There are 6 ways to get from Bern to Ottawa by train or plane
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Train to Basel, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane BSL - YOW
14h 14m$456–1,772Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane ZRH - YOW
13h 48m$625–1,607Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane GVA - YOW
15h 26m$745–1,565Train to Basel, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern 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 15m$646–1,392Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane ZRH - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
14h 14m$585–1,077Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane GVA - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
15h 22m$605–1,285
Basel (BSL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Ottawa is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,100 and takes 14h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Ottawa is to train and fly which takes 13h 48m and costs $600 - $1,700.
The distance between Bern and Ottawa is 6177 km.
It takes approximately 14h 14m to get from Bern to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 6h behind Bern. It is currently 4:40 PM in Bern and 10:40 AM in Ottawa.
There are 301+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Ottawa. However, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW), walk to Airport / Aéroport, then take the line 105 bus to Hurdman B. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW), walk to Airport / Aéroport, then take the line 105 bus to Hurdman B.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Frankfurt, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Frankfurt, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Munich, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Basel to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–270
- 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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