There are 9 ways to get from Dallas to Ottawa by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, train, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane DFW - YOW
9h 2m$408–858Fly Dallas to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane DAL - YOW
8h 43m$163–763Train via Detroit
- Take the train from Dallas to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
39h 39m$339–854Bus via Nashville
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
41h 30m$284–604Drive 2,594.7 km
- Drive from Dallas to Ottawacar 2,594.7 km
28h 23m$511–738Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane DFW - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
9h 17m$348–928Fly Dallas to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane DAL - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
10h 33m$183–783Train
- Take the train from Dallas to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
44h 32m$342–921Bus
- Take the bus from Dallas to Water & Chicago - Circle Kbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
44h 51m$379–764
Dallas to Ottawa by train and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dallas to Ottawa is to fly which costs $160 - $800 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Dallas to Ottawa is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs $160 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Dallas to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Southwest Medical District/Parkland and arriving at Ottawa via Dallas Bus Station, Nashville Bus Station and Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Dallas to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Dallas and arriving at Ottawa via Chicago Union Station, Buffalo and Toronto Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 32m.
The distance between Dallas and Ottawa is 2341 km. The road distance is 2594.7 km.
The best way to get from Dallas to Ottawa without a car is to bus via Nashville which takes 41h 30m and costs $280 - $650.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Dallas to Ottawa, including transfers.
Dallas to Ottawa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Dallas Bus Station.
Dallas to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Dallas station.
The best way to get from Dallas to Ottawa is to fly which takes 9h 2m and costs $400 - $900. Alternatively, you can train via Detroit, which costs $330 - $900 and takes 39h 39m, you could also bus via Nashville, which costs $280 - $650 and takes 41h 30m.
What companies run services between Dallas, TX, USA and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
American Airlines, Porter Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dallas to Ottawa via Chicago Union Station, Detroit, Windsor, and Toronto Union Station in around 39h 39m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dallas to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Dallas to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dallas to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dallas to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Dallas to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dallas to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Dallas to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dallas to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dallas to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Dallas to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Dallas to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Dallas to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Dallas to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Dallas to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Dallas to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dallas to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Dallas to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $60–140
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $60–110
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $50–70
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
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $35–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–95
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Dallas to Water & Chicago - Circle K
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–430
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $220–430
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More Questions & Answers
Dallas to Ottawa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Nashville Bus Station.
Ottawa is 1h ahead of Dallas. It is currently 7:38 AM in Dallas and 8:38 AM in Ottawa.
Dallas to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dallas to Ottawa is 2595 km. It takes approximately 28h 23m to drive from Dallas to Ottawa.
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