Driving Instructions from the Ottawa International Airport (MacDonald-Cartier International Airport):
- Start out going Northwest on Airport Parkway Private.
- Take Airport Parkway Private toward Arrivals (overheight)
- Airport Parkway Private becomes RR-79 N.
- Take the ramp toward Colonel By Drive.
- Turn Left onto Bronson Place.
- Turn Right onto Colonel By Drive.
- Turn Left onto Hawthorne Avenue.
- Turn Slight Right on Elgin Street.
- Turn Right onto Cooper Street.
- Turn Left onto Cartier Street.
- Turn Left onto Lisgar Street.
From the West:
Trans Canada Highway – 417 East
- Take Exit 119 toward Metcalfe Street.
- Stay Straight to go onto Isabella Street.
- Turn Slight Left onto Metcalfe Street.
- Turn Slight Right onto Argyle Avenue. Continue to follow Argyle Avenue.
- Turn Left onto Elgin Street.
- Turn Right onto Cooper Street.
- Turn Left onto Cartier Street.
- Turn Left onto Lisgar Street.
From the East:
Trans Canada Highway – 417 West
- Take Exit 119, Metcalfe Street/Catherine Street.
- Take the Metcalfe Street ramp.
- Turn Right onto Metcalfe Street.
- Turn Slight Right onto Argyle Avenue. Continue to follow Argyle Avenue.
- Turn Left onto Elgin Street.
- Turn Right onto Cooper Street.
- Turn Left onto Cartier Street.
- Turn Left onto Lisgar Street.
Provincial Route - 17 West
- Provincial Route 17 becomes 417 W Trans Canada Highway.
- Take the Metcalfe Street, Exit 119.
- Take Metcalfe Street ramp.
- Turn Right onto Metcalfe Street.
- Turn Slight Right onto Argyle Avenue. Continue to follow Argyle Avenue.
- Turn Left onto Elgin Street.
- Turn Right onto Cooper Street.
- Turn Left onto Cartier Street.
- Turn Left onto Lisgar Street.
Parking:
Meter parking (1 hour) is available on Lisgar and Cartier Streets. Underground parking at City Hall can be accessed off Laurier Avenue (2 blocks north of the Lisgar).