There are 6 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)YOW - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
15h 21mFly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)YOW - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness
15h 27m£198–797Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)YUL - INV
14h 59m£295–674Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)YUL - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
14h 45mFly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)YOW - INV
16h 15m£209–812Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)YOW - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
16h 42m£327–715
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Inverness is to fly and train which costs £320 - £750 and takes 16h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Inverness is to train and fly which takes 14h 59m and costs £290 - £700.
The distance between Ottawa and Inverness is 3279 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 21m to get from Ottawa to Inverness, including transfers.
Inverness is 5h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 1:53 PM in Ottawa and 6:53 PM in Inverness.
There are 1209+ hotels available in Inverness.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Inverness, Scotland?
Air Transat, easyJet, and four other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–800
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- 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
- £13–17
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- 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
- £16–26
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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