An 8:35 a.m. departure from Ottawa now lands in Hamilton at 9:43. That is the opening flight of a route Porter Airlines started on June 22, and it is the only nonstop service between the two cities.
Until now, anyone going from the capital to Hamilton had to change planes at a bigger airport or face the road and rail options. Porter flies the pair twice a day in each direction, between Ottawa International and John C. Munro Hamilton International.
The timetable
The second Ottawa departure leaves at 2 p.m. and touches down at 3:08 p.m. Coming back, flights leave Hamilton at 10:25 a.m. and 6:35 p.m. All times are local and can change. A morning flight out and an evening flight back make a same-day return realistic.
The aircraft is a 78-seat De Havilland Dash 8-400 with two seats on each side of the aisle, so there is no middle seat. Porter serves complimentary beer and wine in glassware, plus Canadian premium snacks. It also sells PorterReserve fares, which come with dedicated check-in, extra legroom, two checked bags and more flexibility when plans change.
What Ottawa connects to
Ottawa is the hinge. From there, Hamilton passengers can continue to Charlottetown, Fredericton and Moncton, and Porter has also pointed to onward links to Boston and New York. One report counted 11 onward destinations through the Ottawa hub; another said Hamilton now has nonstop access to 13 destinations in Porter’s network.
Going the other way, Ottawa residents get a short hop toward Niagara. Hamilton says it has more than 100 waterfalls, and Niagara-on-the-Lake sits about an hour away, known for theatre, historic streets and wine. Vineyards and tasting rooms dot the nearby Niagara Peninsula, in communities such as Beamsville, Vineland and Jordan.
Porter started serving Hamilton in June 2025. Since then its list of Canadian destinations from the airport has grown from four to eight, adding Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Vancouver, Montreal, St. John’s and Winnipeg alongside Ottawa. Hamilton International has put money into its terminal and jet bridges during that stretch.
The route fits a wider pattern for the carrier, which flies from several airports around Toronto and Hamilton instead of routing everyone through one hub.
Sources
- Porter Airlines Opens New Nonstop Corridor Between Ottawa and Hamilton, Increasing Travel Efficiency and Expanding Options for Short-Haul Domestic Passengers – Travel And Tour World
- Porter Airlines Launches Ottawa–Hamilton Flights, Unlocking Faster Ontario and Atlantic Canada Travel
