There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Ottawa by plane or train
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)CWL - YOW
13h 53m$513–2,013Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)BRS - YOW
14h 21m$329–1,210Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)LHR - YOW
12h 20m$608–1,456Fly Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)CWL - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawa
16h 3m$503–1,833Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)BRS - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawa
15h 47m$499–1,080Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)LHR - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawa
14h 31m$568–1,576
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Ottawa is to train and fly which costs $490 - $1,100 and takes 15h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Ottawa is to train and fly which takes 12h 20m and costs $600 - $1,500.
The distance between Cardiff and Ottawa is 5200 km.
It takes approximately 13h 53m to get from Cardiff to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 5h behind Cardiff. It is currently 7:15 PM in Cardiff and 2:15 PM in Ottawa.
There are 310+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
WestJet, Porter Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Edinburgh, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Copenhagen, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Glasgow, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Glasgow, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Belfast City, London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Belfast City, London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $45–70
- 1st Class
- $65–90
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