There are 11 ways to get from Ottawa to Florida by plane, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
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 Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane YOW - FLL
6h 31m$165–656Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Jacksonville
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Jacksonville (JAX)plane YOW - JAX
9h$114–606Bus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Montrealbus
- Take the bus from Montreal to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Jacksonvillebus
34h 10m$244–368Train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montreal Central Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Jacksonvilletrain
34h 46m$741–1,352Drive 1,249.5 mi
- Drive from Ottawa to Jacksonvillecar 1,249.5 mi
21h 59m$286–413Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Tampa
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Tampa (TPA)plane YOW - TPA
6h 51m$125–605Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane YOW - MIA
6h 44m$216–2,006Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Orlando
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Orlando (MCO)plane YOW - MCO
7h 6m$187–658Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Orlando
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Orlando (MCO)plane YUL - MCO
8h 31m$253–1,160Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Tampa
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Tampa (TPA)plane YUL - TPA
8h 19m$141–857Train, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Toronto to Buffalobus
- Take the bus from Buffalo, Ny to Pittsburgh, Pabus 530
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Jacksonvilletrain
43h 44m$746–1,456
Ottawa to Florida by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Florida is to fly which costs $180 - $700 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Florida is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs $160 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Ottawa to Florida. However, there are services departing from Ottawa and arriving at Newnan St + Ashley St via Montreal, New York Midtown, New York City Chinatown and JRTC Bay J. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Ottawa to Florida. However, there are services departing from Ottawa and arriving at Jacksonville via Montreal Central Station and Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 46m.
The distance between Ottawa and Florida is 1375 miles. The road distance is 1256.8 miles.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Florida without a car is to bus which takes 34h 10m and costs $240 - $370.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Ottawa to Florida, including transfers.
Ottawa to Florida bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Ottawa station.
Ottawa to Florida train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Ottawa station.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Florida is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs $160 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $370 and takes 34h 10m, you could also train, which costs $700 - $1,400 and takes 34h 46m.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Florida, USA?
Air Canada and Porter Airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ottawa to Newnan St + Ashley St via Montreal, New York Midtown, New York City Chinatown, Jacksonville, and JRTC Bay J in around 34h 10m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Tampa via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Tampa via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Tampa via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Miami International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Miami International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Orlando via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Orlando via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Orlando via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Jacksonville via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Jacksonville via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Jacksonville via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Jacksonville via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Orlando via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Tampa via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Tampa via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Orlando via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Orlando via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Jacksonville via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Jacksonville via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Jacksonville via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Orlando via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Tampa via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Miami International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Orlando via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Orlando via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Jacksonville via Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $30–90
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $27–85
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–90
- Economy Plus
- $30–100
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $27–85
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–90
- Economy Plus
- $30–100
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $70–170
- Business
- $100–220
- Business Plus
- $120–230
- Economy
- $80–180
- Economy Plus
- $90–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Montreal Central Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–330
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–950
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Montreal to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- serviceclient@keolis.ca
- Website
- Orleans Express
Bus from Ottawa to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Orleans Express
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Saver
- $22–60
- Flexible
- $40–60
Bus from Buffalo, Ny to Pittsburgh, Pa
- Saver
- $50–210
- Flexible
- $90–220
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Ottawa to Florida bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Montreal station.
Ottawa to Florida train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Montréal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ottawa to Florida is 1257 miles. It takes approximately 21h 59m to drive from Ottawa to Florida.
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