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Ottawa is the capital of Canada. The city is situated along the Ontario side of the Ottawa River, opposite Gatineau, Quebec. The metropolitan population of Ottawa is 1.4 million and is currently the fifth largest city in Canada, and the second largest in Ontario after Toronto.

Unique as a North American capital, the city is bilingual. English is the first language of a majority of the population, but French is the first language of a significant number. Staff in most stores and restaurants speak both well and, in general, bilingualism is very common.

Ottawa is home to many of the world’s cultures as thousands of immigrants from around the world now call Ottawa home. The city is probably best known as the nation’s capital but has become one of the fastest growing cities in North America owing to the booming high-tech business sector.

Ottawa Car Rental-Places to Drive Your Discount Car Rental in Ottawa

Just across the river from Ottawa is Gatineau, which has the stunning Canadian Museum of Civilization and some mighty good restaurants too. There is a scenic national park of the same name just to the north-west, with high cliffs and deep, clear lakes.

To the south-east of Ottawa is a large flat rural area consisting mostly of small commuter towns, agricultural villages, and the occasional woodland. This lowland is sprawled over eight counties and stretches all the way to Montreal and the United States border, hundreds of kilometres away. In this agricultural hinterland lies:

Merrickville, 45 min by car rental south of Ottawa, claims to be Canada’s prettiest village.

Perth, 1 hour south, a very scenic town with mills, and heritage buildings. A great car rental drive.

Carp, a tiny village 10 km north of Ottawa, houses the surreal Cold War “Central Emergency Government Headquarters” (Diefenbunker), now a museum. A beautiful and relaxing drive in you discount car rental.

To the west of Ottawa lies more rugged terrain. The Madawaska Highlands, which start about 90km to the northwest, is a sparsely inhabited wilderness area composed of miles upon miles of lakes and forests. In this area lies:

Greater Madawaska, the Calabogie Ski resort about 1 1/2 hour west of Ottawa in your rental car.

To the north of Ottawa lies Renfrew County, the heart of what is know colloquially as the Ottawa Valley. Though Ottawa lies geologically in the Ottawa Valley, as a colloquial term it is used to refer to the cultural region to the north of Ottawa.

Beyond the Ottawa region lie other Canadian cities, such as:

Montreal, the largest city in Quebec, is 200km east in your rental car. The largest French-speaking city outside of Europe.

Toronto, Canada’s largest city, is about 500km to the southwest in your Ottawa car rental.

Kingston, about 200km to the southwest, on the way to Toronto. An old city composed of limestone buildings and home to Queen’s University, one of Canada’s most prestigious universities. A great day drive in your discount Ottawa car rental.

Ottawa Airport Car Rental (YOW)

Cheap Car Rental in Ottawa-The newly renovated and expanded Macdonald-Cartier International (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 and a daily flight to Frankfurt with Air Canada. 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. Via Rail also operates a shuttle bus from the Dorval train station to nearby Trudeau International Airport. This free shuttle 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

Ottawa Airport Car rental companies are conveniently located in the Parkade, across the street from the passenger terminal building. A limited number of accessible vehicles that can accommodate wheelchairs and are fitted with hand controls are available for rent. Customers are asked to make arrangements at least 48 hours in advance with their car rental agency however Car Rental Giant can get you a cheap car rental within hours of your arrival.

Car Rental Giant Customers recently booked rentals in Ottawa - Airport as low as:

Economy: 12.01

Midsize: 21.23

Fullsize: 23.10

Suv: 41.10

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