The cheapest and fastest buses from London, ON to Ottawa, ON
Cheapest price
$56
Average price
$68
Fastest journey
9 h 40 m
Average duration
10 h 8 m
Buses per day
7
Distance
517 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from London, ON to Ottawa, ON is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from London, ON to Ottawa, ON will cost around $68 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $56.
Of the 7 buses that leave London, ON for Ottawa, ON on Wed, May 20, 7 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Wed, May 20 the direct buses cover the 517 km distance in an average of 10 h 8 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 9 h 40 m .
On Wed, May 20 the slowest buses will take 11 h 20 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
12:15 PM11h20London, ON11:35 PMOttawa, ON$561One-way0 transfers
12:00 PM11h35London, ON11:35 PMOttawa, ON$561One-way0 transfers
9:45 AM9h40London, ON7:25 PMOttawa, ON$591One-way0 transfers
6:50 AM9h40London, ON4:30 PMOttawa, ON$651One-way0 transfers
11:00 AM10h05London, ON9:05 PMOttawa, ON$751One-way0 transfers
9:45 AM9h40London, ON7:25 PMOttawa, ON$591One-way0 transfers
6:50 AM9h40London, ON4:30 PMOttawa, ON$651One-way0 transfers
3:55 PM9h55London, ON1:50 AMOttawa, ON$841One-way0 transfers
11:00 AM10h05London, ON9:05 PMOttawa, ON$751One-way0 transfers
12:15 PM11h20London, ON11:35 PMOttawa, ON$561One-way0 transfers
Travel Information
Compare train, bus, and flight for London, ON to Ottawa, ON
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from London, ON to Ottawa, ON among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $40. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 4h 55m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $40, and a flight costs an average of $233.
Distance: 321 miles (517 km)
Compare bus with
Most popular Bus | Train | Flight | Driving |
|---|---|---|---|
$65 Average price Cheapest | $157 Average price | $538 Average price | $91 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
9h 51m Average total duration 9h 21m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 42m Average total duration 7h 12m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 55m Average total duration Fastest 4h 55m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 6h 2m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from London, ON to Ottawa, ON:
A bus is $93 (€75) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from London, ON to Ottawa, ON costing on average $157 (€127).
A bus is $473 (€382) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from London, ON to Ottawa, ON costing on average $538 (€435).
Other travel options to Ottawa, ON take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 12m.
Bus takes on average 9h 21m.
Tickets start at around $65 (€52) compared to roughly $91 (€73) in fuel and tolls — a saving of about $26 (€21). The journey takes 9h 21m versus 6h 2m by car, so you'll arrive a bit later, but you can use the time productively rather than spending it behind the wheel. No parking to sort, no fuel stops, and most coaches have Wi-Fi and power outlets.
Direct services are operated by FlixBus.
Driving is worth considering if you're on a tight schedule, travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), or want the flexibility to stop along the way.
London, ON to Ottawa, ON Bus Timetables
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:25AM | Arrival Time 10:45AM | Duration 10h20 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $56 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:45AM | Arrival Time 10:45AM | Duration 10h00 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $53 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:45AM | Arrival Time 11:05AM | Duration 9h20 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $68 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:10AM | Arrival Time 11:50AM | Duration 9h40 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $97 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:40AM | Arrival Time 05:00PM | Duration 14h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:55AM | Arrival Time 12:30PM | Duration 9h35 | Departure days Mon, Tue | Cheapest price $36 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:45AM | Arrival Time 02:25PM | Duration 9h40 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $36 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:00AM | Arrival Time 02:25PM | Duration 9h25 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $36 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:45AM | Arrival Time 04:05PM | Duration 10h20 | Departure days Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $49 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:00AM | Arrival Time 04:05PM | Duration 10h05 | Departure days Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $49 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:35AM | Arrival Time 05:00PM | Duration 10h25 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:50AM | Arrival Time 04:30PM | Duration 9h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $65 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:45AM | Arrival Time 05:00PM | Duration 9h15 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 05:25PM | Duration 9h25 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $36 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:10AM | Arrival Time 06:35PM | Duration 10h25 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $58 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 06:55PM | Duration 10h25 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $58 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 10:40PM | Duration 13h40 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:15AM | Arrival Time 10:40PM | Duration 13h25 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $36 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:45AM | Arrival Time 07:25PM | Duration 9h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $59 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 08:30PM | Duration 10h30 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $47 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:10AM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 10h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $56 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:30AM | Arrival Time 08:05PM | Duration 9h35 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $56 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 10:40AM | Arrival Time 11:00PM | Duration 12h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $74 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 09:05PM | Duration 10h05 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $50 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:15AM | Arrival Time 10:40PM | Duration 11h25 | Departure days Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $50 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:40AM | Arrival Time 10:05PM | Duration 10h25 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $63 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:45AM | Arrival Time 09:30PM | Duration 9h45 | Departure days Thu, Sat | Cheapest price $49 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:55AM | Arrival Time 09:50PM | Duration 9h55 | Departure days Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $58 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 09:30PM | Duration 9h30 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Sat | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:15PM | Arrival Time 11:35PM | Duration 11h20 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price $56 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:20PM | Arrival Time 09:50PM | Duration 9h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $63 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:30PM | Arrival Time 10:15PM | Duration 9h45 | Departure days Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $56 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:35PM | Arrival Time 09:50PM | Duration 9h15 | Departure days Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $58 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:45PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 9h45 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $43 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:15PM | Arrival Time 11:40PM | Duration 10h25 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 11:40PM | Duration 10h10 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 02:40PM | Arrival Time 03:15AM | Duration 12h35 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $78 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:55PM | Arrival Time 12:50AM | Duration 9h55 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $53 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:15PM | Arrival Time 12:50AM | Duration 9h35 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $53 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:55PM | Arrival Time 01:50AM | Duration 9h55 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $84 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:50PM | Arrival Time 05:20AM | Duration 11h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:30PM | Arrival Time 04:40AM | Duration 10h10 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $62 |
Operator Infobus | Departure Time 06:30PM | Arrival Time 04:30AM | Duration 10h00 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $77 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:25PM | Arrival Time 05:20AM | Duration 9h55 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:45PM | Arrival Time 05:45AM | Duration 10h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:55PM | Arrival Time 05:50AM | Duration 9h55 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $71 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:10PM | Arrival Time 07:50AM | Duration 9h40 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $87 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:30PM | Arrival Time 07:50AM | Duration 9h20 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $87 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:45PM | Arrival Time 07:35AM | Duration 8h50 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $87 |
Live departures
London, ON to Ottawa, ON bus times
The table below shows live departures for London, ON to Ottawa, ON buses for today, Tuesday, May 19. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FlixBus | 10:10 AM London, University Dr (Elgin Hall), ON | 10h10 | 8:20 PM Ottawa, Gloucester Centre, ON | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:10 AM London, University Dr (Elgin Hall), ON | 9h55 | 8:05 PM Ottawa, VIA Rail, ON | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:30 AM London, York St (Greyhound Canada), ON | 9h50 | 8:20 PM Ottawa, Gloucester Centre, ON | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:30 AM London, York St (Greyhound Canada), ON | 9h35 | 8:05 PM Ottawa, VIA Rail, ON | 0 transfersDirect | |
· | 10:40 AM London, ON | 10h55 | 9:35 PM Ottawa, ON | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:00 AM London, University Dr (Elgin Hall), ON | 12h40 | 11:40 PM Ottawa, Hudson's Bay (Bayshore Shopping Centre), ON | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:15 AM London, York St (Greyhound Canada), ON | 12h25 | 11:40 PM Ottawa, Hudson's Bay (Bayshore Shopping Centre), ON | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 11:55 AM London, University Dr (Elgin Hall), ON | 9h55 | 9:50 PM Ottawa, VIA Rail, ON | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 11:55 AM London, University Dr (Elgin Hall), ON | 10h10 | 10:05 PM Ottawa, Gloucester Centre, ON | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 12:15 PM London, York St (Greyhound Canada), ON | 9h50 | 10:05 PM Ottawa, Gloucester Centre, ON | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 12:15 PM London, York St (Greyhound Canada), ON | 9h35 | 9:50 PM Ottawa, VIA Rail, ON | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 12:35 PM London, ON | 9h30 | 10:05 PM Ottawa, Gloucester Centre, ON | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 12:35 PM London, ON | 9h15 | 9:50 PM Ottawa, VIA Rail, ON | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 2:55 PM London, University Dr (Elgin Hall), ON | 9h55 | 12:50 AM Ottawa, VIA Rail, ON | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 3:15 PM London, York St (Greyhound Canada), ON | 9h35 | 12:50 AM Ottawa, VIA Rail, ON | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:50 PM London, ON | 11h30 | 5:20 AM Ottawa, Hudson's Bay (Bayshore Shopping Centre), ON | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:50 PM London, ON | 12h10 | 6:00 AM Ottawa, Gloucester Centre, ON | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:50 PM London, ON | 11h55 | 5:45 AM Ottawa, VIA Rail, ON | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:25 PM London, University Dr (Elgin Hall), ON | 9h55 | 5:20 AM Ottawa, Hudson's Bay (Bayshore Shopping Centre), ON | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:25 PM London, University Dr (Elgin Hall), ON | 10h35 | 6:00 AM Ottawa, Gloucester Centre, ON | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:25 PM London, University Dr (Elgin Hall), ON | 10h20 | 5:45 AM Ottawa, VIA Rail, ON | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:45 PM London, York St (Greyhound Canada), ON | 9h35 | 5:20 AM Ottawa, Hudson's Bay (Bayshore Shopping Centre), ON | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:45 PM London, York St (Greyhound Canada), ON | 10h15 | 6:00 AM Ottawa, Gloucester Centre, ON | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:45 PM London, York St (Greyhound Canada), ON | 10h00 | 5:45 AM Ottawa, VIA Rail, ON | 1 transfer | |
| Wednesday, May 20 | |||||
![]() | 6:50 AM London, ON | 9h40 | 4:30 PM Ottawa, ON | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 9:45 AM London, ON | 9h40 | 7:25 PM Ottawa, ON | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 11:00 AM London, ON | 10h05 | 9:05 PM Ottawa, ON | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Journey information
Overview: Bus from London, ON to Ottawa, ON
Buses from London, ON to Ottawa, ON run on average 26 times per day, taking around 9h 21m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $40 (€32) if you book in advance.
There are 12 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:25, the last at 23:40. The fastest bus covers the 321 miles (517 km) distance in 9h 5m.
Distance 321 miles (517 km) |
Average bus duration 9h 21m |
Cheapest ticket price $40 (€32) |
Buses per day 26 |
Direct buses 12 |
Fastest bus 9h 5m |
First bus 12:25 AM |
Last bus 11:40 PM |
Cheapest Month Jun |
Cheapest Day Thu |
High Season Jul - Sep |
Low Season Apr - Jun |
Busiest Day Sun |
Least Busy Day Sun |
Best time to book 5 days |
Bus providers: FlixBus from London, ON to Ottawa, ONYou can travel by bus between London, ON to Ottawa, ON with FlixBus for as low as $40 (€32). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best journey
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FAQs: Bus from London, ON to Ottawa, ON
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from London, ON to Ottawa, ON by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Ottawa, ON, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

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- Assistance
- Priority boarding
- Wheelchair-accessible buses.
- Parliament Hill, the political and cultural heart of Canada featuring Gothic Revival architecture and the iconic Peace Tower
- National Gallery of Canada, home to an extensive collection of Canadian and Indigenous art housed in a striking glass and granite building
- Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site offering scenic views and recreational activities like boating in summer and ice skating in winter
- Canadian Museum of History, showcasing the rich history and diverse cultures of Canada with interactive exhibits and a stunning riverside location
- ByWard Market, a historic and vibrant district known for its local produce, artisan shops, and lively dining scene.
- Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum, explore a fascinating underground bunker and learn about Canada's Cold War history
- Gatineau Park, enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, cycling, and picnicking in a beautiful natural setting
- Ottawa River, take a scenic cruise or try white-water rafting for an adventurous experience
- Canadian Tulip Festival, visit in spring to see vibrant tulip displays and enjoy cultural events
- Ottawa Little Theatre, catch a live performance at one of Canada's oldest community theatres.
- FlixBus
- You can cancel your ticket up to 15 minutes before departure and receive a voucher for future travel. Refund requests for delays over 120 minutes are possible.
- FlixBus
- One carry-on bag up to 7kg (42x30x18 cm) and one checked bag up to 20kg (80x50x30 cm).
- FlixBus
- Additional luggage can be purchased for a fee.
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- Small pets in carriers allowed
- guide dogs travel for free.
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