There are 8 ways to get from Ottawa to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane YOW - CWL
12h 35m£358–1,411Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane YOW - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 40m£188–696Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane YOW - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 55m£417–857Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane YUL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 24m£304–558Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane YOW - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 40m£270–692Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane YUL - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 34m£343–819Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane YUL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 44m£326–754Train to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane YYZ - CWL
15h 17m£228–733
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £270 - £700 and takes 13h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 11h 55m and costs £410 - £900.
The distance between Ottawa and Cardiff is 3249 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 35m to get from Ottawa to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 5h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 12:40 AM in Ottawa and 5:40 AM in Cardiff.
There are 547+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Cardiff, Wales?
WestJet, Air Canada, and Porter Airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) once daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bristol Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bristol Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bristol Airport via Halifax, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bristol Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–65
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- £18–65
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- £18–50
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- £16–25
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- £35–75
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- £35–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- £30–45
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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