There are 10 ways to get from Ottawa to Fargo by plane, train (Amtrak), bus, train, car, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Hector International Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Hector International Airport (FAR)plane YOW - FAR
7h 51m$115–488Train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fargo Amtrak Stationtrain
30h 10m$431–1,082Bus, train via Detroit
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fargo Amtrak Stationtrain
34h 40m$382–714Drive 1,140.8 mi
- Drive from Ottawa to Fargocar 1,140.8 mi
23h 26m$262–378Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport, drive
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport (YWG)plane YOW - YWG
- Drive from Winnipeg-Airport-YWG to Fargocar
7h 41m$173–548Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Hector International Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Hector International Airport (FAR)plane YUL - FAR
9h$141–785Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)plane YOW - GFK
- Take the train from Grand Forks Station to Fargo Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 42m$137–547Bus to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, fly to Hector International Airport
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Hector International Airport (FAR)plane SYR - FAR
12h 16m$185–742Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fargo Amtrak Stationtrain
32h 35m$450–930Bus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Fargobus
35h$247–434
Ottawa to Fargo by train and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Fargo is to fly which costs $110 - $490 and takes 7h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Fargo is to fly and drive which takes 7h 41m and costs $170 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Ottawa to Fargo. However, there are services departing from Ottawa and arriving at Fargo via Detroit Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station and Minneapolis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h.
No, there is no direct train from Ottawa to Fargo station. However, there are services departing from Ottawa and arriving at Fargo Amtrak Station via Toronto Union Station, Detroit and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 10m.
The distance between Ottawa and Fargo is 1032 miles. The road distance is 1147.5 miles.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Fargo without a car is to bus and train via Detroit which takes 34h 40m and costs $380 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Ottawa to Fargo, including transfers.
Ottawa to Fargo bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Ottawa station.
Ottawa to Fargo train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Ottawa station.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Fargo is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs $110 - $490. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $430 - $1,100 and takes 30h 10m, you could also bus, which costs $240 - $440 and takes 35h.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Fargo, ND, USA?
United Airlines, WestJet, and Delta fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Hector International Airport (FAR) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ottawa to Fargo Amtrak Station via Toronto Union Station, Windsor, Detroit, and Chicago Union Station in around 30h 10m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Hector International Airport via Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Hector International Airport via Toronto, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Hector International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Hector International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport via Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport via Toronto, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport via Washington Dulles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport via Boston, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport via Newark, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Grand Forks International Airport via Reagan Washington, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Hector International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Hector International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Hector International Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Hector International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Hector International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Hector International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Hector International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Hector International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Hector International Airport via Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Hector International Airport via Toronto, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Hector International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Hector International Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Hector International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Hector International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Hector International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Hector International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–480
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–480
- 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 Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $60–150
- Business
- $95–200
- Business Plus
- $100–220
- Economy
- $65–160
- Economy Plus
- $75–170
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $28–85
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fargo Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–440
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fargo Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–440
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Grand Forks Station to Fargo Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–440
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fargo Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–440
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Amtrak
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 Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Fargo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $60–85
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More Questions & Answers
Ottawa to Fargo bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Fargo is 1h behind Ottawa. It is currently 9:27 AM in Ottawa and 8:27 AM in Fargo.
Ottawa to Fargo train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Toronto Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ottawa to Fargo is 1147 miles. It takes approximately 23h 26m to drive from Ottawa to Fargo.
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