There are 9 ways to get from Alberta to Ottawa by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Edmonton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YEG - YOW
6h 28m$162–912Bus, train
- Take the bus from Downtown Calgary, AB - 606 5 Ave SW to Lake Louise, AB - Parking Lot #1bus
- Take the bus from Lake Louise, AB to Jasper, ABbus
- Take the train from Jasper to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Toronto to Ottawabus
3d 14h$414–757Drive 3,330.7 km
- Drive from Calgary to Ottawacar 3,330.7 km
39h 55m$654–944Fly Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YYC - YOW
6h 29m$178–808Fly Lethbridge Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Fly from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YQL - YOW
6h 36m$221–1,960Fly Medicine Hat Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Fly from Medicine Hat Airport (YXH) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YXH - YOW
9h 13m$197–1,407Fly Edmonton International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane YEG - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
8h 47m$262–1,032Fly Calgary International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane YYC - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
8h 52m$218–978Train
- Take the train from Calgary to Jaspertrain
- Take the train from Jasper to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
10d 7h$7,055–12,640
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alberta to Ottawa is to fly which costs $170 - $850 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Alberta to Ottawa is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs $160 - $950.
No, there is no direct train from Alberta to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Calgary and arriving at Ottawa via Jasper and Toronto Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10 days 7h.
The distance between Alberta and Ottawa is 2897 km. The road distance is 3330.7 km.
The best way to get from Alberta to Ottawa without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 14h and costs $410 - $800.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Alberta to Ottawa, including transfers.
Alberta to Ottawa train services, operated by Rocky Mountaineer, depart from Calgary station.
The best way to get from Alberta to Ottawa is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs $160 - $950. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $7,000 - $13,000 and takes 10 days 7h.
Ottawa is 2h ahead of Alberta. It is currently 12:58 PM in Alberta and 2:58 PM in Ottawa.
Alberta to Ottawa train services, operated by Rocky Mountaineer, arrive at Jasper station.
What companies run services between Alberta, Canada and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
WestJet, Porter Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Calgary to Ottawa via Jasper and Toronto Union Station in around 10d 7h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–850
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Lethbridge Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,900
Flights from Medicine Hat Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,400
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Jasper to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $300–550
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $300–550
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $400–550
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $380–440
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $30–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $30–90
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
Train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $70–140
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $70–120
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $55–80
- Phone
- 1-877-460-3200
- reservations@rockymountaineer.com
- Website
- rockymountaineer.com
Train from Calgary to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 7d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.rockymountaineer.com/routes_destinations
- 1 Guest
- $6,500–12,000
- Phone
- 587-534-0542
- onitsupport@southland.ca
- Website
- onitregionaltransit.ca
Bus from Downtown Calgary, AB - 606 5 Ave SW to Lake Louise, AB - Parking Lot #1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.onitregionaltransit.ca/okotoks-commuter/
- Passenger
- $9–13
- Phone
- 1-888-786-3641
- info@sundogtours.com
- Website
- sundogtours.com
Bus from Lake Louise, AB to Jasper, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Schedules at
- sundogtours.com
- Adult
- $75–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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