There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Ottawa by plane or train
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Fly Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane BSL - YOW
13h 27m$659–1,610Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane ZRH - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
14h 39m$574–1,004Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane ZRH - YOW
14h 23m$644–1,384Fly Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane BSL - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
13h 8m$589–1,530Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane GVA - YOW
16h 49m$652–1,391
Basel (BSL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Ottawa is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,000 and takes 14h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Ottawa is to fly and train which takes 13h 8m and costs $550 - $1,600.
The distance between Basel and Ottawa is 6074 km.
It takes approximately 13h 27m to get from Basel to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 6h behind Basel. It is currently 8:11 PM in Basel and 2:11 PM in Ottawa.
There are 310+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Air France, Air Transat, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Munich, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
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
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