How far is Kanata North from downtown Ottawa?

From the centre of Kanata North to Parliament Hill is about 20.1 km in a straight line and 25.9 km by road. Free-flowing driving takes about 26 minutes by OSRM's estimate, which does not include traffic.

What is the nearest O-Train station to Kanata North?

Moodie is the only O-Train station in our places data for the area. It is listed as open on the Confederation Line and sits east of Kanata North at about 45.341° N, 75.837° W. That is roughly 7 km in a straight line from the area centre.

How do people in Kanata North get to work?

In the 2021 census, 85.7% of workers in Kanata Lakes, 84.0% in Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgan's Grant and 78.9% in Beaverbrook commuted by car, truck or van. Public transit was used by 5.8%, 5.5% and 10.2% respectively.

Guide · Transit

Transit & getting around

Downtown Ottawa is 20.1 km away in a straight line, or 25.9 km and about 26 minutes by road in free-flow conditions with no traffic. In the 2021 census, most workers in all three ONS areas commuted by car.

The O-Train does not run through the Kanata North area yet: Moodie, just east, is the western end of Line 1.

Updated October 30, 2026 · Facts on this page link to their sources

Rear of Brookstreet Hotel, Kanata, Ottawa. It's a nice sunny spot to park at the office.. Photo: Andrew Plumb from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The only O-Train station in our data is Moodie on the Confederation Line, to the east of the area. Its OpenStreetMap entry is marked open.

Census commuting shares (ONS, 2021): car, truck or van was 85.7% of workers in Kanata Lakes, 84.0% in the ONS 'Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgan's Grant' area and 78.9% in Beaverbrook. Public transit was 5.8%, 5.5% and 10.2%. Working at home was 55.4%, 50.0% and 48.4%. ONS counts an average of 8 to 9.5 transit stops within a 600 m walk. Confirm current routes with OC Transpo.

By car

Drive times

From the area centre. Straight-line distance from the area centre; driving distance and free-flow time from the OSRM demo router on OpenStreetMap roads (no traffic).

Parliament Hill (downtown Ottawa)
25.9 km by roadrouter.project-osrm.org
26 minby car

Map

Transit and stations

O-Train stations 1

O-Train stations

Moodie
Confederation Line
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How far is Kanata North from downtown Ottawa?
From the centre of Kanata North to Parliament Hill is about 20.1 km in a straight line and 25.9 km by road. Free-flowing driving takes about 26 minutes by OSRM's estimate, which does not include traffic.
As of 2026-10 · router.project-osrm.org openstreetmap.org
What is the nearest O-Train station to Kanata North?
Moodie is the only O-Train station in our places data for the area. It is listed as open on the Confederation Line and sits east of Kanata North at about 45.341° N, 75.837° W. That is roughly 7 km in a straight line from the area centre.
As of 2026-10 · openstreetmap.org
How do people in Kanata North get to work?
In the 2021 census, 85.7% of workers in Kanata Lakes, 84.0% in Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgan's Grant and 78.9% in Beaverbrook commuted by car, truck or van. Public transit was used by 5.8%, 5.5% and 10.2% respectively.
As of 2021 · ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca