# Distance from Bilbao (BIO) to Ottawa (YOW)

> 5,589 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,589 km / 3,473 mi / 3,018 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 13:35 in Bilbao, it's 07:35 in Ottawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 236 ft (YOW is higher than BIO)

## Airports

### [Bilbao Airport (BIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bio-bilbao-bilbao-airport/1ef266df-442f-69f4-803e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bilbao, Spain
- ICAO: LEBB
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates: 43.300000, -2.910000
- Elevation: 138 ft

### [Ottawa / Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yow-ottawa-ottawa-macdonald-cartier-international-airport/1ef266de-b189-6992-9daf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ottawa, Canada
- ICAO: CYOW
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 45.320000, -75.670000
- Elevation: 374 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:35 in Bilbao, it's 07:35 in Ottawa.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bilbao Airport (BIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bio-bilbao-bilbao-airport/1ef266df-442f-69f4-803e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ottawa / Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yow-ottawa-ottawa-macdonald-cartier-international-airport/1ef266de-b189-6992-9daf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)