There are 4 ways to get from Calgary to Ottawa by plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane YYC - YOW
5h 36m$146–784Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Lethbridge - University Transit Loopbus
- Drive from Lethbridge - University Transit Loop to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
2d 7hDrive 3,329.1 km
- Drive from Calgary to Ottawacar 3,329.1 km
39h 4m$672–970Bus, train
- Take the bus from Calgary Downtown to Jasperbus
- Take the train from Jasper to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Waller St at Laurier Avebus
3d 15h$1,002–2,018
Calgary to Ottawa by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Calgary to Ottawa is to fly which costs $140 - $800 and takes 5h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Ottawa is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs $140 - $800.
The distance between Calgary and Ottawa is 2906 km. The road distance is 3329.1 km.
The best way to get from Calgary to Ottawa without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 15h and costs $1,000 - $2,100.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Calgary to Ottawa, including transfers.
Ottawa is 2h ahead of Calgary. It is currently 02:26 in Calgary and 04:26 in Ottawa.
Yes, the driving distance between Calgary to Ottawa is 3329 km. It takes approximately 39h 4m to drive from Calgary to Ottawa.
There are 320+ hotels available in Ottawa.
What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Ottawa, ON, Canada?
WestJet, Porter Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) hourly.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–750
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Jasper to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $800–1,700
- Business
- $900–1,400
- Business Plus
- $950–1,500
- Economy
- $900–1,700
- Economy Plus
- $1,000–1,700
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Calgary Downtown Ticket Office 606 5 Ave SW to Lethbridge - University Transit Loop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 866 606 6700
- explorerockies@brewster.ca
- Website
- Brewster Express Homepage
Bus from Calgary Downtown to Jasper
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–240
- Website
- Brewster Express Homepage
- Adult
- $190–240
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- questions@ca.megabus.com
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Waller St at Laurier Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $10–60
- Adult Standard
- $75–85
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