There are 8 ways to get from Minot to Ottawa by car, plane, train (Amtrak), train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Bismarck Municipal Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Drive from Minot to Bismarck-Airport-BIScar
- Fly from Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane BIS - YOW
10h 26m$162–744Fly Minot International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Minot International Airport (MOT) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane MOT - YOW
10h 53m$146–706Train via Detroit
- Take the train from Minot Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
35h 25m$316–800Train, bus
- Take the train from Minot Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
39h 20m$276–631Drive 2,232.5 km
- Drive from Minot to Ottawacar 2,232.5 km
27h 22m$431–622Drive to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Drive from Minot to Winnipeg-Airport-YWGcar
- Fly from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport (YWG) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YWG - YOW
9h 12m$272–831Fly Minot International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Minot International Airport (MOT) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane MOT - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
11h 36m$166–776Train
- Take the train from Minot Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
40h 18m$304–837
Minot to Ottawa by train and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minot to Ottawa is to train and bus which costs $270 - $650 and takes 39h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Minot to Ottawa is to drive and fly which takes 9h 12m and costs $270 - $850.
No, there is no direct train from Minot station to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Minot Station and arriving at Ottawa via Chicago Union Station, Buffalo and Toronto Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 18m.
The distance between Minot and Ottawa is 2129 km. The road distance is 2232.5 km.
The best way to get from Minot to Ottawa without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 20m and costs $270 - $650.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Minot to Ottawa, including transfers.
Minot to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Minot Station.
The best way to get from Minot to Ottawa is to train via Detroit which takes 35h 25m and costs $310 - $800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $750 and takes 10h 53m.
Ottawa is 1h ahead of Minot. It is currently 12:49 AM in Minot and 1:49 AM in Ottawa.
Minot to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Minot, ND, USA and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
You can take a train from Minot Station to Ottawa via Chicago Union Station, Detroit, Windsor, and Toronto Union Station in around 35h 25m. Alternatively, United Airlines, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Minot International Airport (MOT) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Bismarck Municipal Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Bismarck Municipal Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Minneapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Bismarck Municipal Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Denver, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minot International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Minneapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minot International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Minneapolis, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Minot International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Minneapolis, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minot International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Denver, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Minot International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bismarck Municipal Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Bismarck Municipal Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Bismarck Municipal Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Bismarck Municipal Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Minneapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Minot International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minot International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Minot International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Minneapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minot International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Minneapolis, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Minot International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Minot International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Minot International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Minneapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Minot International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minot International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Minneapolis, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Minot International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–700
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Minot Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Minot Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $60–140
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $60–110
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $50–70
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 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 Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $35–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–95
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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