There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Ottawa by plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane CMB - YOW
22h 9m$1,243–2,950Fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane CMB - YYZ
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
27h 22m$947–1,678Fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane CMB - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
22h 23m$1,077–1,889Fly to Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND)plane CMB - YND
24h 18m$1,238–2,945Fly to Massena International Airport-Richards Field, drive
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Massena International Airport-Richards Field (MSS)plane CMB - MSS
- Drive from Massena International Airport-Richards Field (MSS) to Ottawacar
23h 56m$961–2,680
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Ottawa is to fly and train which costs $900 - $1,700 and takes 27h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Ottawa is to fly which takes 22h 9m and costs $1,200 - $3,000.
The distance between Colombo and Ottawa is 13735 km.
It takes approximately 22h 9m to get from Colombo to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 9h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 10:41 PM in Colombo and 1:11 PM in Ottawa.
There are 320+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
SriLankan Airlines, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) once daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Frankfurt, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Istanbul, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- boutiqueair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Massena International Airport-Richards Field via Doha, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Massena International Airport-Richards Field via Abu Dhabi, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Massena International Airport-Richards Field via Dubai, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Massena International Airport-Richards Field via Frankfurt, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Massena International Airport-Richards Field via Istanbul, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Massena International Airport-Richards Field via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
- Website
- jetaviation.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport via Doha, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport via Frankfurt, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
Train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
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