Ottawa to Montreal runs about 28 times a day, with the first departure around 06:34 and the last around 20:06. One passenger pays between €10.08 and €31.41, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 55m over 168 km, on services run by 6 operators across 3 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 6 operators and 3 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€10.08 to €31.41
- 93%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Ottawa
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:34First departure
- 20:06Last departure
- 28Services per day
- 100%Run direct
VIA Rail Canada runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Ottawa to Montreal 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 Ottawa to Montreal 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 €19.43Mon14
- about €15.03Tue15
- about €17.23Wed16
- about €17.23Thu17
- about €16.68Fri18
- about €16.13Sat19
- about €15.03Sun20
- about €11.73Mon21
- about €11.18Tue22
- about €12.28Wed23
- about €15.03Thu24
- about €12.83Fri25
- about €13.93Sat26
- about €12.83Sun27
- about €10.08Mon28
- about €10.08Tue29
- about €10.63Wed30
- about €11.73Thu1
- about €11.18Fri2
- about €11.18Sat3
- about €10.63Sun4
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Montreal. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Montreal for the night the flight gets in
Sort by distance from Montreal Gare Centrale and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Ottawa to Montreal
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.7390 days
- €10.0860 days
- €10.0745 days
- €10.0730 days
- €10.6321 days
- €12.8314 days
- €15.037 days
- €17.233 days
- €19.431 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 93 percent. The dearest point is €19.43, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 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 Ottawa to Montreal 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
168 km
165 km as the crow flies, 2% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
1,017,449 → 1,762,949
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
2/6
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 168 km against 165 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Montreal Gare Centrale
Most of the points near Montreal Gare Centrale open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Ottawa to Montreal
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 Ottawa to Montreal?
The fastest journey from Ottawa to Montreal takes 1h 55m door to door, of which 1h 14m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 18m, 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 Ottawa to Montreal?
The cheapest fare from Ottawa to Montreal is €10.08, as of 13 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €31.41. 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 Ottawa to Montreal?
The cheapest way from Ottawa to Montreal is by coach, at €11.18 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 2h 58m 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 Ottawa to Montreal?
The fastest way from Ottawa to Montreal is by train, at 1h 58m door to door. Only 1h 14m 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 €22.34.
When should I book Ottawa to Montreal?
Fares from Ottawa to Montreal bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €10.07. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 93 percent, measured on 13 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Ottawa to Montreal?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Ottawa to Montreal, at €11.18. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 13 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Ottawa to Montreal?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Ottawa to Montreal, at €10.07 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 Ottawa to Montreal?
6 operators sell services from Ottawa to Montreal across 3 modes: Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Air Transat, Orléans Express, PAL Airlines (Canada), VIA Rail Canada. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Ottawa to Montreal?
Every service we sell from Ottawa to Montreal is direct, with around 48 departures a day and a fastest journey of 1h 55m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
How much CO2 does the journey from Ottawa to Montreal produce?
Travelling from Ottawa to Montreal by coach produces about 4.5 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 41.8 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Ottawa to Montreal use?
Services from Ottawa to Montreal by train leave from Ottawa and arrive at Montreal Gare Centrale. 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 Ottawa to Montreal?
2 of the 6 operators we sell from Ottawa to Montreal 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.
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Ottawa to Montreal on 13 September 2026: 168 km of route against 165 km in a straight line, 48 services a day, 6 operators a cheapest fare of €10.08, and 1h 55m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Montreal a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Montreal and across Canada
Day trips that leave Montreal in the morning and cover a good part of Canada by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Ottawa reaches 59 places in 9 countries on services we hold, over distances from 145 to 5,983 km. Montreal reaches 137 places in 35 countries, from 123 to 10,622 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Ottawa
- 59Places you can leave for
- 9Countries
- 19Operators
Arriving in Montreal
Leaving Montreal
- 137Places you can leave for
- 35Countries
- 48Operators