There are 6 ways to get from Ottawa to Sydney by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane YOW - SYD
25h 27m$972–1,827Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Newcastle Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane YOW - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
35h 18m$867–3,123Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane YUL - SYD
26h 18m$1,154–2,346Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Wollongong, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Wollongong (WOL)plane YOW - WOL
- Take the train from Albion Park Station to Martin Place Stationtrain
32h 34m$1,412–5,515Train to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane YYZ - SYD
29h 11m$980–2,267Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Canberra International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane YOW - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra Airport, Terminal Av to Goulburn Station, Coach Stopbus
- Take the train from Goulburn Station to Central Stationtrain
32h 54m$975–3,670
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Sydney is to fly which costs $950 - $1,900 and takes 25h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Sydney is to fly which takes 25h 27m and costs $950 - $1,900.
The distance between Ottawa and Sydney is 15895 km.
It takes approximately 25h 27m to get from Ottawa to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 16h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 3:56 AM in Ottawa and 7:56 PM in Sydney.
There are 4636+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Air Canada, Porter Airlines, and Virgin Australia fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Vancouver, Sydney International Airport, Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Wollongong via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Wollongong via Vancouver, Sydney International Airport, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Wollongong via Vancouver, Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Wollongong via Toronto Pearson International Airport, San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Vancouver, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Vancouver, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- linkairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Wollongong via Toronto Pearson International Airport, San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
- 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
- $35–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–95
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $70–150
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $70–120
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $60–85
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Albion Park Station to Martin Place Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $29–45
- First Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $28–40
- First
- $40–55
- Sleeper
- $130–150
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Canberra Airport, Terminal Av to Goulburn Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
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