Limousine Rental in Ottawa

Macdonald-Cartier International Airport is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The distance between the airport and Ottawa is 10.5 km. The airport was founded on a plateau by the Ottawa Flying Club in the late 1920s. A school of the demolished farming community of Bowesville used to stand on the site of the main passenger terminal. The airport was used as a military air base by the Canadian Air Force for some time. Now the forces of the Royal Canadian Air Force (without a military base status) are placed at the airport to accompany state vehicles. The airport was renamed in honour of John Macdonald and George Cartier, remarkable Canadian politicians and public figures, in 1993.

Macdonald-Cartier International Airport is the sixth busiest airport in the country. It handles about 5 million passengers annually. It has 3 runways, the main passenger terminal, and two general aviation terminals.

The city centre can be reached by express bus route 97 (boarding is done near columns 13-16 on the external roadside). There’s a special transit way for the route. The airport has bus stops (columns 9-10 on the internal roadside) and provides limousine, taxi, charter bus, and car rental services. Passengers are only allowed to board taxis from Level 1 of the arrivals area.

Several large agencies — Alamo, Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz, National car — provide car rental services at the airport. The offices of the companies are situated on the first level of Parkade P1. The multi-storey car park is located opposite the passenger terminal. The garage can be accessed directly from the terminal through the departure level of the terminal. The offices of all the companies are open from 7 am till 1 am. The vehicles are taken and returned in Parkade P1.

The airport also works with the companies called Routes and Discount Car. Their customer service offices are situated outside the airport at 1749 Bank Street (Discount Car) and 2644 Leitrim road (Routes). Both companies provide free transfer to the place where a car can be rented. Return of the vehicle is done according to the rental agreement. Read all...

Ottawa is a rich in landmarks and sighs tourist destination offering thousands of tours and excursion programs to explore unique objects and interesting cultural establishments. The city of Ottawa has preserved several ancient religious buildings, the most interesting among which is considered to be the Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica. The construction of the religious building was started in 1839 and lasted for more than 35 years. The building is executed in keeping to best traditions of Neo-Gothic style.
The basilica features unique interior design. Its hall is decorated with ingenious fresco paintings and wood carvings, bright stained glass artworks and plenty of religious artifacts. A significant historical monument is the Peace Tower. The height of the tower is about 300 feet. The monument is commemorating city residents who died in the World War I.

The tower houses the Memorial Chamber on the first floor. The Chamber keeps a book with 66 650 names of city residents who died during the war. Another significant and tourist attracting architectural landmark of the city is the building of the City Hall. In the nearest neighborhood to this city landmark tourists will discover another nature attraction of this tourist destination being the Rideau Falls. Many tourists prefer visiting this location late in the evening as the falls are illuminated then with an original and impressive light system.
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