Transfer from Vancouver to Bellingham by Greyhound, difficult?

I already made my reservation (and paid the trip to Alaska Marine
Highway).
I hope everthing goes fine, but in the "Murphy-Case"... Would a taxi be an
alternative for Greyhound? I never tried got on a taxi ride between Canada
and USA nor on such a distance.

It would cost a "Kings Ramsom"

As an alternative to "Greyhound" look at the Quick Shuttle:

www.quickcoach.com

Mark Brader:
I've only ever taken the train from Toronto to Vancouver once and
that was 20 years ago -- but I remember that it arrived 9 hours late.

Jon Bell:
Was there some single major factor or event that caused this?

There were at least three separate delays. In northern Ontario on
the second day of the trip, we had a long run of red signals and
may just have been behind a slower train. The second delay was
that night in Winnipeg, and the third one the following night, I
think at Field (just into B.C. -- this was back when The Canadian
still used the CP route). I don't think any of the problems were with
our train itself, but I don't remember what I did find out about them.
--
Mark Brader | Caution
| Do not run on the stairs
Toronto | Use the hand rail
-- notice at British train station

My text in this article is in the public domain.

"Rudy" writes:
As an alternative to "Greyhound" look at the Quick Shuttle:
www.quickcoach.com

According to that site, in both Vancouver and Bellingham they only
serve the airports. The original poster is arriving in Vancouver
by train and leaving Bellingham by sea, so he'd need taxi connections
at both ends. (Having said that, I don't know how near Greyhound
comes to Vancouver's train station or Bellingham's docks either.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "These Millennia are like buses."
--Arwel Parry

On Mon, 08 Aug 2005 00:45:12 -0000, (Mark Brader) wrote:

"Rudy" writes:
As an alternative to "Greyhound" look at the Quick Shuttle:
www.quickcoach.com

According to that site, in both Vancouver and Bellingham they only
serve the airports. The original poster is arriving in Vancouver
by train and leaving Bellingham by sea, so he'd need taxi connections
at both ends. (Having said that, I don't know how near Greyhound
comes to Vancouver's train station or Bellingham's docks either.)

Although not clear from the website, Quick Shuttle does leave from the
VIA Rail Station as well as downtown hotels and for most journeys
Vancouver Airport.

However, you are correct that it does not go to Bellingham ferry
docks.

The Greyhound bus also leaves from adjacent to the VIA Rail terminal
in Vancouver

"Rudy" wrote in
news:vFxJe.137081$%K2.119844@pd7tw1no:


I already made my reservation (and paid the trip to Alaska Marine
Highway).
I hope everthing goes fine, but in the "Murphy-Case"... Would a taxi
be an alternative for Greyhound? I never tried got on a taxi ride
between Canada and USA nor on such a distance.

It would cost a "Kings Ramsom"

My dear... I had to google for that term...

king's ransom
n : a very large treasure

Thought that could be the nick of a very large bill.


As an alternative to "Greyhound" look at the Quick Shuttle:

www.quickcoach.com



Greyhound is calling their station in Bellingham:
401 HARRIS ST
STE 225
Bellingham, WA 98225

But all my online-maps are calling this Harris Avenue... so I am a bit
uncertain...

www.map24.com is showing the ferry-station verrry close to the
Fairhaven - Greyhound station.

Regards, Urs

Richard wrote in

However, you are correct that it does not go to Bellingham ferry
docks.

The Greyhound bus also leaves from adjacent to the VIA Rail terminal
in Vancouver

Yepp, I found similar information on the Via-Website.

When I am back, I will publish detailed information on my website. Seems to
be a unknown travel route ;-)

Regards, Urs

You can contact Yellow Cab Vancouver about taxi fares to Bellingham
he

http://www.yellowcabvancouver.ca/

There are other cab companies in Vancouver, but the fares are regulated
so they will all be about the same.

Make sure you bring a printout map of location of the ferry terminal,
as a Vancouver cab driver will know how to get to Bellingham but won't
know how to find the ferry terminal.

Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada
email: geoff at glave dot org

www.map24.com is showing the ferry-station verrry close to the
Fairhaven - Greyhound station.

Then that would be a better choice than the quick shuttle..as long as their
schedule fits your plans

In article ,
Richard wrote:

The Greyhound bus also leaves from adjacent to the VIA Rail terminal
in Vancouver

The Greyhound ticket counter is inside the train station. As I stood in
line to board a bus from Vancouver to Calgary, the Amtrak train to Seattle
sat a few feet away, on the other side of a fence.

--
Jon Bell Presbyterian College
Dept. of Physics and Computer Science Clinton, South Carolina USA

Urs Mueller wrote:

Greyhound is calling their station in Bellingham:
401 HARRIS ST
STE 225
Bellingham, WA 98225

But all my online-maps are calling this Harris Avenue... so I am a bit
uncertain...

www.map24.com is showing the ferry-station verrry close to the
Fairhaven - Greyhound station.

Bellingham has a multi-modal terminal (called the "Fairhaven Transit
Center") that serves the Alaska Marine highway, Amtrak, and Greyhound
Lines, as well as local transit buses. Here's the current Greyhound Lines
schedules (use fixed-width font to view). All service operates daily.

Schedule No. 6547 6501 6503 6511 6579 6599
VANCOUVER ......... Lv 0615 0900 1120 1320 1515 1855
New Westminster ... 0640 | 1145 1345 1540 |
Bellingham ........ Ar 0815 1050 1320 1520 1715 2045
Bellingham ........ Lv 0820 1055 1325 1525 1725 2050
Mt. Vernon ........ Ar 0850 | 1355 | 1755 |
Mt. Vernon ........ Lv 0855 | 1405 | 1800 |
Everett ........... Ar 0935 | 1445 | 1840 |
Everett ........... Lv 0940 | 1450 | 1845 |
SEATTLE ........... Ar 1020 1235 1530 1705 1925 2230

Schedule No. 6502 6516 6528 6518 6522 6524
SEATTLE ........... Lv 0745 1230 1230 1515 1815 2245
Everett ........... Ar 0825 | 1310 1555 1855 |
Everett ........... Lv 0830 | 1315 1600 1900 |
Mt. Vernon ........ Ar 0910 | 1355 1640 1940 |
Mt. Vernon ........ Lv 0915 | 1400 1645 1945 |
Bellingham ........ Ar 0945 | 1430 1715 2015 0025
Bellingham ........ Lv 0955 | 1440 1725 2025 0030
New Westminster ... D1130 | | D1855 D2200 |
VANCOUVER ......... Ar 1155 1555 1630 1920 2225 0210

D - Stops only to discharge passengers at agency or in town. Times shown are
approximate.

Here's the current Amtrak schedules. All service operates daily.

Schedule No. 513 517
VANCOUVER .......... Lv .... 1800
Bellingham ......... 1025 1935
Mt. Vernon ......... 1053 2003
Everett ............ 1136 2046
Edmonds ............ 1200 2110
SEATTLE ............ Ar 1245 2205

Schedule No. 510 516
SEATTLE ............ Lv 0745 1730
Edmonds ............ 0813 1758
Everett ............ 0837 1822
Mt. Vernon ......... 0919 1854
Bellingham ......... 0952 1955
VANCOUVER .......... Ar 1140 ....