Cheapest€106.93
- Porter Airlines PA567506:081h 51m07:59Thunder Bay YQTOttawa YOW
Door to door 5h 1mCO2 273.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Thunder Bay to Ottawa costs €106.93 at the cheapest and takes 4h 59m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,112 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,112 km
- Fastest
- 4h 59m
- Average
- 5h 6m
- Services per day
- 4
- Cheapest
- €106.93
- CO2 per passenger
- 273.6 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 1m | 1h 51m | 3h 10m | €126.99 | 273.6 kg | 4 |
- 5h 1mFastest, by Flight
- €126.99Cheapest, by Flight
- 273.6 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,112 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€132.30
- Bearskin Lake Air Service BL704107:301h 18m08:48Thunder Bay YQTGreater Sudbury YSB
- Ontario Northland Railway ON198109:583h 38m13:36Sudbury Junction stationOttawa
Changes at Greater Sudbury, with 70 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 8h 3mCO2 182.2 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Thunder Bay to Ottawa | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €240.27 | €196.02 | €169.47 | €150.59 | €142.92 | €186.58 | €216.08 | €193.66 | €136.43 | €141.15 | €149.41 | €126.99 | €155.31 | €145.87 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €106.93
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Ottawa is not something we sell.
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When to book Thunder Bay to Ottawa
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €139.3890 days
- €72.1260 days
- €79.7945 days
- €93.3630 days
- €121.6821 days
- €145.8714 days
- €216.087 days
- €169.473 days
- €240.271 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €72.12.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 233 percent. The most expensive point is €240.27, 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 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €136.43Sun
- €141.15Mon
- €149.41Tue
- €126.99Wed
- €155.31Thu
- €145.87Fri
- €193.66Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €150.59Sep
- €105.16Oct
- €92.18Nov
- €94.54Dec
- €92.18Jan
- €87.46Feb
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.
- Direct or connecting
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,112 km against 1,080 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Toronto, Greater Sudbury. The gap between arriving and leaving is 60 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 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.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Thunder Bay at 06:08 and the last at 14:21, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Thunder Bay
Rail
- Thunder Bay Union Station
- Canadian National (C.N.) Station
Air
- YQT
Ottawa
Rail
- Ottawa
- Ottawa station
- Laman
Bus
- Ottawa Bus Central Station
- Smyth
Air
- YOW
Ferry
- Watertaxi
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Porter Airlines | €106.93 | 4h 59m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €83.00 | 78% |
| Taxes | €14.94 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 7% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €106.93 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Ottawa
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Thunder Bay to Ottawa
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Thunder Bay to Ottawa?
The fastest journey from Thunder Bay to Ottawa takes 4h 59m door to door, of which 1h 51m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 6m, 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 Thunder Bay to Ottawa?
The cheapest fare from Thunder Bay to Ottawa is €106.93, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €150.59. 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 Thunder Bay to Ottawa?
The cheapest way from Thunder Bay to Ottawa is by Flight, at €126.99 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 1m 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.
When should I book Thunder Bay to Ottawa?
Fares from Thunder Bay to Ottawa bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €72.12. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 233 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Thunder Bay to Ottawa?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Thunder Bay to Ottawa, at €126.99. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Thunder Bay to Ottawa?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Thunder Bay to Ottawa, at €87.46 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 service from Thunder Bay to Ottawa?
1 operators sell services from Thunder Bay to Ottawa across 1 modes: Porter Airlines. 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 Thunder Bay to Ottawa?
50 percent of the services we sell from Thunder Bay to Ottawa are direct. The rest connect at Toronto, Greater Sudbury, with about 60 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Thunder Bay to Ottawa use?
Services from Thunder Bay to Ottawa by Flight leave from Thunder Bay YQT and arrive at Ottawa YOW. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Thunder Bay to Ottawa?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Thunder Bay to Ottawa 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
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Thunder Bay to Ottawa on September 11, 2026: 1112 km of route against 1080 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €106.93, and 4h 59m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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