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Cheap Flights from Halifax to Ottawa

 
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Halifax to Ottawa

KAYAK's recommended round-trip deals from the most popular airlines that fly from Halifax to Ottawa.
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Expert advice for your flight from Halifax to Ottawa

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarization of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Halifax to Ottawa flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Halifax to Ottawa to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Halifax to Ottawa?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Halifax to Ottawa clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Ottawa on a Sunday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Halifax to Ottawa. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Friday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Halifax to Ottawa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Halifax to Ottawa, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Halifax to Ottawa is July, where tickets cost $237 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $395 and $317 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Halifax to Ottawa?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $256, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Halifax to Ottawa?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Halifax to Ottawa, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Halifax to Ottawa, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
High seasonNovember
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.

When to book flights from Halifax to Ottawa

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Halifax to Ottawa based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Halifax to Ottawa

  • What public transportation can I take from the Ottawa International Airport to downtown Ottawa?

    You can take the city bus to the city center. The bus ticket station is on level 1 and the bus picks up passengers outside of the airport at Pillars 9-10 and Pillars 13-16. The ride should take about 30 minutes. If you prefer, you can hail a taxi. There is a taxi stand outside the main door of the arrival hall.

  • Are there VIP lounges at these two airports?

    Yes, there are lounges at both airports where you can relax and enjoy a little privacy. There is an Air Canada-Maple Leaf Lounge at both the Halifax and Ottawa Airports. This lounge offers complimentary snacks, comfortable seating, and reading materials including local newspapers and magazines. At the Ottawa International Airport, you can pay for entrance to the Aspire Lounge where you can enjoy complimentary food and beverages as well as great views of arriving and departing planes, a work area with wi-fi access, and a wide selection of books.

  • Can I get dropped off at the Halifax International Airport and where can I park my car if I choose to drive?

    Yes, passenger drop-off and pickup are permitted at Halifax Airport. The drop-off/pickup area is right outside the terminal building. Simply follow the signs to get there. However, if you plan to drive yourself, you can park your car in the multilevel parking lot adjacent to the terminal. There is also a park and fly lot where you can leave your car if you're travelling on a budget. In this case, you'll park your car and then catch the shuttle to the airport.

  • Can I rent a car at the Ottawa International Airport?

    Yes, you can. There are several rental car agencies at the Ottawa International Airport, including Avis, Alamo, Hertz, Budget, and National. They are located on Level 1 of the parking garage.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Halifax and Ottawa?

    No

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Halifax to Ottawa?

    Air Canada, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Halifax to Ottawa flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Halifax to Ottawa?

    The De Havilland (Bombardier) DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Halifax to Ottawa flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Halifax to Ottawa?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Halifax and Ottawa.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Halifax to Ottawa?

    There are nonstop flights from Halifax to Ottawa on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Halifax to Ottawa?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Halifax to Ottawa.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Halifax to Ottawa?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Ottawa from Halifax is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Halifax to Ottawa?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Ottawa with an airline and back to Halifax with another airline. Booking your flights between Halifax and YOW can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Halifax to Ottawa?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Ottawa from Halifax up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Halifax to Ottawa

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $160 or less one-way and $266 or less round-trip.
  • Ottawa International Airport (YOW) is a major airport in Canada and serves as a hub for Porter Airlines, Flair Airlines, and Air Canada. Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) is the largest airport in the province of Nova Scotia. It has just one terminal, however, it is divided into three levels. Moving sidewalks and escalators make it easy to get around the airport and from one floor to another.
  • Although most flights from Halifax to Ottawa are direct, a few flights will include a plane change. If you're flying with Air Canada, the stop will be in Montreal, and with Porter Air Lines, you would change planes in Toronto. Several of these layovers will last only an hour or two.
  • On your flight back to Halifax from Ottawa, if you're travelling during the winter, you can check your coat at Ottawa Airport in the pre-security section. There is also a storage room where you can keep your luggage.
  • Ottawa International Airport (YOW) is a busy airport in Ontario. It is less than a 20-minute drive from downtown Ottawa and less than 30 minutes from Cumberland and cities in Quebec including Gatineau.
  • If you're travelling with a baby, there are nursing rooms on both Level 1 (pre-security) and Level 2 (post-security) of the Ottawa International Airport. These rooms provide privacy for breastfeeding moms. In the room, you can use the changing tables or bottle warmers. These rooms are open 24/7.

Prefer to fly direct from Halifax to Ottawa?

Find which airlines fly direct from Halifax Intl Airport to Ottawa Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Halifax Intl to Ottawa

Monday

Air Canada, Air Transat, Porter Airlines

Air Canada, Air Transat, +1 more

Tuesday

Air Canada, Air Transat, Porter Airlines

Air Canada, Air Transat, +1 more

Wednesday

Air Canada, Air Transat, Porter Airlines

Air Canada, Air Transat, +1 more

Thursday

Air Canada, Air Transat, Porter Airlines

Air Canada, Air Transat, +1 more

Friday

Air Canada, Air Transat, Porter Airlines

Air Canada, Air Transat, +1 more

Saturday

Air Canada, Air Transat, Porter Airlines

Air Canada, Air Transat, +1 more

Sunday

Air Canada, Air Transat, Porter Airlines

Air Canada, Air Transat, +1 more

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Direct returns

Ottawa to Halifax Intl

Monday

Air Canada, Air Transat, Porter Airlines

Air Canada, Air Transat, +1 more

Tuesday

Air Canada, Air Transat, Porter Airlines

Air Canada, Air Transat, +1 more

Wednesday

Air Canada, Air Transat, Porter Airlines

Air Canada, Air Transat, +1 more

Thursday

Air Canada, Air Transat, Porter Airlines

Air Canada, Air Transat, +1 more

Friday

Air Canada, Air Transat, Porter Airlines

Air Canada, Air Transat, +1 more

Saturday

Air Canada, Air Transat, Porter Airlines

Air Canada, Air Transat, +1 more

Sunday

Air Canada, Air Transat, Porter Airlines

Air Canada, Air Transat, +1 more

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Top 4 airlines serving from Halifax to Ottawa

 
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Porter AirlinesOverall score based on 285 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.0Entertainment
8.1Comfort
7.6Food
8.8Crew
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I love the 2 seats per row. More room. The crew were excellent.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2025YHZ - YOW
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I love the 2 seats per row. More room. The crew were excellent.

It was amazing although they did bump us up to the front which gave us more leg room and a meal. The service was great! The staff were friendly. :)

Overall very good... staff were friendly and helpful. boarding was good for the most part, but a little hard to get our carry-on bags on there.... I think people should be directed to keep their coats and small bags with them until all the carry-ons are loaded, and then, if there is space, they can put their small bags and coats up top.. makes it much easier to put baggage up. i loved the internet feature, but the entertainment was not there unless you have your own Netflix or similar platform. My chair did not recline, which was very annoying, and the arms won't go up near the isle, which makes it tough to get in and out of the seat.

Staff were excellant. Only snacks served. Some turbulence so we were offered Free beer or wine.

The staff is always great. Just the fact that our flight was the only one delayed from Halifax when all other carries were still flying. It happen a year ago out of Toronto as well. All others were flying but our flight got cancelled 1 hr before the time of departure.

The only issue had when i mentioned about comfort was the man beside me was on the larger side and took about 1/3 of my seat where i was pressed against the wall/window of the plane for the trip.

The check-in staff, boarding staff, and flight crew were all very friendly. Really miss the Porter lounge in Ottawa.

Thanks for giving a beer to everyone in the seat infront of me and then telling me that I can’t have one because they are going to land. I guess I need to pay for a seat and then pick one in the very front of the plane

The flight was delayed by more than one hour. The terminal was consequently overcrowded and hot. We lost our car reservation and hit rush hour traffic in Boston, which added two hours stuck in traffic to our trip.

Awesome, the whole way through. Thank you, this is the new Canadian Airline benchmark.

Over the wing seat at emergency exit only downside people using lavatory have no respect and wait in the space

Flight delayed any hour and couple of big gate changes

The pilot came out and chatted with the passengers. He explained why there was a slight delay. The crew was excellent. Very helpful. I had to buy meals for my whole family and they were in different seats, so the crew had to deal with that. They were very pleasant and accommodating and did a great job!

We were unable to land in Liberia. It was not the airline’s fault, but we had to be diverted to SJO.

We had things stolen from our luggage, we also were refused an upgrade on a flight that was not full.

When we left, it wasn't Great . People were drinking heavily, very disrespectful Extremely loud, the entire trip. I think the crew members, should have get their attention. Coming back was great.

I sat in the club. The seeds were fantastic. The meal was great and Entertainment was good. The crew was fantastic. I recommend it to everybody.

The food was small portions and not fresh. I was seated at the back of the plane so by the time the cart approached me most of the food options were sold out. The cabin crew was fantastic however.

Great flight and crew. Food isn't free and neither are headphones...

We were in economy class but paid for option Plus which offer you an extra snack after take off, free earplugs & blanket. The crew were very attentive. The comfort however wasn’t great, hard to be comfortable in such restraint place. Wasn’t able to sleep through out the 7hrs flight and was exhausted upon arrival.

This flight didn't happen for me because of overbooking.

Everything was simple and easy. The lady at the gate was super friendly, I wish I had her name to share. She's a little older, dark-haired. You can tell she likes her job and would be a great influence on any young people training with her.

During the pre-departure safety briefing, the flight attendants rushed through the mandatory safety announcements in both official languages, making it difficult for passengers to clearly understand the instructions. Given the importance of these messages for passenger safety, this lack of clarity was concerning. Perhaps use a recoded message to alleviate this concern. Additionally, the flight attendants appeared to lack the professional attentiveness typically expected during a flight. Rather than focusing on timely and courteous service, they seemed more engaged in personal conversations than in addressing the needs of passengers. I hope this feedback is taken constructively and helps in maintaining the high standards of professionalism and care that travelers expect from a national carrier: AC.

It was just ok, after a weather delay and had to take 3 planes in one day I asked for another cookie and she said no only one per passenger, found that a bit pity after spending my whole day in airports and planes

Service is pretty good. Sandwiches have to be purchased but I’ve bought my own food. Seat was comfortable and various movies to chose from.

All good, but plane outdated, seat uncomfortable, food that we had was 4 out of 10. Crew was great!

Lack of crew staffs to handle emergency medical situations that ending no meal served and only hot water and bag of pretzels served for business class!

Very Poor Even with the disruptions our flight was delayed twice then eventually cancelled. Subsequently we to this date have lost 3 days of our vacation. The situation still remains unresolved

The app and the information given at the counter did not match.

The app and the information given at the counter did not match

Leg room was terrible and seats very narrow. Flight was also delayed.

The worst airline experience that I ever had in my life. The fare was cheap but boy do you pay for it when it comes to baggages, carry-ons, food on board and lack of available staff at check-in. Almost every other passenger on my flight had the same complaints and experience. We all bonded discussing our displeasure. My husband and I will definitely not be traveling with Flair Airlines. We'll take anyone else.

The most uncomfortable plane I ever fly on. The seats won't even recline a little. For a 5 hrs flight at night and tired it felt like torture

Seats in 1 res are dispersed all over the plane, even child was across

Personally, I will not use this fight again. The service is poor, you have to buy even water. They don't provide anything even sneak, you have to buy. They said Personally items for 7 kg. Then they use some measurements, if you have 7kg and if it's not getting inside of their measurements, you have to pay 80$ this is robbery. I will prefer other flight then this. I am désappointement taking this airplane.

It’s a shameful company. It ask as to go to counter to take the boarding pass, they simply send it by email, just to check the bags’ size in a smaller than normal template. DONT USE FLAIR! It will be more expensive than normal airlines at the end.

flight was okay, no wifi, no free drinks but worst of all they lost my son's bike for four days. Customer service was nonexistent - call a number that leaves you on perpetual hold, there's no baggage folks in the baggage claims area (in vancouver). we went up to international and nobody was at ticketing, went to domestic and they had us fill out a form. they could not tell us where the bag was. Anyway, highly recommend you drop an airtag for anything that's worth more than $500. My son's bike costs a lot more than that to replace; I was on pins and needles for four days.

The crew of this flight, specially the flight attendant in the front were the sweetest I’ve had in all my life, I genuinely hope they get a race or sum cuz of their efforts. It was just quite unsettling that the flight took so long to departure. It was supposed to leave at 10:35pm and we ended up taking off at 11:22pm…👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

It’s bare bones but was on time so can’t complain.

Of all the countries I've flown to and airlines from around the world, I have never had such a dismissive an arrogant employee during boarding. After waiting in line for 20 minutes to board, I was sent to a second line for Passport verification. Natalie from Flair, repeatedly tried to scan my passport which didn't work for some reason but was too lazy to input my information manually. Bar code scanners aren't 100% reliable as we all know. She asked me my birthdate 3 times, made me wait to be the last person aboard and then smugly threatened me that my only bag could be charged for (same backpack I used as on my arrival as carry on). Natalie working in Ft. Lauderdale and the was the epitome of lobotomized tiktok brain with the charm of junk mail.

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