Train travel in Canada
May 12th, 2019, 12:06 PM
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Train travel in Canada
I want to travel East to West via train. Where can I start and not have to change trains? Assume it will end in Vancouver.
I have traveled Chicago to Seattle and Chicago to San Francisco with Amtrak.
Any information will help
I have traveled Chicago to Seattle and Chicago to San Francisco with Amtrak.
Any information will help
May 12th, 2019, 02:13 PM
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Starting May 1, 2019 the ViaRail Canadian train #1 leaves Toronto at 9AM on Wednesdays and Sundays. If you have the time, I suggest that you go to Winnipeg for the first leg and then spend 3-4 days in Winnipeg before moving onward to Jasper. Spend several days in the Jasper/Banff area with a rental car. Take the last leg from Jasper to Vancouver.
The fares on the ViaRail trains are slightly higher than on Amtrak.
Once you want to leave Vancouver, take the Amtrak train or bus to Seattle to take the Empire Builder back east to Minneapolis or Chicago. The Empire Builder is a daily train that starts from Seattle and Portland at the same time. The sections of the train are put together after midnight in Spokane.
The fares on the ViaRail trains are slightly higher than on Amtrak.
Once you want to leave Vancouver, take the Amtrak train or bus to Seattle to take the Empire Builder back east to Minneapolis or Chicago. The Empire Builder is a daily train that starts from Seattle and Portland at the same time. The sections of the train are put together after midnight in Spokane.
May 13th, 2019, 11:46 AM
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Well, then - go to https://www.viarail.ca/en and research your options.
May 13th, 2019, 09:19 PM
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If you want a through ride on one train, I suggest that you get a Blue & Gold sleeper. In 2001 I rode the Canadian in 3 segments in coach plus a trip from Winnipeg to Churchill and back. I will never ride on a ViaRaIl train in coach again. The conductor locks the bathroom doors when the train is at stations because the toilets dump between the tracks.
The sleepers are not cheap but are a lot more comfortable than trying to sleep in coach seats on a 4 day 1 hour trip from Toronto to Vancouver.
The sleepers are not cheap but are a lot more comfortable than trying to sleep in coach seats on a 4 day 1 hour trip from Toronto to Vancouver.
May 14th, 2019, 08:25 PM
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ViaRail has much better options for single travelers than Amtrak. The roomettes are fine, and come with toilets, and there are berths (aka sections) as well. I would never do a trip that long in a seat! The Canadian route runs from Toronto to Vancouver.
For info on Canadian trains see: https://www.seat61.com/Canada.htm
For my trip Vancouver-Jasper-Toronto start here:
https://mytimetotravel.wordpress.com...ils-to-jasper/
For info on Canadian trains see: https://www.seat61.com/Canada.htm
For my trip Vancouver-Jasper-Toronto start here:
https://mytimetotravel.wordpress.com...ils-to-jasper/
Aug 6th, 2019, 06:15 AM
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You won't know whether it is boring unless you try. Apparently you have no concerns about global warming, thank you so much for contributing to the problem.
