There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Ottawa by plane or train
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Fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane MEL - YOW
26h 50m$1,331–3,031Fly to Ogdensburg International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS)plane MEL - OGS
- Take the train from Brockville to Ottawatrain
40h 30m$808–3,048Fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane MEL - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
26h 7m$1,161–2,951Fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane MEL - YYZ
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
28h 49m$1,091–2,680
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Ottawa is to fly and train which costs $1,000 - $2,700 and takes 28h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Ottawa is to fly and train which takes 26h 7m and costs $1,100 - $3,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Ottawa is 16607 km.
It takes approximately 26h 50m to get from Melbourne to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:26 PM in Melbourne and 1:26 AM in Ottawa.
There are 301+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
United Airlines, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Los Angeles, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ogdensburg International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ogdensburg International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ogdensburg International Airport via San Francisco, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ogdensburg International Airport via Los Angeles, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 16m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ogdensburg International Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ogdensburg International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Los Angeles, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Los Angeles, Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $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
Train from Brockville to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $26–110
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $26–85
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $24–40
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