier to Ottawa without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs $700 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Whittier to Ottawa, including transfers.
Whittier to Ottawa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from El Monte Bus Stop station.
Whittier to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Fullerton Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Whittier to Ottawa is to train which takes 2 days 13h and costs $2,100 - $3,800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $700 - $1,100 and takes 2 days 21h, you could also fly, which costs $180 - $800 and takes 10h 54m.
What companies run services between Whittier, CA, USA and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
You can take a vehicle from Whittier to Ottawa via Norwalk / Santa Fe Springs, Fullerton, Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, Detroit, Windsor, and Toronto Union Station in around 2d 13h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Painter Avenue and Philadelphia Street to Ottawa via El Monte Bus Stop, St Louis Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Detroit Bus Station in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Saturday to Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Phoenix, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Phoenix, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–340
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pomona Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,200
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- VIA Rail
- 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
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from El Monte Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $470–700
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $140–170
Affordable Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 714-235-3035
California Yellow Cab
- Phone
- (714) 444-4444
OCTAP
- Website
- octap.net
Yellow Cab Anaheim
- Phone
- +1 714-905-5453
Independent Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 800-521-8294
- Website
- lataxi.com
LA City Cab
- Phone
- +1 888-248-9222
- Website
- lacitycab.com
Rosie Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 805-258-8937
- Website
- rosietaxicab.com
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Booking & Getting There
Whittier to Ottawa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Ottawa is 3h ahead of Whittier. It is currently 12:46 PM in Whittier and 3:46 PM in Ottawa.
Whittier to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Whittier to Ottawa is 4401 km. It takes approximately 44h 39m to drive from Whittier to Ottawa.
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