There are 5 ways to get from Lyon to Ottawa by plane or train
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane LYS - YOW
13h 20m$528–1,128Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane LYS - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
13h 34m$498–1,348Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane GVA - YOW
15h 28m$600–1,320Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane CDG - YOW
12h 33m$556–1,494Train to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrandtrain
- Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane CFE - YOW
16h 16m$753–2,881
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Ottawa is to fly and train which costs $490 - $1,400 and takes 13h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Ottawa is to train and fly which takes 12h 33m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between Lyon and Ottawa is 6036 km.
It takes approximately 13h 20m to get from Lyon to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 6h behind Lyon. It is currently 6:13 PM in Lyon and 12:13 PM in Ottawa.
There are 311+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Air France, Air Canada, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $50–70
- 1st Class
- $85–110
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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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