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YUL to YOW: distance & flight time
Montreal (Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport) → Ottawa (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport)
94 mi
151 km · 82 nm
43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
94 miles nonstop takes roughly 43m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YUL — Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Montreal, Canada
- YOW — Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Ottawa, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YUL
- YHU · Montréal / Saint-Hubert Airport16 mi away
- YMX · Montreal International (Mirabel) Airport20 mi away
- YJN · St Jean Airport25 mi away
- YCC · Cornwall Regional Airport48 mi away
Near YOW
- YRO · Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport10 mi away
- YND · Ottawa / Gatineau Airport15 mi away
- YSH · Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport29 mi away
- OGS · Ogdensburg International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YUL from YOW?
The flight distance from Montreal (YUL) to Ottawa (YOW) is 94 miles (151 km, 82 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YUL to YOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 43m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YUL to YOW?
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