There are 10 ways to get from Baltimore to Ottawa by train, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, subway, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane DCA - YOW
5h 19m$462–2,268Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane BWI - YOW
7h 56m$107–557Train, bus
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Newark Penn Stationtrain Northeast Regional
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Ottawabus FlixBus 2678
12h 19m$139–270Train
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Montreal Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Ottawatrain
19h 46m$238–578Drive 818.9 km
- Drive from Baltimore to Ottawacar 818.9 km
9h 39m$159–230Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane IAD - YOW
6h 13m$300–1,085Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane DCA - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
7h 38m$592–3,288Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Ogdensburg International Airport
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS)plane IAD - OGS
- Take the train from Brockville to Ottawatrain
7h 12m$177–1,502Bus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Newark Penn Stationbus Greyhound US0310 / ...
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Ottawabus FlixBus 2678
12h 55m$107–206Bus via Syracuse
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg, Pa to Scranton, Pabus 770
- Take the bus from Scranton Bus Station to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawabus
14h 50m$107–263
Baltimore to Ottawa by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baltimore to Ottawa is to bus which costs $100 - $210 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Baltimore to Ottawa is to train and fly which takes 5h 19m and costs $460 - $2,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Baltimore station to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station and arriving at Ottawa via Newark Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Baltimore station to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Baltimore Penn Station and arriving at Ottawa via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and Montréal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 46m.
The distance between Baltimore and Ottawa is 816 km. The road distance is 818.9 km.
The best way to get from Baltimore to Ottawa without a car is to train and bus which takes 12h 19m and costs $130 - $270.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Baltimore to Ottawa, including transfers.
Baltimore to Ottawa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station.
Baltimore to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak Northeast Regional, depart from Baltimore Penn Station.
The best way to get from Baltimore to Ottawa is to train which takes 19h 46m and costs $230 - $600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $100 - $600 and takes 7h 56m, you could also bus, which costs $100 - $210 and takes 12h 55m.
What companies run services between Baltimore, MD, USA and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
You can take a train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ottawa via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Montreal Central Station, and Montréal in around 19h 46m. Alternatively, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Ogdensburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $7–280
- Business Class
- $65–320
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–370
- Business Class
- $110–440
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $35–380
- Business Class
- $110–440
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–270
- Business Class
- $60–310
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Montreal Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–14
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–14
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–13
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–13
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $12–600
- First Class
- $140–800
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–950
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $55–650
- First Class
- $240–950
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–950
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $55–650
- First Class
- $240–950
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $35–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–90
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
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 Brockville to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $26–110
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $26–85
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $24–40
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–15
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $10–15
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Scranton Bus Station to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Harrisburg, Pa to Scranton, Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $30–100
- Flexible
- $65–110
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More Questions & Answers
Baltimore to Ottawa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Newark Penn Station.
Baltimore to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak Northeast Regional, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Baltimore to Ottawa is 819 km. It takes approximately 9h 39m to drive from Baltimore to Ottawa.
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