There are 6 ways to get from CFB Esquimalt to Ottawa by plane, busferry, train, car, ferry, or bus
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Fly Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)YYJ - YOW
8h 55m$173–913Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Victoria to Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal
- Take the train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
4d 10h$466–863Drive, ferry
- Drive from CFB Esquimalt to Departure Bay
- Take the ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay
- Drive from Horseshoe Bay to Ottawa
2d 3h$890–1,492Fly Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)YWH - YOW
8h 43m$347–1,507Bus to Nanaimo Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the bus from Douglas & Fort to Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)YCD - YOW
12h 17m$183–963Fly Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)YYJ - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawa
11h 19m$263–1,333
Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from CFB Esquimalt to Ottawa is to fly which costs $170 - $950 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from CFB Esquimalt to Ottawa is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs $340 - $1,600.
The distance between CFB Esquimalt and Ottawa is 3631 km.
The best way to get from CFB Esquimalt to Ottawa without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 4 days 10h and costs $460 - $900.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from CFB Esquimalt to Ottawa, including transfers.
There are 295+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between CFB Esquimalt, BC, Canada and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Porter Airlines, Air Canada, and WestJet fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–900
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–900
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–900
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–2,300
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $360–650
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $360–650
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $490–650
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $470–550
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
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
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Victoria to Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Schedules at
- https://bcfconnector.com/bc-ferries-connector-schedules/
- Adult
- $45–65
- Phone
- 250-746-9899
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Douglas & Fort to Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/schedules-and-maps/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
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