There are 3 ways to get from Ottawa to Gander by plane, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane YOW - YQX
5h 27m$465–1,117Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Ottawa to North Sydney, NScar
- Take the car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basquescarferry
- Drive from Port aux Basques to Gandercar
32h 50m$413–694Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane YUL - YQX
5h 16m$546–1,532
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Gander International Airport (YQX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Gander is to drive and car ferry which costs $410 - $700 and takes 32h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Gander is to train and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Ottawa and Gander is 1653 km.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Ottawa to Gander, including transfers.
Gander is 1h 30m ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 10:10 PM in Ottawa and 11:40 PM in Gander.
There are seven+ hotels available in Gander.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Gander, NL, Canada?
Air Canada and Porter Airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Gander International Airport (YQX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Gander International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Gander International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Gander International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Gander International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Gander International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $30–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $30–90
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- reservations@marineatlantic.ca
- Website
- marineatlantic.ca
Car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basques
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–115
- Schedules at
- marineatlantic.ca
- Adults
- $44
- Standard vehicle
- $115
- Bicycles
- $18
- Motorcycles
- $58
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