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)EDI - YOW
12h 27m$362–1,422Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)GLA - YOW
13h 16m$586–1,343Fly Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)EDI - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawa
12h 20m$512–1,242
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 $500 - $1,300 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Ottawa is to fly and train which takes 12h 20m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Edinburgh and Ottawa is 5012 km.
It takes approximately 12h 27m to get from Edinburgh to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 5h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 8:18 PM in Edinburgh and 3:18 PM in Ottawa.
There are 294+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Air Canada, United Airlines, 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 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $32–33
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32–33
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $380–420
- Sleeper Seat
- $110–140
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $420–490
- 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
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