There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Ottawa by plane 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 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
12h 34m$460–1,630Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- 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
12h 58m$545–1,270Train 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 35m$492–1,706Train 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 35m$1,065–4,024Train 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 26m$664–2,052Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane GVA - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
15h 13m$587–1,346
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 $500 - $1,300 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Ottawa is to train and fly which takes 12h 26m and costs $650 - $2,100.
The distance between Lyon and Ottawa is 6036 km.
It takes approximately 12h 34m to get from Lyon to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 6h behind Lyon. It is currently 6:49 PM in Lyon and 12:49 PM in Ottawa.
There are 315+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Air Canada, Air France, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) 3 times a day.
- 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 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- 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 Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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