There are 7 ways to get from East Rutherford to Ottawa by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or bus
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Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane EWR - YOW
4h 49m$215–604Drive 623.5 km
cheapest- Drive from East Rutherford to Ottawacar 623.5 km
8h 22m$124–179Bus
- Take the bus from Paterson Ave At Grove St to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus 160 / ...
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montrealbus
- Take the bus from Montreal, QC - 1597 Rue St-Hubert to Ottawa, ON - 600 Cumberland Stbus
13h$131–249Train
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Montreal Central Stationtrain Adirondack
- Take the train from Montréal to Ottawatrain VIA Rail
17h 31m$177–466Bus to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Paterson Ave At Grove St to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane LGA - YOW
6h 53m$318–838Bus to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Paterson Ave At Grove St to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane JFK - YOW
7h 32m$631–1,651Bus via Ottawa
- Take the bus from Paterson Ave At Grove St to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus 160 / ...
- Take the bus from New York to Montrealbus
- Take the bus from Montréal to Ottawabus
13h 30m$129–424
East Rutherford to Ottawa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from East Rutherford to Ottawa is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 8h 22m.
The fastest way to get from East Rutherford to Ottawa is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs $210 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from East Rutherford to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Paterson Ave At Grove St and arriving at Ottawa, ON - 600 Cumberland St via Port Authority Bus Terminal and Montreal, QC - 1597 Rue St-Hubert. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h.
No, there is no direct train from East Rutherford to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Rutherford and arriving at Ottawa via Secaucus Upper Level, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and Montréal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 31m.
The distance between East Rutherford and Ottawa is 565 km. The road distance is 623.5 km.
The best way to get from East Rutherford to Ottawa without a car is to bus which takes 13h and costs $130 - $250.
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from East Rutherford to Ottawa, including transfers.
East Rutherford to Ottawa bus services, operated by NJ Transit, depart from Paterson Ave At Grove St station.
East Rutherford to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
The best way to get from East Rutherford to Ottawa is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs $210 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $250 and takes 13h, you could also train, which costs $170 - $470 and takes 17h 31m.
What companies run services between East Rutherford, NJ, USA and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Porter Airlines, United Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paterson Ave At Grove St to Ottawa, ON - 600 Cumberland St via Port Authority Bus Terminal, Montreal, and Montreal, QC - 1597 Rue St-Hubert in around 13h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Montreal Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $35–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–90
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Bus from Paterson Ave At Grove St to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–29
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adults
- $9–29
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 514-228-2303
- info@tourexpress.ca
- Website
- tourexpress.ca
Bus from Montreal, QC - 1597 Rue St-Hubert to Ottawa, ON - 600 Cumberland St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://tourexpress.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://tourexpress.ca/bus-schedule
- Book at
- https://tourexpress.betterez.com/cart/6215c65b8170b20e46af9ff2/reservation/6215c65c8170b20e46af9ff3
- Adult
- $27–40
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from New York to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $75–310
- Flexible
- $130–330
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- serviceclient@keolis.ca
- Website
- orleansexpress.com
Bus from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.orleansexpress.com/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.orleansexpress.com/en/schedule/
- Adult
- $45–65
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More Questions & Answers
East Rutherford to Ottawa bus services, operated by NJ Transit, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
East Rutherford to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Montreal Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between East Rutherford to Ottawa is 623 km. It takes approximately 8h 22m to drive from East Rutherford to Ottawa.
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