There are 7 ways to get from Ottawa to Merritt by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly to Kamloops Airport, drive
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)plane YOW - YKA
- Drive from Kamloops-Airport-YKA to Merrittcar
9h 25m$303–1,232Fly to Abbotsford International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Abbotsford International Airport (YXX)plane YOW - YXX
- Take the bus from Abbotsford Airport to Merritt, BCbus
12h 32m$206–893Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Torontobus
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Jaspertrain
- Take the bus from Jasper, AB to Lake Louise, ABbus
- Take the bus from Lake Louise, AB to Merritt, BCbus
3d 19h$566–957Drive 4,026.4 km
- Drive from Ottawa to Merrittcar 4,026.4 km
2d$797–1,151Fly to Kelowna International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane YOW - YLW
- Take the bus from West Kelowna, BC - Eastbound on Dobbin Road to Merritt, BCbus
12h 12m$616–1,383Fly to Vancouver International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane YOW - YVR
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Merritt, BCbus
12h 19m$253–914Train, drive
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Boston Bartrain
- Drive from Boston Bar to Merrittcar
3d 23h$427–784
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Kamloops Airport (YKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Merritt is to fly and bus which costs $200 - $900 and takes 12h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Merritt is to fly and drive which takes 9h 25m and costs $300 - $1,300.
The distance between Ottawa and Merritt is 3436 km. The road distance is 4026.4 km.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Merritt without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 19h and costs $550 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Ottawa to Merritt, including transfers.
Merritt is 3h behind Ottawa. It is currently 10:46 AM in Ottawa and 7:46 AM in Merritt.
Yes, the driving distance between Ottawa to Merritt is 4026 km. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Ottawa to Merritt.
There are seven+ hotels available in Merritt.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Merritt, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Ottawa to Merritt. However, you can take the line 105 bus to Airport / Aéroport, walk to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) airport, fly to Kamloops Airport (YKA), then drive to Merritt. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ottawa to Merritt, BC - Mamette Ave & Voght St via Toronto, Toronto Union Station, Jasper, Jasper, AB, Lake Louise, AB, Merritt, BC, and Merritt, BC - Walmart in around 3d 19h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Montreal
- 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 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,400
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kamloops Airport via Winnipeg, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,400
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
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
- $160–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,300
- 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
- $600–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Abbotsford International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
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
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 Boston Bar
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $340–600
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $340–600
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $470–600
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $450–550
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ottawa to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 1-877-625-4372
- Website
- banffjaspercollection.com
Bus from Jasper, AB to Lake Louise, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://www.banffjaspercollection.com/brewster-express/
- Website
- https://www.banffjaspercollection.com/brewster-express/schedule/
- Adult
- $120–170
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Lake Louise, AB to Merritt, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $110–140
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Merritt, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $75–95
Bus from Abbotsford Airport to Merritt, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $65–85
- Phone
- 1-877-769-3287
- info@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from West Kelowna, BC - Eastbound on Dobbin Road to Merritt, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Merritt, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Abbotsford Airport to Merritt, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $40–60
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