There are 7 ways to get from Ottawa to Kamloops by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kamloops Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)YOW - YKA
8h 35m$834–4,244Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Kamloops Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)YUL - YKA
10h 34m$285–959Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Everett Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Everett to Vancouver
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamloops, BC
3d 4h$519–1,374Drive 3,941.2 km
- Drive from Ottawa to Kamloops3,941.2 km
46h 54m$773–1,116Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kelowna International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)YOW - YLW
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall
11h 19m$369–804Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)YOW - YVR
- Take a shuttle bus from Vancouver Airport to Kamloops Airport
11h 8m$334–914Train, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Jasper
- Take the bus from Jasper, AB to Lake Louise, AB
- Take the bus from Lake Louise, AB to Kamloops, BC
3d 15h$529–929
Ottawa to Kamloops by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Kamloops is to train and fly which costs $280 - $1,000 and takes 10h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Kamloops is to fly which takes 8h 35m and costs $800 - $4,300.
The distance between Ottawa and Kamloops is 3353 km. The road distance is 3941.2 km.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Kamloops without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 4h and costs $500 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Ottawa to Kamloops, including transfers.
Kamloops is 3h behind Ottawa. It is currently 9:42 PM in Ottawa and 6:42 PM in Kamloops.
Yes, the driving distance between Ottawa to Kamloops is 3941 km. It takes approximately 46h 54m to drive from Ottawa to Kamloops.
There are 52+ hotels available in Kamloops.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Kamloops, BC, Canada?
WestJet, Air Canada, and Porter Airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Kamloops Airport (YKA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–4,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Winnipeg, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Winnipeg, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,400
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $680–720
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $240–700
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $370–800
- Business - advance purchase
- $500–2,000
- Business Class
- $650–1,700
- 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
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 Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $300–550
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $300–550
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $400–550
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $380–440
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Everett to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Everett to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 1-877-769-3287
- info@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kamloops, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $65–90
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Kamloops, BC - Sahali Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $35–50
- Phone
- 250-312-0707
- info@tastefullexcursions.ca
- Website
- sunpeaksresort.com
Shuttle from Vancouver Airport to Kamloops Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120
- Website
- https://www.sunpeaksresort.com/explore/business-directory/tastefull-excursions-inc
- Phone
- 1-888-786-3641
- info@sundogtours.com
- Website
- sundogtours.com
Bus from Jasper, AB to Lake Louise, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Schedules at
- sundogtours.com
- Adult
- $75–110
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Lake Louise, AB to Kamloops, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $95–130
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