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User reviews about Ottawa
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My Home, My Pride
I've just recently moved for a year or so, but I've lived on the outskirts of Ottawa most of my life and have spent a lot of time in it and it's fantastic. There's loa...
11 January 2006 A Yahoo! User (Report Problem)
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Great Place
Friendly, bilingual Ottawa is a picturesque breath of fresh air! The quintessential Canadian city has many good restaurants in the colorful By Market area. The National Gallery of Art is really cool ...
5 June 2005 A Yahoo! User (Report Problem)
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What a place!
Great place, great people! I spent one year there, and and I miss it a lot!
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Unexpected Beauty
Visited the city twice, once in late November and once at the beginning of July. It was beautiful at both times and the people are extreemly friendly. The town is easy to get around and very clean....
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How to get to Ottawa by plane
The newly renovated and expanded MacDonald-Cartier International (airport code YOW) is Ottawa's main airport with regular arrivals and departures from most major Canadian and many American cities. Services outside North America, however, are limited to a daily flight to London Heathrow with Air Canada, less frequent flights with Zoom Airlines to London Gatwick and Glasgow (via Halifax NS). Air France, KLM, and Swiss International Airlines provide shuttle bus service between Ottawa and Montreal that facilitate connections with their flights operated from Trudeau International Airport. This trip takes about two hours. ViaRail also operates a shuttle bus from the Dorval train station to nearby Trudeau International Airport. This free service allows one to travel from Ottawa to Dorval (a suburb of Montreal) by rail, and then transfer directly to the airport on a dedicated on-demand bus.
MacDonald-Cartier is easily reached by public transit or taxi and most of the major car rental agencies have a presence at the airport terminal in the parking garage. A taxi to downtown hotels should cost between $20 and $30, while a taxi to nearby hotels should not cost more than $10.
To reach downtown via public transit, take the #97 bus (the only bus at the airport) and get out at the MacKenzie King transitway stop (approx. 14 stops) at the Rideau Centre. If you take this route before 6:00am you will likely follow the more meandering early morning route, but will still get to MacKenzie King. To get to the train station you also take the #97 bus, but get out at Hurdman station and transfer to the #95 eastbound bus to the next stop which is the train station. Bus fare is $3 ($1.90 with pre-purchased tickets) which gives you 1.5 hours of unlimited bus travel, or $7.25 ($6 pre-purchased) for an all-day pass. Remember to ask the bus driver for a transfer, even if you do not intend on transferring to another bus - OCTranspo security personnel may get on the bus at any given stop and ask passengers for proof of payment. You will be required to show your transfer or else you will be fined.
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Weather forecast and averages temperatures in Ottawa
Use our Ottawa weather forecast to plan your trip. Find average monthly temperature and rainfall information to decide the best time to visit Ottawa.
Records and Averages
| Month | Avg. Max. | Avg. Min. | Avg. Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -7°C | -16°C | 58 mm |
| Feb | -5°C | -14°C | 58 mm |
| Mar | 2°C | -8°C | 66 mm |
| Apr | 11°C | 0°C | 69 mm |
| May | 18°C | 7°C | 76 mm |
| Jun | 23°C | 12°C | 76 mm |
| Jul | 26°C | 15°C | 89 mm |
| Aug | 24°C | 13°C | 91 mm |
| Sep | 19°C | 9°C | 84 mm |
| Oct | 13°C | 3°C | 74 mm |
| Nov | 4°C | -3°C | 86 mm |
| Dec | -4°C | -12°C | 84 mm |