General Introduction

Ottawa is easily accessible by air, rail and highway. The Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport is located only 20 minutes from downtown. And thanks to "Open Skies", Ottawa is now serviced daily by 16 airlines, including flights from many major cities in Canada and the United States. VIA Rail provides convenient daily train service to other major centres and both the rail and the bus terminals are located minutes from the downtown core.

Ottawa International Airport with Air Canada direct flights to: Toronto (City Centre & Pearson), London ON, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Montreal (Dorval), Quebec City, Sept-Iles, Fredericton, Halifax, St. John NB, St. John's NF, Wabush, Boston, Chicago (United Airlines Code Shared UA), Newark (Continental Airlines Code Shared CO), Washington Dulles (United Airlines Code Shared UA), London (Heathrow) .Ottawa International Airport is a user-friendly and customer service-oriented airport in Canada, 20 min from downtown. Taxis serving the Ottawa International Airport; late model executive fleet, air conditioning, non-smoking and smoking-allowed cars. Shuttle bus service between Ottawa International Airport and downtown Ottawa hotels.

Ottawa Highway
Highway 417 from the east, Highways 16 and 31 from the south, Highway 7 from the west, and Highway 17 from the northwest, as well as Highway 148 (Quebec) from the northeast.