There are 10 ways to get from Ottawa to Thorold by train, bus, bus (Flixbus), car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain VIA Rail
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminalbus Toronto
7h 46m$117–396Bus (Flixbus)
cheapest- Take the bus from Ottawa to Niagara Falls, Canadabus FlixBus 2709 / ...
10h 43m$81–131Bus via Toronto
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Torontobus FlixBus 2710 / ...
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminalbus Toronto
9h 12m$87–180Drive 506.7 km
- Drive from Ottawa to Thoroldcar 506.7 km
6h 37m$102–146Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Toronto Island Airport, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane YOW - YTZ
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminalbus
6h 2m$177–634Train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain VIA Rail
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to St. Catharinestrain VIA Rail
8h 17m$134–542Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane YOW - YYZ
- Take the bus from Toronto Airport to St. Catharines, ONbus
6h 9m$163–619Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, bus, line 55 bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM)plane YOW - YHM
- Take the bus from West Harbour GO Bus to St. Catharines Downtown Terminalbus
- Take the bus from St. Catharines Bus Terminal to Pine St S + Lynden St Wbus
6h 34m$171–1,226Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Toronto Island Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane YUL - YTZ
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminalbus
7h 48m$223–1,054Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane YUL - YYZ
- Take the bus from Toronto Airport to St. Catharines, ONbus
7h 55m$219–1,039
Ottawa to Thorold by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Thorold is to bus which costs $80 - $140 and takes 10h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Thorold is to fly and bus which takes 6h 2m and costs $170 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Ottawa to Thorold. However, there are services departing from Ottawa and arriving at Pine St S + Lynden St W via Toronto Union Station and St. Catharines Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Ottawa to Thorold. However, there are services departing from Ottawa and arriving at St. Catharines via Toronto Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 17m.
The distance between Ottawa and Thorold is 567 km. The road distance is 506.7 km.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Thorold without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 46m and costs $110 - $400.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Ottawa to Thorold, including transfers.
Ottawa to Thorold bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Ottawa station.
Ottawa to Thorold train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Ottawa station.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Thorold is to bus via Toronto which takes 9h 12m and costs $85 - $180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $130 - $550 and takes 8h 17m.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Thorold, ON, Canada?
You can take a bus from Ottawa to Pine St S + Lynden St W via Toronto, Toronto Union Station, St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminal, and St. Catharines Bus Terminal in around 9h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ottawa to Richmond St + Cleveland St via Toronto Union Station, St. Catharines, St Paul St W + Merigold St, and Pen Centre in around 8h 17m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–370
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–1,200
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
Train from Toronto Union Station to St. Catharines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–220
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $26–95
- Business
- $70–210
- Business Plus
- $85–220
- Economy
- $29–110
- Economy Plus
- $30–120
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- questions@ca.megabus.com
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from Toronto Union Station to St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–75
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $19–75
Bus from Toronto Union Station to St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–75
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $19–75
Bus from Toronto Union Station to St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–75
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $19–75
Bus from Toronto Union Station to St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–75
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $19–75
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Ottawa to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ottawa to Niagara Falls, Canada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- serviceclient@keolis.ca
- Website
- orleansexpress.com
Bus from Ottawa to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://orleansexpress.com/en/
- Adult
- $70–100
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Toronto Airport to St. Catharines, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $26–60
Bus from Toronto Airport to St. Catharines, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $26–60
- Phone
- +1 888-438-6646
- Website
- gotransit.com
Bus from West Harbour GO Bus to St. Catharines Downtown Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en
- Website
- https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules
- Passenger
- $10–13
- Phone
- +1-833-678-5463
- Website
- niagararegion.ca
Bus from St. Catharines Bus Terminal to Pine St S + Lynden St W
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.niagararegion.ca/transit/
- Schedules at
- https://nrtransit.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $3–5
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More Questions & Answers
Ottawa to Thorold bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Toronto station.
Ottawa to Thorold train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Toronto Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ottawa to Thorold is 507 km. It takes approximately 6h 37m to drive from Ottawa to Thorold.
There are 737+ hotels available in Thorold.

















