There are 7 ways to get from Ottawa to Ignace by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT)YOW - YQT
- Take the bus from Thunder Bay to Ignace
9h 9m$310–640Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Sioux Lookout
- Drive from Sioux Lookout to Ignace
34h 8m$255–409Bus
- Take the bus from Ottawa - Via Rail to Sudbury
- Take the bus from Sudbury to Sault Ste Marie
- Take the bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Bay
- Take the bus from Thunder Bay to Ignace
27h 11m$288–451Drive 1,601.8 km
- Drive from Ottawa to Ignace1,601.8 km
21h$314–453Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Sioux Lookout Airport, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Sioux Lookout Airport (YXL)YOW - YXL
- Take the bus from Sioux Lookout, ON - Airport to Ignace
11h 20m$269–1,104Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Thunder Bay International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT)YUL - YQT
- Take the bus from Thunder Bay to Ignace
12h 48m$391–775Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport (YWG)YOW - YWG
- Take the bus from Winnipeg to Ignace
12h 24m$265–830
Ottawa to Ignace by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Ignace is to train and drive which costs $250 - $410 and takes 34h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Ignace is to fly and bus which takes 9h 9m and costs $310 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Ottawa to Ignace. However, there are services departing from Ottawa - Via Rail and arriving at Ignace via Sudbury, Sault Ste Marie and Thunder Bay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 11m.
The distance between Ottawa and Ignace is 1358 km. The road distance is 1601.8 km.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Ignace without a car is to bus which takes 27h 11m and costs $280 - $460.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Ottawa to Ignace, including transfers.
Ottawa to Ignace bus services, operated by Ontario Northland, depart from Ottawa - Via Rail station.
Ottawa to Ignace bus services, operated by Ontario Northland, arrive at Sudbury station.
Ignace is 1h behind Ottawa. It is currently 5:21 PM in Ottawa and 4:21 PM in Ignace.
Yes, the driving distance between Ottawa to Ignace is 1602 km. It takes approximately 21h to drive from Ottawa to Ignace.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Ignace, ON, Canada?
You can take a bus from Ottawa - Via Rail to Ignace via Sudbury, Sault Ste Marie, and Thunder Bay in around 27h 11m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Quebec, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–490
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–490
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–490
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–490
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- bearskinairlines.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Sioux Lookout Airport via Thunder Bay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Sioux Lookout Airport via Toronto, Thunder Bay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,400
- Website
- airantwerp.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Sioux Lookout Airport via Thunder Bay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Sioux Lookout Airport via Toronto, Thunder Bay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $70–140
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $70–120
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $55–80
Train from Toronto Union Station to Sioux Lookout
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $170–230
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $170–230
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $200–220
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $170–210
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
- 1-855-566-2378
- Website
- gokasper.com
Bus from Thunder Bay to Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://gokasper.com/
- Schedules at
- https://gokasper.com/schedule
- Adult
- $110–150
Bus from Sioux Lookout, ON - Airport to Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- https://gokasper.com/
- Schedules at
- https://gokasper.com/schedule
- Adult
- $75–100
- Phone
- 1.800.461.8558
- info@ontarionorthland.ca
- Website
- ontarionorthland.ca
Bus from Ottawa - Via Rail to Sudbury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en
- Adult
- $80–130
Bus from Sudbury to Sault Ste Marie
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en
- Adult
- $55–85
Bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en
- Adult
- $110–180
Bus from Thunder Bay to Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en
- Adult
- $40–65
Bus from Winnipeg to Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en
- Adult
- $75–120
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