There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Ottawa by plane or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane ZRH - YOW
13h 8m$511–1,415Train to Basel, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane BSL - YOW
14h 8m$770–1,654Fly Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane ZRH - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
13h 29m$535–954Train to Basel, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane BSL - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
14h 14m$554–1,493
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Ottawa is to fly and train which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 13h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Ottawa is to fly which takes 13h 8m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Zurich and Ottawa is 6156 km.
It takes approximately 13h 8m to get from Zurich to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 6h behind Zurich. It is currently 2:12 PM in Zurich and 8:12 AM in Ottawa.
There are 318+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Air France, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Frankfurt, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–650
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Frankfurt, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
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
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