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$1,349 Find cheap flights to Ottawa

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Cheap flight deals to Ottawa

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to Ottawa that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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17:30 - 00:04SYD-YOW
45h 34m2 stops
06:00 - 06:35YOW-SYD
32h 35m2 stops
$1,657Qantas Airways
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Thu, 31 Oct - Mon, 4 Nov
09:20 - 14:30SYD-YOW
43h 10m2 stops
07:20 - 07:20YOW-SYD
34h 00m1 stop
$1,710Air Canada
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Thu, 8 Aug - Mon, 19 Aug
11:55 - 06:52MEL-YOW
32h 57m2 stops
06:00 - 08:50YOW-MEL
36h 50m3 stops
$1,744
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Thu, 22 Aug - Sat, 14 Sep
06:00 - 16:41MEL-YOW
24h 41m2 stops
18:15 - 11:05YOW-MEL
26h 50m2 stops
$1,816
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Thu, 22 Aug - Sat, 14 Sep
10:30 - 21:14MEL-YOW
25h 44m2 stops
11:27 - 10:00YOW-MEL
30h 33m2 stops
$2,982United Airlines
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Thu, 31 Oct - Mon, 4 Nov
10:20 - 18:42SYD-YOW
23h 22m2 stops
10:35 - 06:20YOW-SYD
27h 45m2 stops
$2,998United Airlines
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Thu, 31 Oct - Mon, 4 Nov
22:20 - 14:49PER-YOW
52h 29m2 stops
06:00 - 17:20YOW-PER
47h 20m2 stops
$3,561Emirates
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Tue, 29 Oct - Sat, 2 Nov
01:55 - 14:49BNE-YOW
50h 54m2 stops
05:30 - 06:40YOW-BNE
34h 10m2 stops
$3,619Emirates
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Wed, 30 Oct - Mon, 4 Nov
00:10 - 00:23PER-YOW
36h 13m2 stops
06:00 - 22:50YOW-PER
52h 50m2 stops
$4,053Cathay Pacific
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Mon, 28 Oct - Sat, 2 Nov
00:10 - 00:23PER-YOW
36h 13m2 stops
21:00 - 22:50YOW-PER
37h 50m2 stops
$4,206Cathay Pacific
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Mon, 28 Oct - Sat, 2 Nov

Flights to Ottawa - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Ottawa to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Ottawa?

The average price of all flights to Ottawa clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Ottawa is Monday where tickets can be as cheap as $2,726. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are $3,182 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Ottawa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Ottawa, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Ottawa is May, where tickets cost $2,139 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of tickets from Australia is $3,302 and $3,286 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is March with an average price of $2,187.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Ottawa?

The average price for all flights to Ottawa depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Ottawa is generally at night, when flights cost $2,651 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Ottawa is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,836.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Ottawa?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Ottawa, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 54 days before departure.

How long is the flight to Ottawa?

The duration of your flight to Ottawa depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Ottawa on KAYAK are from Sydney, which takes 23h 52m, Brisbane, which takes 25h 42m, Melbourne, which takes 25h 47m, and Perth, which takes 29h 56m.

Good to know

Low season

March

High season

August

Cheapest flight

$1,349
Best time to beat the crowds (14% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (3% more expensive on average)
Flight from Brisbane to Ottawa

When to book flights to Ottawa

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Ottawa based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Ottawa based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Ottawa flights

  • How far is Ottawa from central Ottawa?

    Ottawa is 11 km from the centre of Ottawa.

  • What is the name of Ottawa’s airport?

    When flying to Ottawa, you'll arrive at Ottawa (YOW). The airport is also known as Macdonald–Cartier Intl, Ottawa, or Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Ottawa?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Ottawa.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Ottawa?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Ottawa is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Ottawa?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Ottawa with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Ottawa?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Ottawa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Ottawa?

    Of the 5 airlines that fly to Ottawa, Air Canada offers the most flights, with around 242 per week, followed by Porter Airlines with 229 flights per week.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Ottawa

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Find which airlines fly direct to Ottawa, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Australia to Ottawa

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, +30 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +31 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, +29 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +30 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, +29 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +30 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, +29 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +30 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, +30 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +31 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, +29 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +30 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, +29 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +30 more

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Direct returns

Ottawa to Australia

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, +30 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +31 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, +29 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +30 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, +29 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +30 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, +29 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +30 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, +30 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +31 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, +29 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +30 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, +29 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +30 more

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Top 5 airlines flying to Ottawa

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Ottawa. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Australia to Ottawa. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Ottawa? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.2
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 638 reviews
7.6Food
8.1Comfort
7.9Entertainment
8.8Crew
8.4Boarding
Airline reviews

Can you please process refund. Mum died and dad went to Pakistan to bury her after cancelling flight.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, May 2024AKL - YVR
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Can you please process refund. Mum died and dad went to Pakistan to bury her after cancelling flight.

Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

All was good, the only thing was it didn't run on time.

Great meal. Best seats ever! They need to teach other airlines how to do that.

Overall excellent but the Captain kept the seat belt sign on for far too long, especially at the beginning and end of the flight. It was 2 hours after take-off before the crew were able to start the service (on an 11 hour night flight, reducing our sleeping time) and the seat belt sign on went on during breakfast (90 mins before landing) and was not turned off again until we landed. This made for an uncomfortable journey of trying to limit fluid intake because it was unclear when the toilets would be available for use.

Food was not good. We asked for Muslim food and it was weird tasteless type of boiled veges.

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

Couldn’t request a vegan meal somehow but I noticed other people getting them

They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up

Good food and entertainment options. Great Staff that were all welcoming and caregiving.

This time is good . Don’t cancel flight with out early notice .

Very good experience, considering the short flight the meals were served promptly after takeoff.

X class seats in row 3 with the new configuration are very poor in fact I feel 3B and 3E should no longer be considered as X class seat as there is no forward seat pocket available to these seats and greatly reduced leg room due the intrusion of the business class armrests/table module

It was pretty good. Everyone friendly. Like all airlines, the draconian limitations on baggage and weight and not giving even a free soda kind of drags down the experience a bit.

Last 10 minutes boarding they canceled the flight and didn’t organise anything

Estheticly the plane looks great, although the seats are way too upright. If the seats were just slightly more reclined then the comfort level would increase tenfold. I had the stiffest neck after just a short flight due to this. A nap was almost out of the question.

Cabin crew were very professional and welcoming. They certainly appeared to have lifted their game. Congratulations

I know not directly a Virgin "thing" but I hold Virgin responsible for their subcontractors. Had to wait 45 minutes waiting for baggage at PER before the belt conveyor even started. This is unacceptable and hopefully Virgin engages with whoever to pull their fingers out. I realise PER staff are generally slow at the best of times but this was ridiculous. Maybe more seating for those waiting, a cafe in the baggage area for a light meal while we wait or at the very least a troop of dancing girls to entertain the punters while they stare at the conveyor belt start light almost willing it to fire up.

Very poor. Flight was cancelled due to captain exceeding hours. Told to fend for ourselves for 12 hours until a new flight could be done. This meant overnight accommodation in Hobart. Next plane was delayed and no food onboard. No apologies from Virgin. Extremely disappointing.

Flight was cancelled due to a mechanical fault - Virgin rebooked me on a flight 6 hours later so I cancelled and flew with another carrier

food worker strike caused lack of service. I know, not your fault but a bit of a inconvenience.

The staff on the WestJet flight were friendly and helpful. The flight was smooth and we arrived 30 minutes ahead of time.

not as spartan as an air Canada flight, less comfortable / no in-flight screen as compared to similar priced Air Transat flight. Crew Cabin were professional and approachable. They got the job done, safe flight, on time despite delay in take off.

There was no entertainment and no announcement till well after I and others asked about it, and no "compensation" (like a free snack)

4 hour delay, lost our bags, staff was loud and it was an overnight flight

Entertainment was the only issue. I did not have app & not equipped to watch movie on my phone. Used to other carriers with access to a screen for viewing. Other than that, everything was fine.

Great flight. Pilot was able to fully make up the 42 minute late arrival of the aircraft for an on time arrival in Toronto.

Westjet delayed then rebooked us on flights for economy class when we paid for business class and now need a refund for fare difference and they aren't getting back to us

Our plane entertainment system was out… That made for a very long flight. In my opinion, WestJet should consider a credit or a partial refund for that.

I liked when we actually were allowed to get on the airplane back to Edmonton… What could’ve been better well, not having our flight be delayed five hours could’ve been better… And then canceling our flight from Edmonton to Toronto, and then rescheduling us to fly from Honolulu to Edmonton -Edmonton to Vancouver, and then Vancouver to Toronto with a 12 hour layover in Edmonton pretty much was hell… Total travel time to get home 38 hours that’s really what could’ve been better. The two gate attendants for WestJet in Honolulu told us to come back to the gate to try to make other arrangements because they had to board the Calgary flight 1st and they didn’t have time to talk to me but by the time I came back when they told us to they said you should’ve come earlier to make these arrangements everyone else already changed their flights… We found out later that 30 people did not get on the 2:30 AM Edmonton flight. They ended up getting on the midnight flight to Calgary and making other arrangements to Toronto and so forth which we could’ve taken advantage of that if they had allowed us to when I initially had went up and approached the two gate attendance one of their names was Denise. One of the kindest WestJet employee was the one who received us in Edmonton, who felt so bad about the entire situation she got us for more meal vouchers and flew us first class from Vancouver to Toronto. In Honolulu they had given us two vouchers to use for dinner and they weren’t valid outside of Canada so we had purchased a meal and they were completely useless… But nowhere did it say that they could only be used in Canada So when we received more food vouchers in Edmonton, all of them did end up working in Canada, but it was just so convoluted. Overall, we have traveled to other countries even going as far as Africa… and that experience was far easier than flying to Hawaii from Canada I cannot believe any of this happened and how inconvenient it was We arrived, exhausted after 38 hours of travel, and could not even go to work on Monday. I look forward to hearing from KAYAK or from WestJet for some sort of compensation over the situation.

I feel like they have upgraded the app since I last flew United and I found it to be super helpful. I had stopped flying United unless absolutely necessary and my experience on this trip indicates they have been working hard to improve their services.

The ride was good but no food ot entertainment hence, it was just over an hour flight.

The flight experience was very good! Especially the United Club!

For a 22 minute flight all you expect is for it to be safe and comfortable

Aircraft has better leg room than any of United's larger planes. We had requested mobility assistance for this and related flights. United's response to all was superb.

No snacks served! Seating in the kast row in uncomfortable.

Seats are way too snug for my hip to knee ratio and the recline on the seat in front of me made my experience worst. My legs had no room at all. Not a plane for people 6 ft or over unless you fly first class.

Flight was fine, it was delayed but only 30 minutes, staff were efficient, lady making announcements at LAX was really hard to understand but the rest were great.

The male air hostess was rude and didn’t even offer me a drink. Poor customer service!

We left really late. Things that were out if anybody’s control I guess.

First time flying Air Canada and the trip was very pleasant! They did a great job getting us out of Toronto and into Rome (early!) For an international flight it was very enjoyable.

It was awful. For a 37 minute flight time,we had 1:30 hours delay. If someone had a connection flight he or she couldn’t reach for sure. The only positive point was online check in.

Not full, so lots of room, which is really the only thing that can make flying economy more comfortable. Direct to Toronto is great! I didn't eat or use the entertainment.

You do not have a space for flight cancelled. BUT!!! Air Canada handled it great. Was booked on another airline for the next day. The original flight was booked solid. But he precheck by the maintenance found a mechanical problem and the plane was not safe to fly. It was an inconvenience to have to wait until next day but I would rather arrive safely.

Very good other than we have to wait for one crew and we’re delayed and the pilot and his co- pilot has to make a difference to be right on time arrival. Disappointed about no food service also.

I had written all my complaints on my trip from Grand Junction to Denver so I will repeat it here! I was absolutely appalled that I had to pay for a regular seat that I choose 24 hrs before boarding! Also I checked my large bag which I had to pay for as well, and by the time I boarded all the room in the bins were gone so also had to check that one. I noticed people pulling out oversized suitcases, bigger than the measurements stated for carry on, and also large pack packs stuffed full! So these people were taking up 2 or 3 spaces that the rest of us should have been able to use but couldn’t! NoTV on the flight! Thankfully I had downloaded the United Airlines app and was able to watch movies on my phone. Don’t remember the last time I flew in a plane with no movie screens!

The crew was friendly, the seats are too small. Air travel is barely tolerable anymore.

Not much food available, not able to choose seats to be near each other, tv did not work

Food was icecold or frozen including breakfast. Hopeless service. Rude crew.

Catering strike impacted food service. Snacks & water were available. Gate staff did advise "if you want food on the plane you will need to bring it aboard". Entertainment system not available on this flight. Boarding was early. Departure was early & arrival was early.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Ottawa found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
31/10Thu
2 stopsQantas Airways
45h 34mSYD-YOW
4/11Mon
2 stopsQantas Airways
32h 35mYOW-SYD
$1,657
8/8Thu
2 stopsAir Canada
43h 10mSYD-YOW
19/8Mon
1 stopAir Canada
34h 00mYOW-SYD
$1,710
22/8Thu
2 stops
32h 57mMEL-YOW
14/9Sat
3 stops
36h 50mYOW-MEL
$1,744
22/8Thu
2 stops
24h 41mMEL-YOW
14/9Sat
2 stops
26h 50mYOW-MEL
$1,816
31/10Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
25h 44mMEL-YOW
4/11Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
30h 33mYOW-MEL
$2,982
31/10Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
23h 22mSYD-YOW
4/11Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
27h 45mYOW-SYD
$2,998
29/10Tue
2 stopsEmirates
52h 29mPER-YOW
2/11Sat
2 stopsEmirates
47h 20mYOW-PER
$3,561
30/10Wed
2 stopsEmirates
50h 54mBNE-YOW
4/11Mon
2 stopsEmirates
34h 10mYOW-BNE
$3,619
28/10Mon
2 stopsCathay Pacific
36h 13mPER-YOW
2/11Sat
2 stopsCathay Pacific
52h 50mYOW-PER
$4,053
28/10Mon
2 stopsCathay Pacific
36h 13mPER-YOW
2/11Sat
2 stopsCathay Pacific
37h 50mYOW-PER
$4,206

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Ottawa found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
30/8Fri
2 stops
45h 07mBNE-YOW
$1,349
1/9Sun
2 stops
25h 49mBNE-YOW
$1,659
28/8Wed
3 stopsUnited Airlines
27h 27mBNE-YOW
$2,025
30/8Fri
3 stopsUnited Airlines
27h 27mBNE-YOW
$2,104
31/8Sat
2 stopsAir Canada
27h 57mBNE-YOW
$2,273
16/7Tue
2 stopsAir New Zealand
46h 29mPER-YOW
$2,326
16/7Tue
2 stopsAir New Zealand
46h 29mPER-YOW
$2,399
29/8Thu
1 stopAir Canada
20h 41mBNE-YOW
$2,484
29/8Thu
2 stopsEmirates
50h 01mBNE-YOW
$2,599
27/8Tue
2 stopsEmirates
50h 01mBNE-YOW
$2,636

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Recent domestic flight deals

30/5Thu
directPorter Airlines
4h 41mYVR-YOW
2/6Sun
directPorter Airlines
5h 20mYOW-YVR
$351
28/5Tue
multi-stopPorter Airlines
6h 53mYVR-YOW
17/6Mon
directPorter Airlines
5h 20mYOW-YVR
$360
27/5Mon
multi-stopPorter Airlines
7h 08mYVR-YOW
17/6Mon
multi-stopPorter Airlines
7h 06mYOW-YVR
$368
5/6Wed
multi-stopPorter Airlines
8h 24mYYC-YOW
9/6Sun
multi-stopPorter Airlines
12h 52mYOW-YYC
$369
21/6Fri
directWestJet
2h 27mYWG-YOW
24/6Mon
directWestJet
2h 51mYOW-YWG
$453
7/6Fri
multi-stop
10h 48mYVR-YOW
10/6Mon
multi-stop
13h 46mYOW-YVR
$454
21/6Fri
multi-stopWestJet
7h 01mYWG-YOW
24/6Mon
directWestJet
2h 51mYOW-YWG
$460
7/6Fri
multi-stop
14h 15mYXX-YOW
10/6Mon
multi-stop
16h 10mYOW-YXX
$618
23/8Fri
multi-stopCanadian North
13h 15mYEG-YOW
25/8Sun
multi-stopCanadian North
33h 35mYOW-YEG
$5,844
30/8Fri
multi-stopCanadian North
13h 15mYEG-YOW
2/9Mon
multi-stopCanadian North
38h 30mYOW-YEG
$5,887

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Last minute flights to Ottawa

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Ottawa that are departing in the next 10 days.
12/5Sun
multi-stopCathay Pacific
31h 22mBNE-YOW
23/5Thu
multi-stopCathay Pacific
37h 35mYOW-BNE
$4,012
12/5Sun
multi-stopCathay Pacific
38h 37mBNE-YOW
23/5Thu
multi-stopCathay Pacific
37h 35mYOW-BNE
$4,660
12/5Sun
multi-stop
29h 41mBNE-YOW
23/5Thu
multi-stop
22h 45mYOW-BNE
$13,605

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