There are 7 ways to get from Victoria to Ottawa by plane, ferry, bus, train, car, car ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YYJ - YOW
8h 7m$231–1,011Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Victoria to Port Angelesferry
- Take the bus from Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center to Edmonds Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Edmonds to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawabus
2d 22h$1,158–2,513Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Victoria to Nanaimo Departure Baycar
- Take the car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BCcarferry
- Drive from Horseshoe Bay, BC to Ottawacar
2d 3h$840–1,492Fly Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YWH - YOW
7h 37m$350–1,399Bus to Nanaimo Airport, fly to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Take the bus from Douglas & Kings to Canada Ave & Station - Train Stnbus
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YCD - YOW
10h 44m$290–1,110Fly Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, train
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane YYJ - YUL
- Take the train from Dorval to Ottawatrain
10h 18m$290–1,230Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Victoria to Vancouverbusferry
- Take the train from Vancouver to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Ottawatrain
4d 7h$415–857
Victoria to Ottawa by ferry, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Victoria to Ottawa is to fly which costs $230 - $1,100 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Victoria to Ottawa is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs $350 - $1,400.
The distance between Victoria and Ottawa is 3623 km.
The best way to get from Victoria to Ottawa without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 22h and costs $1,100 - $2,600.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Victoria to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 3h ahead of Victoria. It is currently 11:28 PM in Victoria and 2:28 AM in Ottawa.
There are 338+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Victoria, BC, Canada and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
Porter Airlines, WestJet, and Air Canada fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Edmonds to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
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
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
- Phone
- +1 360-417-0700
- Website
- dungeness-line.com
Bus from Port Angeles Gateway Transit Center to Edmonds Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://dungeness-line.com/
- Schedules at
- https://dungeness-line.com/schedules/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 250 746 9899
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Douglas & Kings to Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/cowichan-valley/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- +1 888 788 8840
- reservations@bcfconnector.com
- Website
- bcfconnector.com
Busferry from Victoria to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–67
- Website
- https://bcfconnector.com/
- Adult
- $67
- Senior
- $61
- Youth
- $27
- Child
- $14
- Toddler
- $0
- Phone
- +1 888-993-3779
- Website
- cohoferry.com
Ferry from Victoria to Port Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://cohoferry.com
- Schedules at
- https://cohoferry.com/schedule-fares
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Car ferry from Nanaimo Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- 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
- Adult Passenger
- $20
- Standard Vehicle
- $75
- Motorcycle
- $38
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