The average bus between Ottawa and St. Louis takes 40h 13m and the fastest bus takes 36h 25m. The bus runs, on average, 5 times per week from Ottawa to St. Louis. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run 5 times a week between Ottawa and St. Louis. The earliest departure is at 11:00 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Ottawa is at 8:30 PM which arrives into St. Louis at 7:55 AM. All services require a transfer at Detroit, MI and take an average of 40h 13m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Ottawa to St. Louis. However, there are services departing from Ottawa station and arriving at St. Louis station via Detroit Bus Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 13m.
Ottawa to St. Louis bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Ottawa station.
Ottawa to St. Louis bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Book your Ottawa to St. Louis bus tickets online with Flixbus USA, Barons Bus and Greyhound USA.
The distance between Ottawa and St. Louis is 1,412.3 km. The road distance is 1,663 km.
You can take a bus from Ottawa to St Louis Bus Station via Detroit, MI and Indianapolis Union Station in around 24h 30m.