Montreal to Ottawa South runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:21 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €10.63 and €20.69, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 5m over 189 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€10.63 to €20.69
- 89%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Montreal
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:21First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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VIA Rail Canada runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Montreal to Ottawa South on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Orléans Express runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Montreal to Ottawa South on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €22.18Mon21
- about €20.53Tue22
- about €21.63Wed23
- about €23.83Thu24
- about €19.43Fri25
- about €22.73Sat26
- about €21.08Sun27
- about €13.93Mon28
- about €14.48Tue29
- about €13.93Wed30
- about €18.88Thu1
- about €18.33Fri2
- about €16.13Sat3
- about €17.78Sun4
- about €10.63Mon5
- about €13.38Tue6
- about €13.93Wed7
- about €13.38Thu8
- about €15.58Fri9
- about €13.93Sat10
- about €12.28Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into Ottawa South. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Ottawa South for the night the coach gets in
The search opens on Ottawa South with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.
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When to book Montreal to Ottawa South
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €15.0390 days
- €11.7360 days
- €11.7345 days
- €11.7330 days
- €12.2821 days
- €17.7814 days
- €21.087 days
- €21.633 days
- €22.181 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.73.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 89 percent. The dearest point is €22.18, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Montreal to Ottawa South and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
189 km
164 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
1,762,949 → 125,090
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 40% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 60% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 189 km against 164 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Sherbrooke, Kingston, Trois-Rivières. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The coach gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Ottawa South
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Montreal to Ottawa South
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Montreal to Ottawa South?
The fastest journey from Montreal to Ottawa South takes 2h 5m door to door, of which 1h 22m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 49m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Montreal to Ottawa South?
The cheapest fare from Montreal to Ottawa South is €10.63, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €22.81. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Montreal to Ottawa South?
The cheapest way from Montreal to Ottawa South is by coach, at €10.63 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 3h 19m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Montreal to Ottawa South?
The fastest way from Montreal to Ottawa South is by train, at 2h 6m door to door. Only 1h 22m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €20.69.
When should I book Montreal to Ottawa South?
Fares from Montreal to Ottawa South bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €11.73. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 89 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Montreal to Ottawa South?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Montreal to Ottawa South, at €13.93. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Montreal to Ottawa South?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Montreal to Ottawa South, at €10.63 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Montreal to Ottawa South?
Orléans Express, VIA Rail Canada publish service areas covering both Montreal and Ottawa South, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Montreal to Ottawa South?
40 percent of the services we sell from Montreal to Ottawa South are direct. The rest connect at Sherbrooke, Kingston, Trois-Rivières, with about 46 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Montreal to Ottawa South produce?
Travelling from Montreal to Ottawa South by train produces about 6.2 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Coach produces about 6.4 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Montreal to Ottawa South use?
Services from Montreal to Ottawa South by train leave from Montreal Gare Centrale and arrive at Ottawa South station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Montreal to Ottawa South?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Montreal to Ottawa South allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Montreal to Ottawa South on 20 September 2026: 189 km of route against 164 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €10.63, and 2h 5m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The coach is the simple part. What you do once you are in Ottawa South is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Ottawa South and across Canada
Day trips that leave Ottawa South in the morning and cover a good part of Canada by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Montreal reaches 139 places in 36 countries on services we hold, over distances from 123 to 10,622 km. Ottawa South reaches 29 places in 1 countries, from 144 to 486 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Montreal
- 139Places you can leave for
- 36Countries
- 49Operators
Arriving in Ottawa South
Leaving Ottawa South
- 29Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators