Distance from Washington to Ottawa

The distance between Washington, United States and Ottawa, Canada is 732 kilometers (455 miles).

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

From Washington to Ottawa, the straight-line distance is 732 kilometers, heading north. Washington is at only 6 meters above sea level, while Ottawa is at 71 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 2-3 days
Motorcycle 1 day
Car 16-18 hours
Helicopter 3-4 hours
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Washington, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 38.8951° N 77.0364° W

Elevation: 6 m (20 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
  • Joint Base Andrews (ADW)
  • Davison Army Air Field (DAA)
  • Tipton Airport (FME)
  • Montgomery County Airpark (GAI)
Ottawa, Canada

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Toronto

Coordinates: 45.4112° N 75.6981° W

Elevation: 71 m (233 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport (YRO)
  • Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)
  • Ottawa / Gatineau Airport (YND)
  • Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport (YSH)
  • Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS)

Other distances from Washington

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Washington to New York City 329 km
From Washington to Los Angeles 3,700 km
From Washington to Chicago 958 km
From Washington to Houston 1,962 km
From Washington to Phoenix 3,189 km

Other distances from Ottawa

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Ottawa to Toronto 350 km
From Ottawa to Montréal 165 km
From Ottawa to Edmonton 2,844 km
From Ottawa to Winnipeg 1,680 km
From Ottawa to Mississauga 375 km

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Houston, United States Saltillo, Mexico 734 km
Montréal, Canada Baltimore, United States 734 km
Maracaibo, Venezuela Soacha, Colombia 730 km
Dallas, United States Kansas City, United States 729 km
Panama City, Panama Bucaramanga, Colombia 735 km
Indianapolis, United States Kansas City, United States 728 km
Bogotá, Colombia Quito, Ecuador 728 km
Nashville, United States Raleigh, United States 736 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Maceió, Brazil 727 km
San Francisco, United States San Diego, United States 737 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 737 km
Arequipa, Peru Sucre, Bolivia 727 km
Málaga, Spain Bilbao, Spain 738 km

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