There are 3 ways to get from Edinburgh to Ottawa by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane EDI - YOW
12h 14m$403–1,223Fly Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane EDI - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
11h 49m$442–1,142Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane GLA - YOW
14h 20m$749–1,381
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Ottawa is to fly and train which costs $440 - $1,200 and takes 11h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Ottawa is to fly and train which takes 11h 49m and costs $440 - $1,200.
The distance between Edinburgh and Ottawa is 5012 km.
It takes approximately 12h 14m to get from Edinburgh to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 5h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 10:48 PM in Edinburgh and 5:48 PM in Ottawa.
There are 315+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Air Canada, WestJet, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- 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
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
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