There are 6 ways to get from Ottawa to Victoria by plane, train, busferry, car, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)YOW - YYJ
8h 41m$190–960Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Vancouver
- Take the busferry from Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal to Victoria
4d 11h$467–859Drive, ferry
- Drive from Ottawa to Horseshoe Bay
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay
- Drive from Departure Bay to Victoria
2d 3h$867–1,390Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Victoria International Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)YUL - YYJ
10h 15m$251–1,075Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)YOW - YCD
- Take the bus from Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn to Douglas & Hillside
11h 53m$560–910Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH)YOW - YWH
7h 59m$234–1,004
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Victoria is to fly which costs $230 - $1,000 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Victoria is to fly which takes 7h 59m and costs $230 - $1,000.
The distance between Ottawa and Victoria is 3626 km.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Victoria without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 4 days 11h and costs $460 - $900.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Ottawa to Victoria, including transfers.
Victoria is 3h behind Ottawa. It is currently 6:59 AM in Ottawa and 3:59 AM in Victoria.
There are 222+ hotels available in Victoria.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Victoria, BC, Canada?
Porter Airlines, WestJet, and Air Canada fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Toronto, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Calgary, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- 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
- $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 Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $360–650
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $360–650
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $490–650
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $470–550
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
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Vancouver Cruise Ship Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Schedules at
- https://bcfconnector.com/bc-ferries-connector-schedules/
- Adult
- $45–65
- Phone
- 250-746-9899
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn to Douglas & Hillside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/schedules-and-maps/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
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