There are 5 ways to get from Ottawa to Jaffna by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Jaffna
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Jaffna (JAF)plane YOW - JAF
30h 7mRs 251,816–752,116Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Chennai International Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane YUL - MAA
- Take the train from Tambaram to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
34h 52mRs 151,907–489,151Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Jaffna
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Jaffna (JAF)plane YUL - JAF
32h 38mRs 248,652–778,116Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane YOW - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kachcheribus
34h 25mTrain to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane YUL - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kachcheribus
36h 21m
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Jaffna is to train and fly and ferry which costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 490000 and takes 34h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Jaffna is to fly which takes 30h 7m and costs Rs. 250000 - Rs. 750000.
The distance between Ottawa and Jaffna is 13452 km.
It takes approximately 30h 7m to get from Ottawa to Jaffna, including transfers.
Jaffna is 10h 30m ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 11:10 AM in Ottawa and 9:40 PM in Jaffna.
There are 184+ hotels available in Jaffna.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Jaffna, Sri Lanka?
Air Canada, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Jaffna (JAF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Jaffna via London Heathrow, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–750,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Jaffna via London Heathrow, Hyderabad, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–750,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Jaffna via London Heathrow, Chennai International Airport, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–750,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Jaffna via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Doha, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 300,000–1,100,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Jaffna via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Abu Dhabi, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 300,000–1,100,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Jaffna via Doha, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 350,000–1,100,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Jaffna via London Heathrow, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–750,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Jaffna via Frankfurt, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 310,000–1,200,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Jaffna via Dubai, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 350,000–1,200,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Jaffna via Munich, Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 310,000–1,200,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–430,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via London Heathrow, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–460,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–460,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via London Gatwick, Dubai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–650,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–440,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Istanbul, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–480,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via London Heathrow, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–440,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Frankfurt, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–440,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Delhi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–480,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–27,000
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- Rs 7,500–27,000
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- Rs 7,500–21,000
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- Rs 6,500–11,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Tambaram to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 750–900
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,800–3,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,600–6,000
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kachcheri
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,035
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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