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$152 Find Cheap Flights from Ottawa to Tampa

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Ottawa to Tampa, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$197
Overall average: $292
WestJet
Fri 3/27Fri 4/3
YOW - TPA • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$237
Porter Airlines
Tue 3/24Tue 3/31
YOW - TPA • Non-stop
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Air Canada's Wi-Fi includes free messaging for members.
Porter's no middle seats enhance comfort with window or aisle options.
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Cheapest • from $197 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 7.9 score
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January
Cheapest • 16% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Ottawa to Tampa (YOW-TPA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Ottawa to Tampa that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Ottawa to Tampa

Fri, Mar 27 - Fri, Apr 3
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5:40 am - 1:21 pm
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7h 41m
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8:30 pm - 12:39 am
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28h 09m
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$197WestJet
Mon, Mar 23 - Mon, Mar 30
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5:40 am - 1:21 pm
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7h 41m
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6:25 pm - 12:38 am
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6h 13m
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$227Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 23 - Mon, Mar 30
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5:40 am - 1:21 pm
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7h 41m
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6:25 pm - 12:38 am
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6h 13m
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$232Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 23 - Mon, Mar 30
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9:35 am - 12:56 pm
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3h 21mnonstop
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6:25 pm - 12:38 am
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YOW
6h 13m
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$233Porter Airlines
Tue, Mar 24 - Tue, Mar 31
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9:35 am - 12:56 pm
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3h 21mnonstop
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1:55 pm - 5:05 pm
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3h 10mnonstop
$237Porter Airlines
Mon, Mar 23 - Mon, Mar 30
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9:35 am - 12:56 pm
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3h 21mnonstop
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6:25 pm - 12:38 am
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6h 13m
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$238Porter Airlines
Mon, Mar 23 - Mon, Mar 30
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9:35 am - 12:56 pm
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3h 21mnonstop
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6:25 pm - 12:38 am
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6h 13m
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$239Porter Airlines
Mon, Mar 23 - Tue, Mar 31
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5:40 am - 1:21 pm
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7h 41m
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6:25 pm - 12:38 am
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6h 13m
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$240Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 23 - Mon, Mar 30
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5:40 am - 1:21 pm
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7h 41m
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6:25 pm - 12:38 am
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6h 13m
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$242Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 23 - Mon, Mar 30
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5:40 am - 1:21 pm
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7h 41m
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6:25 pm - 12:38 am
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6h 13m
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$245Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Ottawa to Tampa flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Ottawa to Tampa 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 Ottawa to Tampa?

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Ottawa to Tampa, 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 Ottawa to Tampa is January, where tickets cost $256 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $328 and $328 respectively.

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

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 $321, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Ottawa to Tampa, 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 Ottawa to Tampa, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Ottawa to Tampa

 
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Independent aviation journalist John Walton took his first flight at eight weeks old and hasn’t stopped travelling since. A world-renowned expert in airlines and the passenger experience, he writes in depth on aviation, is a resident expert on travel in Japan and France, and offers a uniquely queer perspective on travelling the world.

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Stefanie Waldek is a freelance space, travel, and design writer based in Saratoga Springs, NY. Her words have appeared in Space.com, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful, among other publications. An expert in aviation and expedition cruising, Stefanie is frequently up in the air or on the sea, likely en route to Antarctica or the Arctic.

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Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$149
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 7% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Ottawa to Tampa

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Ottawa to Tampa based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Ottawa to Tampa

  • What is the cheapest flight from Ottawa to Tampa?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Ottawa to Tampa was $149 for a one-way ticket and $197 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Ottawa to Tampa?

    On your way to Tampa, you’ll fly out from Ottawa. You’ll be landing at Tampa.

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

    Only Air Canada offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Ottawa to Tampa flight route.

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

    The Embraer 195 E2 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Ottawa to Tampa flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Ottawa to Tampa?

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

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

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Ottawa to Tampa on on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Ottawa to Tampa, Porter Airlines or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Ottawa to Tampa are Porter Airlines and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $307 and an overall rating of 7.9, Porter Airlines is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $309 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Ottawa to Tampa.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Tampa from Ottawa 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 Ottawa to Tampa?

    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 Tampa with an airline and back to Ottawa with another airline. Booking your flights between Ottawa and TPA 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 Ottawa to Tampa?

    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 Tampa from Ottawa 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 Ottawa to Tampa

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $321 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Ottawa to Tampa?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Ottawa to Tampa.
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Direct departures

Ottawa to Tampa

Monday

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Tuesday

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Thursday

Porter Airlines

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Saturday

Porter Airlines

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Direct returns

Tampa to Ottawa

Monday

Porter Airlines

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Tuesday

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Saturday

Porter Airlines

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Ottawa to Tampa

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Ottawa to Tampa. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.9
Porter AirlinesOverall score based on 415 reviews
7.5Food
6.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
7.9Comfort
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The Flight took off 2hrs late because there was no pilot showing up when the flight was ready to board.. Though the cabin crew was present and had prepared the plane, the FO turned around after 15 min and went away. A crew to fly the plane finally arrived over an hour later and we were able to board 1h30 min later than planned time... until everything was loaded, we left 2h late from the gate. This was a small plane, so don't expect any Entertainment... Wi-Fi access on board would work, but took an awful amount of time to figure out and get it work (I'm an IT person). Flying as VIPorter customer, I was expecting at least some warm meal, but everything served was just cold.. except the coffee maybe. Even in so-called VIPorter seats, space is cramped and trays are so tiny, you can barely setup your food. Flight caught up during the coast-to-coast crossing and was able to recoup about 45 min from the delay.. still arrived very late in Vancouver and had to wait a long time to get our registered bags. Let's see how the return flight will be in a few days..

6.0 GoodBeat, Jan 2026
YUL - YVR
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The Flight took off 2hrs late because there was no pilot showing up when the flight was ready to board.. Though the cabin crew was present and had prepared the plane, the FO turned around after 15 min and went away. A crew to fly the plane finally arrived over an hour later and we were able to board 1h30 min later than planned time... until everything was loaded, we left 2h late from the gate. This was a small plane, so don't expect any Entertainment... Wi-Fi access on board would work, but took an awful amount of time to figure out and get it work (I'm an IT person). Flying as VIPorter customer, I was expecting at least some warm meal, but everything served was just cold.. except the coffee maybe. Even in so-called VIPorter seats, space is cramped and trays are so tiny, you can barely setup your food. Flight caught up during the coast-to-coast crossing and was able to recoup about 45 min from the delay.. still arrived very late in Vancouver and had to wait a long time to get our registered bags. Let's see how the return flight will be in a few days..

It was okay. Had a thing with the front desk, she had me repack my suitcases to have them be under the weight restrictions, but then the other one was overweight, she argued with me about it when there were tons of people in line. Wasn’t great.

Due to a known technical error that Porter has not fixed in over a year, I was unable to check in the children on my reservation online and had to do it at the airport. Upon check in, there were no seats together, which was an issue as we had young children. The gate agent did manage to seat us together by moving other passengers, which was appreciated, but the other passengers were never informed, leading to confusion and delay upon boarding. The flight was over an hour late; no explanation or apology was ever issued. The bags on Porter take a long time to arrive--over half an hour at Hamilton on my inbound flight, and not much better on my return to Edmonton.

On my e-boarding pass it shows free wifi, yet the plane I was on didn’t have wifi. Please remove false advertising from your website and boarding passes

3.5 hr delay for a 1 hr work flight. No information as to why the delay until 20 mins before boarding.

Organization and the adjusted times but the snacks could be of a bigger portion

Smaller plane. Food and bar service for free is amazing. Drinks were in glass not plastic cups.

Poor landing as we overshot the runway and had to re land the plane. Lost both of my luggage not found as of yet. Had to pay extra money for my luggage in USD, now great my luggage is gone. Will not fly with Porter again.

This flight to St. Johns was really good. Boarding was a breeze. We left spot on time. Seats were actually pretty good. Recliner further than I expected. Three more flights to go we will see if this is the status quo for Porter.👍

I was not happy with AirfareAssist, the agency that kayak advised me would be handling my booking. I was advised by porter airlines that I had been overcharged for the Basic express , a option that I had asked airfare assist to help arrange after I realized that the basic fare I had chosen with porter did not include a carryon. At each checkin porter advised I had been overcharged for this . They advised that money would be refunded to my credit card, however, this is not likely to happen as it is not my name and credit card that appeared on the porter invoice, but that of another individual/agent. When airfare assist was arranging the basic express with porter on my behalf, they asked me to confirm that I agreed to pay $263 USD for this. I did agree, as I was advised this was needed to proceed. When I checked the invoice on the porter website and saw that it was not my name and credit card on the invoice, I was advised that this was how airfareassist processed the payment. The Porter invoice indicated a billed amount of $126USD I will not use Kayak or their designated AirfareAssist again

Much better than Spirit. I was please by the easy fast check in and boarding

Very poor. The flight was delayed from Toronto because some forget to do there job . I got to my connecting gate in San Francisco 10 minutes before the departure.but this didn’t let me board even though the flight was still there for an other 30 minutes. The the gentleman at the unite airline desk told me that they usually wait for passengers but air Canada called and told them not to we I been rerouted to Manila instead of Hong Kong . In San Francisco they mad me check in my carryon bag . I was told the it will directly go yo ho chi minn cuyt but I was told that by the Vietnams airline desk that’s not there I’m 10 hours behind my scheduled flight and looks like I I’m going without baggage. I don’t have a chance of catching ..

In overall it was a good experience, the only down point was that the entertainment screen was working properly.

It was great. There were some issues prior to takeoff. The weather was poor so we had to go through deicing, and we were delayed a bit by the pilots' concern about one of the engines, but that's aviation. The pilots handled everything with aplomb, and kept us apprised

l really enjoy very much the flight was very pleasant

After a delay at the gate, C3, at Ohare on Sunday, I left my Blk ski coat on the bench at the gate, lost! Please review my lob claim, thx.

Quick and seamless boarding. No entertainment but fast Starlink wifi for this short trip and the staff was really friendly.

I dread trans-Pacific flights. They are very long. This was my first time on Universal, and it was my best crossing ever. The staff were professional, the hospitality was great, and the food was delicious. The entertainment system filled the long flight hours. I will seek out Universal flights from now onwards. 🙂

Always wish for more healthy, gluten free options. We have to bring our own.

Efficient all round, very good crew. Short flight so the food, of course, was just snacks

It was a very small plane and was ok. No food or entertainment so there should be an option for NA.

My seat was covered in vomit and I will be reaching out to Air Canada

We were happy with the service and cost of checking a bag

Air Canada Rouge is great. Toronto Airport is the usual nightmare

The staff could not have been any friendlier. Lots of usb ports on our aircraft.

The airplane is way too tight, you can hardly enter into your row to sit.. more like kids seats than adults.

Flying with Air Canada is still better than the discount airlines like Flair. The seats are more comfortable and the on-board entertainment is better, with each seat having a built in screen and lots of content to watch. Onboard WIFI is also great to have, as well as plugs for charging. I think passengers in general are getting better at not bringing too much luggage onboard, and Air Canada is better at managing this without customers feeling like they are being taken advantage of with extra fees. I have travelled on different airlines and all seem to be loading faster, with fewer people bringing both a carry on and a personal item. Now I just bring one item and it fits under the seat so I don't need to worry about finding a place in the overhead bins. Overall, across the industry, asking customers to pay for carry on baggage is fair because it allows customers to only pay for what they need, and it helps to keep the planes on time. Kudos to Air Canada for its approach - the desired result is achieved without customers feeling that they are being surprised and caught with unexpected extra fees.

Due to the strike by AC flight attendants, my flight was cancelled. Very disappointing! A refund is being processed. This was not a Kayak issue. I will be sure to come back to Kayak in the future.

Late departing. Late arriving. More worried about limiting bags on board. Free beer and wine a nice surprise.

Staff was very courteous and kept things organized. We will definitely use Air Canada for further travel

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