There are 3 ways to get from Ottawa to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane YOW - EDI
11h 10m£272–662Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane YOW - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
12h 55m£159–570Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane YUL - EDI
10h 34m£238–624
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £150 - £600 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 10h 34m and costs £230 - £650.
The distance between Ottawa and Edinburgh is 3130 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 10m to get from Ottawa to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 5h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 4:52 AM in Ottawa and 9:52 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 1345+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Air Canada, Air France, and four other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–470
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–470
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £340–490
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
- 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
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
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