There are 5 ways to get from Edmonton to Kanata by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly from Edmonton International Airport
best- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)YEG - YOW
7h 43m$152–812Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Edmonton to Lethbridge
- Drive from Lethbridge to Port of Sweet Grass
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Kanata
2d 12h$400–980Bus, train
- Take the bus from Edmonton Downtown, AB - 10180 105 St NW to Regina, SK - 2820 B Avonhurst Dr
- Take the bus from Regina, SK - 2820B Avonhurst to Portage la Prairie, MB
- Take the train from Portage la Prairie to Toronto Union Station
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Fallowfield
2d 19h$519–777Drive 3,345.5 km
- Drive from Edmonton to Kanata3,345.5 km
39h 42m$656–947Bus to Calgary International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Edmonton, AB -10235 101 St NW to Calgary Airport
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)YYC - YOW
10h 26m$252–722
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edmonton to Kanata is to bus and fly which costs $250 - $750 and takes 10h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Edmonton to Kanata is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs $150 - $850.
The distance between Edmonton and Kanata is 2913 km. The road distance is 3345.5 km.
The best way to get from Edmonton to Kanata without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 19h and costs $500 - $800.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Edmonton to Kanata, including transfers.
Kanata is 2h ahead of Edmonton. It is currently 2:03 PM in Edmonton and 4:03 PM in Kanata.
Yes, the driving distance between Edmonton to Kanata is 3345 km. It takes approximately 39h 42m to drive from Edmonton to Kanata.
There are 169+ hotels available in Kanata.
What companies run services between Edmonton, AB, Canada and Kanata, ON, Canada?
WestJet, Porter Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) every 2 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $160–460
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $240–550
- Business - advance purchase
- $330–1,300
- Business Class
- $470–1,200
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Portage la Prairie to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $200–290
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $250–290
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $220–260
Train from Toronto Union Station to Fallowfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Kanata
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $75–140
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Edmonton Downtown, AB - 10180 105 St NW to Regina, SK - 2820 B Avonhurst Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $150–200
Bus from Regina, SK - 2820B Avonhurst to Portage la Prairie, MB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $100–140
- Phone
- +14036689600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- thecanadabus.com
Bus from Edmonton, AB -10235 101 St NW to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $68–69
- Website
- https://thecanadabus.com/
- Book at
- https://thecanadabus.betterez.com/cart/61117df83dadc111b0a7d369/reservation/61117df83dadc111b0a7d36a
- Standard
- $68–69
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