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)YOW - YQX
5h 36m$965–1,067Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Ottawa to North Sydney, NS
- Take the car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basques
- Drive from Port aux Basques to Gander
32h 41m$411–691Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Gander International Airport (YQX)YUL - YQX
5h 10m$696–2,132
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 41m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Gander is to train and fly which takes 5h 10m and costs $650 - $2,200.
The distance between Ottawa and Gander is 1653 km.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Ottawa to Gander, including transfers.
Gander is 1h 30m ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 9:54 AM in Ottawa and 11:24 AM in Gander.
There are six+ hotels available in Gander.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Gander, NL, Canada?
Air Canada, Jet Aviation, and Porter Airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Gander International Airport (YQX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Gander International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Gander International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Gander International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Gander International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Gander International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- 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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