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)plane CWL - YOW
14h 9m$566–2,320Fly Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane CWL - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
14h 18m$426–1,740Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane LHR - YOW
13h 11m$740–1,582Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane BRS - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
15h 41m$572–1,148Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane LHR - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
14h 31m$640–1,602Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane BRS - YOW
16h 46m$542–1,478
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 $550 - $1,200 and takes 15h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Ottawa is to train and fly which takes 13h 11m and costs $700 - $1,600.
The distance between Cardiff and Ottawa is 5200 km.
It takes approximately 14h 9m to get from Cardiff to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 5h behind Cardiff. It is currently 4:05 PM in Cardiff and 11:05 AM in Ottawa.
There are 310+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
WestJet and Air Canada fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Edinburgh, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Glasgow, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Bordeaux, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Bordeaux, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Belfast City, London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Belfast City, London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,500
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- 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
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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