There are 7 ways to get from Ottawa to Inverness by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane YOW - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
16h 1m£244–708Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane YOW - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
16h 28m£207–802Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane YUL - INV
15h 5m£372–673Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane YUL - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
15h 7m£260–720Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane YOW - INV
13h 25m£216–861Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane YOW - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
15h 51m£232–894Train to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane YYZ - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
18h 52m£317–824
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Inverness is to train and fly and bus which costs £260 - £750 and takes 15h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Inverness is to fly which takes 13h 25m and costs £210 - £900.
The distance between Ottawa and Inverness is 3283 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 1m to get from Ottawa to Inverness, including transfers.
Inverness is 5h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 7:24 AM in Ottawa and 12:24 PM in Inverness.
There are 1332+ hotels available in Inverness.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Inverness, Scotland?
Air Canada, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £320–490
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £290–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–700
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–600
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–65
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- £18–65
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- £18–50
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- £16–25
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- £35–75
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- £35–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- £30–45
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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