There are 7 ways to get from Seattle to Ottawa by plane, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane SEA - YOW
9h 58m$263–963Train via Chicago
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
2d 15h$966–2,182Drive 4,052.6 km
- Drive from Seattle to Ottawacar 4,052.6 km
45h 19m$791–1,143Train, bus to Abbotsford International Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Scott Road Skytrain Station to Abbotsford International Airportbus
- Fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YXX - YOW
14h 14m$335–1,062Fly Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Fly from Seattle Lake Union SPB (LKE) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane LKE - YOW
18h 44m$328–1,408Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane SEA - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
12h 30m$313–1,233Train
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
4d 7h$469–908
Seattle to Ottawa by train and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Ottawa is to train and bus and fly which costs $330 - $1,100 and takes 14h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Ottawa is to fly which takes 9h 58m and costs $260 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct train from Seattle to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Seattle and arriving at Ottawa via Vancouver and Toronto Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 7h.
The distance between Seattle and Ottawa is 3568 km. The road distance is 4052.6 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Ottawa without a car is to train which takes 4 days 7h and costs $460 - $950.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Seattle to Ottawa, including transfers.
Seattle to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Ottawa is to fly which takes 9h 58m and costs $260 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can train via Chicago, which costs $950 - $2,200 and takes 2 days 15h.
Ottawa is 3h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 9:40 PM in Seattle and 12:40 AM in Ottawa.
Seattle to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Vancouver station.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
WestJet, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Seattle to Ottawa via Chicago Union Station, Detroit, Windsor, and Toronto Union Station in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, Vancouver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Coal Harbour Spb, Ganges Harbor, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Coal Harbour Spb, Nanaimo, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Coal Harbour Spb, Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, Vancouver, Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Seattle Lake Union SPB to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, Vancouver, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $60–140
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $60–110
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $50–70
Train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- 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 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
Train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- 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
- Phone
- +1 604 229 1232
- info@reliablebus.ca
- Website
- reliablebus.ca
Bus from Scott Road Skytrain Station to Abbotsford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://reliablebus.ca/
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