cheapest way from toronto to vancouver
 

what is the cheapest and safest way to get from Toronto to Vancouver. Will be arriving mid July - not in a huge rush to gat to Vancouver, just needs to be cheap - any ideas welcome - not restricted to air!!

The most enjoyable way from Toronto to Vancover is on VIA Rail. It is 3 days of total relaxation and if you go coach it isn't very expensive. We used the sleeper. It was fun and food reasonable. Joan

roughly how much did it cost - do you have any phone numbers or address?? It sounds like a great journey, please let me have some more info......
thanks for your response

Hi Lucy!

Think I just answered a similar question you posed up a bit higher on the list in this forum.

Anyway...again....Greyhound bus (found out they do have a website: www.greyhound.ca) is still the cheapest.

Via Rail, as suggested by Joan, is a wonderful way to travel! However, it isn't inexpensive even by coach once you add the cost of buying meals [from the only restaurant on town, so to speak] - and summer months are 'prime time' so at the highest rates. Check their website, though, and if you can afford this method of travel, it's well worth it at least one way.

Oh, here's a tip passed on to me by another train traveller last year when I went to New Brunswick. Once you get on the train, hunt up the Conductor and let him know you're interested in purchasing a roomette (a wee tiny bedsit for one) if one is available. I got it for $50.00 for the night, whereas to have booked in advance would have been a bit more than double. You may have to wait until *late* in the evening -- until after they pass the last 'night boarding' station -- but it's worth it for at least the middle night of your trip. And it includes a continental breaky next morning.

Again....good luck & enjoy your trip!
J.

Hi Lucy!

Think I just answered a similar question you posed up a bit higher on the list in this forum.

Anyway...again....Greyhound bus (found out they do have a website: www.greyhound.ca) is still the cheapest.

Via Rail, as suggested by Joan, is a wonderful way to travel! However, it isn't inexpensive even by coach once you add the cost of buying meals [from the only restaurant on town, so to speak] - and summer months are 'prime time' so at the highest rates. Check their website, though, and if you can afford this method of travel, it's well worth it at least one way.

Oh, here's a tip passed on to me by another train traveller last year when I went to New Brunswick. Once you get on the train, hunt up the Conductor and let him know you're interested in purchasing a roomette (a wee tiny bedsit for one) if one is available. I got it for $50.00 for the night, whereas to have booked in advance would have been a bit more than double. You may have to wait until *late* in the evening -- until after they pass the last 'night boarding' station -- but it's worth it for at least the middle night of your trip. And it includes a continental breaky next morning.

Again....good luck & enjoy your trip!
J.