Bus 303 in Ottawa links Porcupine / Cricket and Carlingwood / Carling. The route is 61.1 km long with 61 stops, and the official schedule from OC Transpo puts the full trip at about 74 minutes. On a weekday it runs 1 trip in one direction.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 303 |
| City | Ottawa |
| Transit authority | OC Transpo |
| Start → end | Porcupine / Cricket → Carlingwood / Carling |
| End → start | Carlingwood / Carling → Porcupine / Cricket |
| Route length | 61.1 km / 59.0 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 61 / 57 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 74 minutes |
| Trips per day | 1 on weekdays one way |
| Frequency | — |
| First / last trip from «Porcupine / Cricket» | 08:46 / 08:46 |
| First / last trip from «Carlingwood / Carling» | 14:30 / 14:30 |
| Fare | — |
| Updated | August 23, 2026 |
Route of Bus 303
Outbound: Porcupine / Cricket → Carlingwood / Carling
This direction has 61 stops and runs 61.1 km. The route passes Porcupine / Cricket, Hazeldean / Stittsville Main, Castlefrank / Macneil, Katimavik / Beaufort. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porcupine / Cricket | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Porcupine / Cricket | 0.5 km | |
| 3 | Dunrobin / Thomas A. Dolan | 1.0 km | |
| 4 | Donald B. Munro / Robertlee | 14.9 km | |
| 5 | Juanita / Snelgrove | 16.4 km | |
| 6 | Carp / Falldown | 16.9 km | |
| 7 | Carp / Donald B. Munro | 17.2 km | |
| 8 | Donald B. Munro / Carp | 17.4 km | |
| 9 | 518 Donald B. Munro | 17.8 km | |
| 10 | Donald B. Munro / Carp | 18.2 km | |
| 11 | Carp / Westbrook | 28.0 km | |
| 12 | Carp / Westbrook | 28.3 km | |
| 13 | Carp / Lloydalex | 28.5 km | |
| 14 | Carp / Rothbourne | 29.1 km | |
| 15 | Stittsville Main / Ad. 1251 | 30.9 km | |
| 16 | Hazeldean / Stittsville Main | 31.3 km | |
| 17 | Hazeldean / Springbrook | 31.6 km | |
| 18 | Hazeldean / Victor | 32.0 km | |
| 19 | Hazeldean / Savage | 32.1 km | |
| 20 | Hazeldean / Bradley Green | 32.3 km | |
| 21 | Hazeldean / Fringewood | 32.9 km | |
| 22 | Hazeldean / Iber | 33.1 km | |
| 23 | 5654 Hazeldean | 33.4 km | |
| 24 | Hazeldean / Grant Crossing Centre | 33.8 km | |
| 25 | Hazeldean / Lowe’s | 34.1 km | |
| 26 | Hazeldean / Kincardine | 34.7 km | |
| 27 | Hazeldean / Terry Fox | 34.9 km | |
| 28 | Hazeldean / Young | 35.2 km | |
| 29 | Hazeldean / Castlefrank | 35.5 km | |
| 30 | Castlefrank / Macneil | 35.8 km | |
| 31 | Castlefrank / Tamblyn | 36.0 km | |
| 32 | Castlefrank / Hungerford | 36.4 km | |
| 33 | Castlefrank / Kakulu | 36.6 km | |
| 34 | Castlefrank / Mccurdy | 36.9 km | |
| 35 | Castlefrank / Katimavik | 37.2 km | |
| 36 | Castlefrank / Aird | 37.3 km | |
| 37 | Lord Byng / Kanata | 37.9 km | |
| 38 | Terry Fox 4A | 38.4 km | |
| 39 | Lord Byng / Kanata | 38.8 km | |
| 40 | Castlefrank / Aird | 39.2 km | |
| 41 | Katimavik / Castlefrank | 39.5 km | |
| 42 | Katimavik / Chimo | 39.8 km | |
| 43 | Katimavik / Whitney | 40.1 km | |
| 44 | Katimavik / Beaufort | 40.4 km | |
| 45 | Katimavik / Peary | 40.6 km | |
| 46 | Katimavik / Chimo | 40.9 km | |
| 47 | Katimavik / Eagleson | 41.1 km | |
| 48 | Eagleson D | 41.7 km | |
| 49 | Eagleson A | 41.8 km | |
| 50 | Eagleson B | 42.0 km | |
| 51 | 417 Ramp / Moodie (moodie A) | 46.0 km | |
| 52 | Bayshore B | 49.5 km | |
| 53 | Pinecrest B | 52.9 km | |
| 54 | Queensway 2A | 57.2 km | |
| 55 | Lincoln Fields 3B | 58.9 km | |
| 56 | Carling / Edgeworth | 59.7 km | |
| 57 | Carling / Fox | 60.0 km | |
| 58 | Carling / Woodroffe | 60.2 km | |
| 59 | Carling / Fairlawn | 60.5 km | |
| 60 | Carlingwood – Loblaws | 60.9 km | |
| 61 | Carlingwood / Carling | 61.1 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Carlingwood / Carling → Porcupine / Cricket
This direction has 57 stops and runs 59.0 km. The route passes Carlingwood / Carling, Katimavik / Hearst, Castlefrank / Kakulu, Hazeldean / Savage. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlingwood – Loblaws | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Carlingwood / Carling | 0.2 km | |
| 3 | Carling / Woodroffe | 0.5 km | |
| 4 | Carling / Woodland | 0.7 km | |
| 5 | Carling / Richardson | 1.0 km | |
| 6 | Carling / Wentworth | 1.1 km | |
| 7 | Carling / Edgeworth | 1.3 km | |
| 8 | Lincoln Fields 5A | 1.4 km | |
| 9 | Lincoln Fields 3B | 2.2 km | |
| 10 | Pinecrest A | 5.7 km | |
| 11 | Bayshore C | 8.5 km | |
| 12 | Moodie B | 12.7 km | |
| 13 | Eagleson C | 17.5 km | |
| 14 | Katimavik / Eagleson | 17.9 km | |
| 15 | Katimavik / Hearst | 18.2 km | |
| 16 | Katimavik / Peary | 18.4 km | |
| 17 | Katimavik / Beaufort | 18.6 km | |
| 18 | Katimavik / Whitney | 19.0 km | |
| 19 | Katimavik / Chimo | 19.2 km | |
| 20 | Castlefrank / Katimavik | 19.5 km | |
| 21 | Castlefrank / Aird | 19.7 km | |
| 22 | Lord Byng / Kanata | 20.2 km | |
| 23 | Terry Fox 3C | 20.6 km | |
| 24 | Lord Byng / Kanata | 21.1 km | |
| 25 | Castlefrank / Aird | 21.6 km | |
| 26 | Castlefrank / Katimavik | 21.9 km | |
| 27 | Castlefrank / Mccurdy | 22.1 km | |
| 28 | Castlefrank / Kakulu | 22.4 km | |
| 29 | Castlefrank / Hungerford | 22.7 km | |
| 30 | Castlefrank / Mccurdy | 22.9 km | |
| 31 | Castlefrank / Macneil | 23.2 km | |
| 32 | Castlefrank / Hazeldean | 23.3 km | |
| 33 | Hazeldean / Edgewater | 23.8 km | |
| 34 | Hazeldean / Terry Fox | 24.3 km | |
| 35 | Hazeldean / Lowe’s | 24.9 km | |
| 36 | Hazeldean / Grant Crossing Centre | 25.2 km | |
| 37 | 5685 Hazeldean | 25.6 km | |
| 38 | Hazeldean / Iber | 25.9 km | |
| 39 | Hazeldean / Fringewood | 26.1 km | |
| 40 | Hazeldean / Bradley Green | 26.5 km | |
| 41 | Hazeldean / Savage | 26.7 km | |
| 42 | Hazeldean / Johnwoods | 26.9 km | |
| 43 | Hazeldean / Springbrook | 27.3 km | |
| 44 | Stittsville Main / Ad. 1224 | 28.1 km | |
| 45 | Carp / Rothbourne | 29.8 km | |
| 46 | Carp / Lloydalex | 30.3 km | |
| 47 | Carp / Westbrook | 30.6 km | |
| 48 | Donald B. Munro / Carp | 40.6 km | |
| 49 | 518 Donald B. Munro | 41.0 km | |
| 50 | Donald B. Munro / Carp | 41.4 km | |
| 51 | Carp / Donald B. Munro | 41.7 km | |
| 52 | Carp / Falldown | 41.9 km | |
| 53 | Juanita / Snelgrove | 42.4 km | |
| 54 | Donald B. Munro / Robertlee | 43.9 km | |
| 55 | Dunrobin / Thomas A. Dolan | 57.8 km | |
| 56 | Porcupine / Cricket | 58.5 km | |
| 57 | Porcupine / Cricket | 59.0 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from OC Transpo, the route runs 1 trip in one direction on a weekday.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Porcupine / Cricket» | 08:46 — 08:46 | — — — |
| From «Carlingwood / Carling» | 14:30 — 14:30 | — — — |
Frequently asked questions
When do the first and last trips run?
From Porcupine / Cricket the first is at 08:46 and the last at 08:46. From Carlingwood / Carling they are 14:30 and 14:30.
How long does the trip from Porcupine / Cricket to Carlingwood / Carling take?
About 74 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
61 outbound and 57 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 303 run on weekends?
Yes, the route runs every day, with a separate weekend schedule.
Every route number with its termini, operating hours and travel time is collected in the Ottawa buses overview.
Data current as of August 23, 2026. Schedule and termini — OC Transpo. Fares — OC Transpo. Stop list, schedule and route geometry come from the official GTFS feed (OC Transpo, version S1000512-S1000514).