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 London Heathrow Airport, train
best- 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 44m£393–1,047Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane YUL - CWL
14h 19m£257–1,133Train 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 33m£336–857Train 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 16m£333–1,020Train 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 13m£338–950Train 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 11m£390–1,026Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane YOW - CWL
13h 7m£307–1,310Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- 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
13h 26m£276–584
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £270 - £600 and takes 13h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 11h 44m and costs £390 - £1,100.
The distance between Ottawa and Cardiff is 3509 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 44m to get from Ottawa to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 4h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 3:04 AM in Ottawa and 7:04 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1767+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Cardiff, Wales?
Air Canada, WestJet, and two other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bristol Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bristol Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Newark, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bristol Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–390
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–430
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–130
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- £20–65
- Business
- £45–120
- Business Plus
- £50–130
- Economy
- £23–70
- Economy Plus
- £25–75
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–130
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- £20–65
- Business
- £45–120
- Business Plus
- £50–130
- Economy
- £23–70
- Economy Plus
- £25–75
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–130
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- £20–65
- Business
- £45–120
- Business Plus
- £50–130
- Economy
- £23–70
- Economy Plus
- £25–75
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–130
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- £20–65
- Business
- £45–120
- Business Plus
- £50–130
- Economy
- £23–70
- Economy Plus
- £25–75
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- £55–130
- Business
- £80–160
- Business Plus
- £90–170
- Economy
- £60–140
- Economy Plus
- £65–140
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
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