Transit & getting around
Billings Bridge is about 4.9 km in a straight line from Parliament Hill. Transitway stations are in the area, and the nearest O-Train stations are Mooney's Bay, Carleton and Walkley.
The O-Train does not run through the Billings Bridge area yet: Mooney's Bay, just east, is the western end of Line 1.
Updated · Facts on this page link to their sources
OpenStreetMap lists Billings Bridge and Heron Transitway stations in the area, and Pleasant Park and Riverside just to the north. The ONS reports an average of 16.4 transit stops within a 600 m walk. In the 2021 census, 21% of workers in the ONS area commuted by public transit and 66.0% by car, truck or van, and 42.6% worked at home.
The driving figure is 5.7 km and about 12 minutes to Parliament Hill, free-flow with no traffic. Rush hour takes longer. Check OC Transpo for current routes and schedules.
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)
5.7 km by roadrouter.project-osrm.org
12 minby car
Stations and routes
O-Train stations
3Carleton
O-Train
Mooney's Bay
O-Train
Walkley
O-Train
Transitway stations
5Billings Bridge
OpenIn Billings Bridgeopenstreetmap.org
Heron
OpenIn Billings Bridgeopenstreetmap.org
Heron At Mooney's Bay Station
OC Transpo
Pleasant Park
Riverside
Quick answers
Short answers first; each links to the full answer and its sources.
How far is Billings Bridge from downtown Ottawa?
Parliament Hill is about 4.9 km in a straight line from the centre of Billings Bridge. By road it is about 5.7 km, roughly a 12-minute drive in free-flowing traffic.
As of 2026-10 · router.project-osrm.org openstreetmap.org
What is the nearest O-Train station to Billings Bridge?
Mooney's Bay is the nearest mapped O-Train station, about 1 km from the Billings Bridge centre in a straight line, by our calculation from OpenStreetMap coordinates. Carleton (about 1.6 km) and Walkley (about 1.8 km) are the other O-Train stations mapped nearby, and all three are shown as open.
As of 2026-10 · openstreetmap.org openstreetmap.org
Which transit stations are near Billings Bridge?
Billings Bridge, Heron, Pleasant Park and Riverside are open OC Transpo Transitway stations mapped in the area. Heron at Mooney's Bay is a Transitway station, and Mooney's Bay, Carleton and Walkley are open O-Train stations nearby.
As of 2026-10 · openstreetmap.org openstreetmap.org
How do people in Billings Bridge get to work?
In the 2021 census, 66.0% of workers in the 'Billings Bridge - Heron Park' area commuted by car, truck or van and 21% by public transit. Another 42.6% worked at home.
As of 2021 · ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca
How many people in Billings Bridge work from home?
In the 2021 census, 42.6% of workers in the 'Billings Bridge - Heron Park' area worked at home. This was during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As of 2021 · ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca