There are 3 ways to get from Gander to Ottawa by plane, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Gander International Airport (YQX) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YQX - YOW
6h 2m$441–1,313Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Gander to Port aux Basquescar
- Take the car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NScarferry
- Drive from North Sydney, NS to Ottawacar
33h 7m$402–687Fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Gander International Airport (YQX) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane YQX - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
5h 20m
Gander International Airport (YQX) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gander to Ottawa is to drive and car ferry which costs $400 - $700 and takes 33h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Gander to Ottawa is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs $440 - $1,400.
The distance between Gander and Ottawa is 1656 km.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Gander to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 1h 30m behind Gander. It is currently 9:57 PM in Gander and 8:27 PM in Ottawa.
There are 312+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Gander, NL, Canada and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Air Canada flies from Gander International Airport (YQX) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) once daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Gander International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Gander International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Gander International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- viarail.ca
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- reservations@marineatlantic.ca
- Website
- marineatlantic.ca
Car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Schedules at
- marineatlantic.ca
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
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