There are 9 ways to get from Ottawa to Defiance by plane, taxi, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly to Fort Wayne International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)plane YOW - FWA
- Take the taxi from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Defiancetaxi
8h 10m$223–593Drive 576.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Ottawa to Defiancecar 576.3 mi
11h 1m$132–191Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Syracuse Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2678
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Bryan Amtrak Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
15h 8m$222–424Bus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Toledo to Bryan Amtrak Stationbus
17h$153–257Fly to Windsor Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane YOW - YQG
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Toledo to Bryan Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 59m$252–492Fly to Detroit, bus, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Detroit (DTW)plane YOW - DTW
- Take the bus from Dearborn to Toledobus
- Take the train from Toledo to Bryan Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 16m$487–1,345Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YOW - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bryan Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 15m$400–1,298Fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane YOW - CMH
- Take the bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Delphosbus
- Take the taxi from Delphos to Defiancetaxi
11h 1m$188–693Train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Bryan Amtrak Stationtrain
17h 44m$260–699
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Defiance is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 11h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Defiance is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 10m and costs $220 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Ottawa to Defiance station. However, there are services departing from Ottawa and arriving at Bryan Amtrak Station via Detroit Bus Station and Toledo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h.
No, there is no direct train from Ottawa to Defiance station. However, there are services departing from Ottawa and arriving at Bryan Amtrak Station via Toronto Union Station and Buffalo Depew Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 44m.
The distance between Ottawa and Defiance is 627 miles. The road distance is 579.7 miles.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Defiance without a car is to bus and train which takes 15h 8m and costs $220 - $430.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Ottawa to Defiance, including transfers.
Ottawa to Defiance bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Ottawa station.
Ottawa to Defiance train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Ottawa station.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Defiance is to bus which takes 17h and costs $150 - $260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $260 - $700 and takes 17h 44m.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Defiance, OH, USA?
You can take a bus from Ottawa to Defiance via Detroit Bus Station, Toledo, and Bryan Amtrak Station in around 17h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ottawa to Defiance via Toronto Union Station, Buffalo Depew Station, and Bryan Amtrak Station in around 17h 44m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Detroit via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Detroit via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Detroit via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Windsor Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–340
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Bryan Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Toledo to Bryan Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Toledo to Bryan Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Bryan Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Bryan Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $75–180
- Business
- $110–220
- Business Plus
- $120–230
- Economy
- $80–190
- Economy Plus
- $90–190
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $30–90
- Business
- $65–170
- Business Plus
- $75–180
- Economy
- $35–100
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Delphos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- Barons Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Toledo to Bryan Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Dearborn to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- Go bus
Bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Delphos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- Go bus
- Book at
- Go bus booking
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- $85–180
Deluxe Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1-260-426-8555
- Website
- deluxetaxifortwayne.net
Black and White Transportation
- Phone
- +1-419-536-8294
- Website
- bwtransportation.com
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More Questions & Answers
Ottawa to Defiance bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Ottawa to Defiance train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Toronto Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ottawa to Defiance is 580 miles. It takes approximately 11h 1m to drive from Ottawa to Defiance.
There are 12+ hotels available in Defiance.

















