Montréal to Ottawa (YUL–YOW) — Airlines, Schedules & Connections

YUL Airport Page →
94 mi airlines charter/private 93/wk
On-time Some delays Frequent delays
Flight Schedule 37 flights Verified 6m ago
Also flown by charter / private operators: Jet Aviation Business Jets.
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  Flight Airline AC Dep Arr Dur OTP Sched  
✈ Nonstop
AV6996+1
AV avianca
CR9
8:40 AM
EDT
9:24 AM
EDT
0h 44m
56%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC7765
AC Air Canada
DH4
10:35 AM
EDT
11:26 AM
EDT
0h 51m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
SN9607cs
SN Lynx Air
E75S
1:10 PM
EDT
1:56 PM
EDT
0h 46m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC8005+3
AC Air Canada
DH8D
1:10 PM
EDT
1:56 PM
EDT
0h 46m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
EK5813cs
EK Emirates
7M8
1:10 PM
EDT
1:59 PM
EDT
0h 49m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC8011+2
AC Air Canada
CR9
4:30 PM
EDT
5:16 PM
EDT
0h 46m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AV6986cs
AV avianca
CR9
4:30 PM
EDT
5:16 PM
EDT
0h 46m
56%
M T W T F S S
Prices
LX4682cs
LX Swiss
CR9
4:30 PM
EDT
5:16 PM
EDT
0h 46m
M T W T F S S
Prices
TS157
TS Air Transat
A21N
4:40 PM
EDT
5:35 PM
EDT
0h 55m
34%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AV2890
AV avianca
CR9
4:45 PM
EDT
5:29 PM
EDT
0h 44m
56%
M T W T F S S
Prices
LX4634+1
LX Swiss
CR9
6:55 PM
EDT
7:41 PM
EDT
0h 46m
M T W T F S S
Prices
OS8213+1
OS Austrian
CR9
6:55 PM
EDT
7:41 PM
EDT
0h 46m
31%
M T W T F S S
Prices
LX4635cs
LX Swiss
CR9
8:00 PM
EDT
8:46 PM
EDT
0h 46m
M T W T F S S
Prices
LH6504
LH Lufthansa
DH4
8:00 PM
EDT
8:50 PM
EDT
0h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC8015+1
AC Air Canada
CR9
8:00 PM
EDT
8:46 PM
EDT
0h 46m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
LH6490
LH Lufthansa
DH4
9:20 PM
EDT
10:11 PM
EDT
0h 51m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC7777
AC Air Canada
DH4
9:20 PM
EDT
10:11 PM
EDT
0h 51m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC7762
AC Air Canada
DH4
6:00 AM
EDT
6:49 AM
EDT
0h 49m
72%
M T W T F S S
Prices
EK5812cs
EK Emirates
DH4
6:00 AM
EDT
6:49 AM
EDT
0h 49m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC8002+1
AC Air Canada
CR9
6:00 AM
EDT
6:50 AM
EDT
0h 50m
72%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC7764+1
AC Air Canada
DH8D
9:10 AM
EDT
9:59 AM
EDT
0h 49m
72%
M T W T F S S
Prices
LX4621cs
LX Swiss
DH4
9:10 AM
EDT
9:59 AM
EDT
0h 49m
M T W T F S S
Prices
LX4899+1
LX Swiss
CR9
10:50 AM
EDT
11:40 AM
EDT
0h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AV6934+1
AV avianca
E75S
11:15 AM
EDT
12:01 PM
EDT
0h 46m
M T W T F S S
Prices
TS156
TS Air Transat
32Q
2:15 PM
EDT
3:10 PM
EDT
0h 55m
70%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC8008+1
AC Air Canada
E75S
2:35 PM
EDT
3:21 PM
EDT
0h 46m
72%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC478
AC Air Canada
BCS3
2:40 PM
EDT
3:33 PM
EDT
0h 53m
72%
M T W T F S S
Prices
LX4661cs
LX Swiss
E75
2:40 PM
EDT
3:26 PM
EDT
0h 46m
M T W T F S S
Prices
SN9608cs
SN Lynx Air
CR9
3:00 PM
EDT
3:49 PM
EDT
0h 49m
M T W T F S S
Prices
LX4623+2
LX Swiss
CR9
3:10 PM
EDT
4:00 PM
EDT
0h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC8012+4
AC Air Canada
CR9
5:45 PM
EDT
6:35 PM
EDT
0h 50m
72%
M T W T F S S
Prices
LX4657cs
LX Swiss
CR9
5:45 PM
EDT
6:35 PM
EDT
0h 50m
M T W T F S S
Prices
TP8286cs
TP TAP Air Portugal
CR9
6:00 PM
EDT
6:49 PM
EDT
0h 49m
M T W T F S S
Prices
OS8368cs
OS Austrian
DH8D
7:30 PM
EDT
8:19 PM
EDT
0h 49m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AV6917cs
AV avianca
DH8D
7:30 PM
EDT
8:19 PM
EDT
0h 49m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC7776+2
AC Air Canada
DH4
8:01 PM
EDT
8:42 PM
EDT
0h 41m
72%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC8018+3
AC Air Canada
CR9
9:30 PM
EDT
10:19 PM
EDT
0h 49m
72%
M T W T F S S
Prices

No flights match your filters.

No scheduled airline flights on this route — it's flown by charter / private operators (). No nonstop flights on this route. connecting options below.

✦ 1-Stop connections via 10 hubs
YYZ Toronto 3h 18m ACADAM ACAMAV Toronto (YYZ) to Ottawa flights
YTZ Toronto 3h 24m ACEKLX ACPDTS Toronto (YTZ) to Ottawa flights
EWR Newark 4h 4m ACPDTP ACPDTS Newark (EWR) to Ottawa flights
YHZ Halifax 4h 19m ACAVEK ACASPHUS Halifax (YHZ) to Ottawa flights
IAD Dulles 4h 29m ACAVCM ACAVUA Dulles (IAD) to Ottawa flights
YQB Quebec 4h 32m 3H9MAC AC Quebec (YQB) to Ottawa flights
YFC Fredericton 4h 43m ACEKUA PDTS Fredericton (YFC) to Ottawa flights
YQM Moncton 4h 44m ACEKLH ACPDTS Moncton (YQM) to Ottawa flights
DCA Washington 5h 48m ACUA AC Washington (DCA) to Ottawa flights
YYT St. John's 6h 28m ACEK PDTS St. John's (YYT) to Ottawa flights
1-STOP More options, longer trips
2-STOP Loading... Reach the hardest destinations
Montréal to Ottawa
5 carriers, 93 flights/week nonstop.
5 Airlines 94 mi 0h 46m nonstop

YUL–YOW is served by 5 airlines with nonstop service. Air Canada, Air Transat and PAL Airlines lead the route. The flight covers 94 miles in approximately 0h 46m. Beyond nonstop, 1-stop connecting options are also available.

Airline Landscape

All carriers operating nonstop YUL–YOW service, compared side by side.
Airline Freq/wk Aircraft Duration Dep OTP Alliance Codeshares
AC Air Canada Also: AV, EK, LH, LX, OS, SN 35 CR9, DH4, DH8D 0h46-0h51 86% Star Alliance AV, EK, LH, LX, OS, SN
TS Air Transat 2 A21N 0h55 86%
HTT HTT 0 86%
PB PAL Airlines 0 86%
PD Porter Airlines 0 86%
Aircraft on this route
7M8 Boeing 737 MAX 8 – EK
A21N Airbus A321neo – TS
CR9 Bombardier CRJ-900 – AC, AV, LX, OS
DH4 De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q – AC, LH
DH8D De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q – AC
E75S Embraer E175 STD – SN
Alliance coverage
Star Alliance: AC (35 flights/wk, 95%)
Unaffiliated: HTT + PB + PD + TS (2 flights/wk, 5%)
OTP based on airport-level delay snapshots. Duration ranges reflect seasonal/directional variation.

Weekly Schedule Pattern

Nonstop flight frequency by day of week, YUL to YOW direction.
Mon
14
flights
Tue
13
flights
Wed
14
flights
Thu
13
flights
Fri
13
flights
Sat
12
flights
Sun
14
flights
Departure time distribution
12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM
Morning departures
Afternoon/evening departures
17
Nonstop flights
93
Outbound / wk
129
Return / wk

Connection Landscape

Beyond nonstop. 1-stop and 2-stop options for YUL to YOW.
1-STOP
One-Stop Connections
42
Hubs
~3h
Fastest
~38h
Longest
Verified with published schedule alignment and minimum connection time.
2-STOP
Two-Stop Connections
966
Candidates
Two-stop connections loaded in the connections tab above.
Connections computed from published schedules with minimum connection time verification. Use the interactive explorer above the fold to filter by airline, tier, and layover time.

On-Time Performance

What to expect at each end of your journey.
Outbound
YUL → YOW
86%
Generally reliable. Most flights run on time.
Departing
86%
Arriving
75%
Return
YOW → YUL
100%
Generally reliable. Most flights run on time.
Departing
100%
Arriving
100%
OTP = percentage of flights arriving within 15 min of schedule. Based on airport-level delay snapshots. YUL delays → YOW delays →

Other ways to reach Ottawa from Montréal

Nearby airports with service to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport.
Metric YUL→YOW YHU→YOW YND→YOW
Distance from YUL 16 mi 88 mi
Nonstop airlines 5 1 1
Weekly flights 93
Flight time 0h 46m 0h 36m 0h 12m
Departure OTP 86%
Airports within 200 miles of YUL with service to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport.

Travel Essentials

Practical planning for this route.
Time Difference
0h
Ottawa is 0 hours the same as Montréal.
YUL: EDT · YOW: EDT

When it's 6:00 PM in Montréal, it's 6:00 PM in Ottawa.
Distance & Flight Time
94 mi / 151 km
Nonstop flight time is approximately 0h 46m gate to gate.
Getting to YUL

The 747 Express bus runs 24/7 from downtown Montréal (Berri-UQAM and Lionel-Groulx métro stations) to Trudeau in 45–60 minutes for CAD $11 with a OPUS card or $11 cash. STM métro does not reach the airport; the 747 Express bus handles the city-airport connection. Taxis from downtown are metered at roughly CAD $45–55.Uber and Lyft operate from designated pick-up zones at departures level. Driving via Highway 20 West is straightforward; the airport has structured parking directly attached to the terminal starting at CAD $5/30 min, with economy lots farther out.

YUL–YOW Quick Facts

Key statistics for the Montréal to Ottawa route.
Route details
Distance94 mi / 151 km
Flight time0h 46m
Time difference0 hours
Airlines (nonstop)5
Weekly flights93 out / 129 return
1-stop connectionsAvailable
Origin: YUL
IATA / ICAOYUL / CYUL
TimezoneAmerica/Montreal
Passengers/yr21.0M
Elevation118 ft / 36 m
Destination: YOW
IATA / ICAOYOW / CYOW
TimezoneAmerica/Toronto
Passengers/yr5.5M
Elevation374 ft / 114 m

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about YUL to YOW flights.
Nonstop flights from Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport take about 0h 46m gate to gate. The route covers 94 miles.
5 airlines operate flights from YUL to YOW: Air Canada, Air Transat, PAL Airlines, Porter Airlines, and others.
This route has frequent daily service. Check the schedule above for departure days and times in each direction.
Yes, 1-stop connections are available, ranked by layover time. Common connecting points include Toronto Pearson, Billy Bishop Toronto City and Newark Liberty.
Yes, return flights from YOW to YUL are available. Use the direction toggle at the top to view the return schedule.
Nearby alternatives include YHU and YND. See the Alternatives section for a full comparison.
Click the 'Search Flights' button to check availability and prices on Google Flights. You can also compare airlines and schedules on this page to find the best option.
See the On-Time Performance section for the latest delay data at both airports. This shows departure and arrival reliability to help you plan.
Route data is updated regularly from official airline schedules. On-time performance data comes from recent airport delay snapshots.

Flights from YUL to YOW

Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) and Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) are connected by nonstop service from Air Canada, Air Transat, PAL Airlines and Porter Airlines. With 93 weekly departures, this is a heavily served route.

YUL to YOW Flight Duration and Schedule

Nonstop flight time from YUL to YOW is about 0 hours 46 minutes gate to gate. The route covers a distance of 94 miles (151 km). There are approximately 93 weekly flights outbound and 129 return, totaling 222 flights per week in both directions.

Connecting Options and Alternatives

1-stop connecting options are also available, commonly via Toronto Pearson, Billy Bishop Toronto City and Newark Liberty. Two-stop connections are also available via intermediate hubs. Nearby alternative airports include Montréal (YHU) and Gatineau (YND).