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£492 - £739
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Return
Price
London GatwickOttawa
LGW - YOW
LGWYOW
London Gatwick
Mon 24/6
1 stop27h 23m
Ottawa
Mon 15/7
1 stop15h 10m
London HeathrowOttawa
LHR - YOW
LHRYOW
London Heathrow
Mon 24/6
1 stop13h 35m
Ottawa
Mon 15/7
1 stop15h 45m
London HeathrowOttawa
LHR - YOW
LHRYOW
London Heathrow
Mon 24/6
2 stops13h 20m
Ottawa
Mon 15/7
1 stop18h 35m
London HeathrowOttawa
LHR - YOW
LHRYOW
London Heathrow
Sat 1/6
1 stop23h 37m
Ottawa
Fri 14/6
1 stop9h 00m
London HeathrowOttawa
LHR - YOW
LHRYOW
London Heathrow
Wed 12/6
2 stops28h 12m
Ottawa
Wed 3/7
2 stops32h 35m
London HeathrowOttawa
LHR - YOW
LHRYOW
London Heathrow
Wed 12/6
2 stops14h 48m
Ottawa
Wed 3/7
1 stop30h 15m
London HeathrowOttawa
LHR - YOW
LHRYOW
London Heathrow
Wed 3/7
1 stop14h 31m
Ottawa
Sat 13/7
1 stop11h 35m
London HeathrowOttawa
LHR - YOW
LHRYOW
London Heathrow
Wed 3/7
2 stops15h 31m
Ottawa
Sat 13/7
2 stops35h 50m
London HeathrowOttawa
LHR - YOW
LHRYOW
London Heathrow
Tue 16/7
2 stops18h 43m
Ottawa
Mon 12/8
2 stops24h 00m
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight to Ottawa (average of £582). Flying to Ottawa in August will prove the most costly (average of £779). There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.
January
£458
February
£479
March
£520
April
£506
May
£538
June
£600
July
£585
August
£613
September
£584
October
£580
November
£472
December
£570
The most popular season to book flights to Ottawa is summer, roughly from June to late August. Temperatures are warm during this period, with the average July temperature usually sitting around 26°C. As the majority of tourists visit over this time, travellers should expect higher hotel rates and larger crowds. Book flights to Ottawa and accommodation in advance to get the best deal.
Winter, from December through February, can get very cold — Ottawa ranks as the third-coldest capital in the world (after Ulan Bator and Astana). Average high temperatures rarely surpass -6.6°C. If you can brave the cold, cheap flights to Ottawa and discounted hotel tend to be easier to come by during these months. Tourists can still find plenty to do, for instance, visiting the National Gallery or the Museum of Civilization.
Spring and autumn can be great times to visit. The city is less crowded than the peak summer months, lower hotel rates are available as well as discounted flights. Although travellers won’t have to experience the cold winter, the weather can be unpredictable. Spring temperatures usually range from the 2-18°C, while fall generally welcomes 5-20°C.
YOW Temperature | -10 - 21 °C |
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If weather is an important factor for your trip to Ottawa, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 21.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around -10.0 C).
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Departure was late. Plane much too small for an 11 hour flight. One bathroom was out of order in a completely full flight.
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Departure was late. Plane much too small for an 11 hour flight. One bathroom was out of order in a completely full flight.
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Departure was late. Plane much too small for an 11 hour flight. One bathroom was out of order in a completely full flight.
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Departure was late. Plane much too small for an 11 hour flight. One bathroom was out of order in a completely full flight.
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Departure was late. Plane much too small for an 11 hour flight. One bathroom was out of order in a completely full flight.
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Departure was late. Plane much too small for an 11 hour flight. One bathroom was out of order in a completely full flight.
Ottawa is Canada’s fourth-largest city, selected as the capital by Queen Victoria in 1857. The city is located on the Ontario side of the Ottawa river, opposite the French-speaking city of Hull and less than an hour’s drive from the border with the US. Ottawa itself is bilingual, with most residents speaking both English and French.
The city is home to the country’s parliament – housed in three spectacular gothic buildings perched atop Parliament Hill on the Westside of the Rideau Canal – and something of a cultural centre.
Museums, galleries and theatres abound, including the National Gallery, the Museum of Civilisation and the National Libraries.
Lying on the confluence of three rivers (the Ottawa, Gatineau, and Rideau), it is also one of the greenest cities in Canada, with many public parks and spaces as well as easily accessible surrounding countryside.
Its compact size makes it all the more appealing for visitors as most attractions are within easy walking distance.
Public transport in Ottawa is provided by OC Transpo (buses and the light rail O-Train). Driving is pretty easy and parking spots are freely available. Ottawa is a great city for walking and cycling too. Most of the sights in the Downtown area are within walking distance of each other. Taxis, tour buses and riverboats are all other ways of seeing the city.
The airport, Ottawa International, at which flights to Ottawa land, is well connected by public transport as well as by taxi and limousine. There are hotel shuttle and limousine services available to the centre of Ottawa. Buses depart from outside the Arrivals area. Taxis are also available.
Considering it’s the capital’s airport, Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International is not a big air field. However, travellers who have used it have nothing but praise for it. It’s a much-garlanded and admired airport. Among other awards, it was ranked number one in the world in the two to five million passenger category by Airports Council International in 2011.
Macdonald-Cartier International is part of the busy air corridor between Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto, known as the Eastern Triangle. Most of the flights that arrive at the airport are from other parts of Canada and the US. However, there is a London Heathrow-Ottawa route and one from Frankfurt too.
With more than four million passengers each year, it’s Canada’s sixth-busiest airport. Macdonald-Cartier International is a focus city for Air Canada and a base for First Air, the Northern Canadian carrier. It has United States border pre-clearance facilities, an important feature that can save travellers a little time.