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Travel to Ottawa

Flying to Ottawa

Flights to Ottawa are offered by a number of different airlines, including American Airlines, Air Canada, United Airlines and US Airways. If you're looking for cheap flights to Ottawa, travel in the winter, spring or autumn when the weather is unpredictable and temperatures fall. Ottawa flights are always busier during the peak summer months.

Flight times: 

From London - 7 hours.

Travel by road

Emergency breakdown service:

CAA (tel: 1 800 222 4357/CAA HELP).

Routes:

Excellent highways link Ottawa with major Canadian cities and the United States. Toronto can be reached in a little over four hours on Highways 401 and 416. Montreal is two hours to the northeast on Highway 417. The border to America's New York state is less than a two-hours drive south.

Coaches:

Greyhound Bus Line provides services throughout North America. It is found at Ottawa Bus Terminal, 265 Catherine Street (tel: 1 800 661 8747; www.greyhound.ca).

Travel by rail

Services:

The Ottawa train station is at 200, Tremblay Road, which is just a 20-minute drive from downtown. It offers rail service throughout the region. It also connects with rail and bus travel into the United States. The station offers Wi-Fi access, a waiting room, baggage storage, a snack bar and a shop.

Operators:

Trains are run by VIA Rail Canada (tel: 1 888 842 7245; www.viarail.ca), part of the Canadian National Railway system.

Journey times:

From Montreal - 2 hours; Toronto - 4 hours 30 minutes.

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