There are 11 ways to get from Texas to Ottawa by plane, bus, train, car, train (Amtrak), or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane AUS - YOW
8h 49m$207–908Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane DFW - YOW
9h 6m$149–709Bus, train via Toronto
- Take the bus from Houston to Longviewbus
- Take the train from Longview 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
42h 39mBus, train
- Take the bus from Houston to Longviewbus
- Take the train from Longview to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
47h 31mDrive 2,805.8 km
- Drive from Houston to Ottawacar 2,805.8 km
30h 30m$507–732Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane IAH - YOW
8h 51m$179–811Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane IAH - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
9h 27m$213–1,050Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane DFW - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
9h 38m$183–948Train via Chicago
- Take the train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal 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
47h 33m$1,373–2,595Bus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
2d 1h$502–783Train
- Take the train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Montreal Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Montréal to Ottawatrain
2d 11h$1,617–2,837
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Texas to Ottawa is to fly which costs $140 - $750 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Texas to Ottawa is to fly which takes 8h 49m and costs $200 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Texas to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Louisiana St @ Preston St and arriving at Ottawa via Houston Bus Station, Montgomery Intermodal Center and Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
No, there is no direct train from Texas to Ottawa. However, there are services departing from Houston and arriving at Ottawa via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, Chicago Union Station, Windsor and Toronto Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 33m.
The distance between Texas and Ottawa is 2574 km. The road distance is 2805.8 km.
The best way to get from Texas to Ottawa without a car is to bus and train which takes 47h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Texas to Ottawa, including transfers.
Texas to Ottawa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Houston Bus Station.
Texas to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Houston station.
The best way to get from Texas to Ottawa is to fly which takes 8h 49m and costs $200 - $950. Alternatively, you can train via Chicago, which costs $1,300 - $2,600 and takes 47h 33m, you could also bus, which costs $500 - $800 and takes 2 days 1h.
What companies run services between Texas, USA and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Air Canada, United Airlines, and Porter Airlines fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Houston to Ottawa via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, Chicago Union Station, Detroit, Windsor, and Toronto Union Station in around 47h 33m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Longview to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–340
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Longview to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $280–440
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–340
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $280–440
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Montreal Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–460
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
Train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $35–120
- Business
- $85–220
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $40–130
- Economy Plus
- $45–140
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
Train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $160–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $120–270
Train from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Houston to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Houston to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Website
- Greyhound
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Booking & Getting There
Texas to Ottawa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Montgomery Intermodal Center station.
Ottawa is 1h ahead of Texas. It is currently 12:43 PM in Texas and 1:43 PM in Ottawa.
Texas to Ottawa train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Texas to Ottawa is 2806 km. It takes approximately 30h 30m to drive from Texas to Ottawa.
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