Tours, tickets and day trips in Ottawa, ON
The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.
Top-rated experiences in Ottawa
The best-reviewed experiences in Ottawa from Viator, our tours partner: 111 to choose from, with the “from” price of each. You book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes; free cancellation is marked where it applies.
Ottawa City Tour by Land and Water (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $43.72 Free cancellation
Ottawa Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $39.35 Free cancellation
Original Haunted Walk of Ottawa (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $27.40 Free cancellation
Canadian War Museum Admission (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $19.10 Free cancellation
Ottawa City Highlights 3 Hour Walking Tour | Gratuity-Based (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $5 Free cancellation
Ottawa Premium City Tour with Parliament Hill & Canal Cruise (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $102.16 Free cancellation
Lilo Floating Tiki Bar on the Ottawa River (Gatineau Pickup) (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $62.47 Free cancellation
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Tours, tickets and day trips across Canada
What people come to see
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Parliament Hill | 3,000,000 | — |
| Library of Parliament | 349,610 | — |
| Canada Science and Technology Museum | 347,917 | — |
| National Gallery of Canada | 237,391 | 2014 |
| Ottawa Public Library | 90,188 | 2016 |
The busiest is Parliament Hill at 3,000,000 visitors. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Day trips from Ottawa
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa to Orléans | Canada | 16 km (10 mi) | about 16 min |
| Ottawa to Kingston | Canada | 145 km (90 mi) | about 2 h 22 min |
| Ottawa to Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne | Canada | 152 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 29 min |
| Ottawa to Laval | Canada | 157 km (98 mi) | about 2 h 34 min |
| Ottawa to Terrebonne | Canada | 163 km (101 mi) | about 2 h 39 min |
| Ottawa to Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie | Canada | 164 km (102 mi) | about 2 h 40 min |
| Ottawa to Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension | Canada | 164 km (102 mi) | about 2 h 40 min |
| Ottawa to Montréal | Canada | 165 km (102 mi) | about 2 h 41 min |
| Ottawa to Longueuil | Canada | 174 km (108 mi) | about 2 h 50 min |
| Ottawa to Rochester | United States | 294 km (182 mi) | about 4 h 47 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
How do I book tours and tickets in Ottawa?
Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.
What is the most visited attraction in Ottawa?
Parliament Hill, with 3,000,000 visitors (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.