There are 7 ways to get from Poughkeepsie to Ottawa by train, bus, train (Amtrak), car, plane, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Albany to Montreal
- Take the bus from Montréal to Ottawa
11h 40m$141–276Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rosendale to Albany290 / ...
- Take the bus from Albany to Montreal
- Take the bus from Montreal, QC - 1597 Rue St-Hubert to Ottawa, ON - 600 Cumberland St
12h 46m$86–285Train
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Montreal Central StationAdirondack
- Take the train from Montréal to OttawaVIA Rail
14h 32m$120–299Drive 523.1 km
- Drive from Poughkeepsie to Ottawa523.1 km
7h 19m$102–148Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlem
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)LGA - YOW
8h 25m$242–599Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)EWR - YOW
7h 21m$215–913Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlem
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)LGA - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawa
8h 28m$282–719
Poughkeepsie to Ottawa by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poughkeepsie to Ottawa is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Poughkeepsie to Ottawa is to drive which takes 7h 19m and costs $100 - $150.
No, there is no direct bus from Poughkeepsie to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Poughkeepsie Main & Market and arriving at Ottawa, ON - 600 Cumberland St via Rt 32 & Henry Dubois Dr, Rosendale, Albany and Montreal, QC - 1597 Rue St-Hubert. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Poughkeepsie station to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station and arriving at Ottawa via Montréal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 32m.
The distance between Poughkeepsie and Ottawa is 673 km. The road distance is 523.1 km.
The best way to get from Poughkeepsie to Ottawa without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 40m and costs $140 - $280.
It takes approximately 11h 40m to get from Poughkeepsie to Ottawa, including transfers.
Poughkeepsie to Ottawa bus services, operated by Trailways, depart from Rosendale station.
Poughkeepsie to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Poughkeepsie to Ottawa is to train which takes 14h 32m and costs $120 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $85 - $290 and takes 12h 46m.
What companies run services between Poughkeepsie, NY, USA and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
You can take a train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ottawa via Montreal Central Station and Montréal in around 14h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Poughkeepsie Main & Market to Ottawa, ON - 600 Cumberland St via Rt 32 & Henry Dubois Dr, Rosendale, Albany, Montreal, and Montreal, QC - 1597 Rue St-Hubert in around 12h 46m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Montreal Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $26–110
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $26–85
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $24–40
Train from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $35–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–90
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 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
- 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–36
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $23–26
- Peak
- $31–36
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Albany to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- serviceclient@keolis.ca
- Website
- orleansexpress.com
Bus from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.orleansexpress.com/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.orleansexpress.com/en/schedule/
- Adult
- $45–65
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Rosendale to Albany
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–52
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $24–50
- Flexible
- $49–52
Bus from Albany to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $45–180
- Flexible
- $90–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Albany to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 514-228-2303
- info@tourexpress.ca
- Website
- tourexpress.ca
Bus from Montreal, QC - 1597 Rue St-Hubert to Ottawa, ON - 600 Cumberland St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://tourexpress.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://tourexpress.ca/bus-schedule
- Book at
- https://tourexpress.betterez.com/cart/6215c65b8170b20e46af9ff2/reservation/6215c65c8170b20e46af9ff3
- Adult
- $27–40
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More Questions & Answers
Poughkeepsie to Ottawa bus services, operated by Trailways, arrive at Albany station.
Poughkeepsie to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Montreal Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Poughkeepsie to Ottawa is 523 km. It takes approximately 7h 19m to drive from Poughkeepsie to Ottawa.
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