There are 4 ways to get from Helsinki to Ottawa by plane, ferry, or train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane HEL - YOW
16h 45m$360–1,127Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane TLL - YOW
17h 48mFly Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane HEL - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
15h 44m$600–1,247Fly Helsinki Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane HEL - YYZ
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
17h 38m$460–1,276
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Ottawa is to fly which costs $360 - $1,200 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Ottawa is to fly and train which takes 15h 44m and costs $600 - $1,300.
The distance between Helsinki and Ottawa is 6306 km.
It takes approximately 16h 45m to get from Helsinki to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 7h behind Helsinki. It is currently 7:49 AM in Helsinki and 12:49 AM in Ottawa.
There are 313+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Finnair, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Stockholm, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Copenhagen, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Stockholm, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- 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
Train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- 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
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
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