Travelling by train from Canada to USA

Don Howe wrote:
"ChrisNash" wrote in message
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Does anyone have any experience of travelling from Vancouver to Phoenix by

train. Is it a possibility for a UK citizen to do this and does passport
control take long at the land border?

many thanks in advance

Sid

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Greyhound Express takes just over 3 hours. This choice also by-passes the
long border lineups for cars (up to 2 hours is not unheard of at busy
times). The Greyhound base in Seattle is at 8th and Stewart --- about 2
miles from Amtrak. Vancouver Greyhound leaves from the same Terminal as
Amtrak and is again about 2 miles from the center of town.

You forgot to mention Quick Shuttle, they pick people up at SeaTac and
drops them off at various Vancouver hotels, including downtown.

Jan Jongejan
Dept. Comp.Sci.,
Univ. of Groningen,
Netherlands.
email:

If the person really wants to take the train, I would take the train from
Seattle to LA, and then take the train from LA to Flagstaff, and take the
bus from Flag to Phoenix. Flagstaff has motels and hostels near the train
station. Also it is walking distance from the train to the bus station. It
is only a couple of hours to Phoenix. There is a train that goes from
Williams to the Grand Canyon or there are tour buses.

Tom

Would be quite awkward - probably going Amtrak from Vancouver to some
point in California then heading east to AZ.

http://www.amtrak.com/

More than likely there is a direct flight to Pheonix from Vancouver as
there are from Calgary and Edmonton.

"ChrisNash" wrote in message
lkabouttravelling.com...
Does anyone have any experience of travelling from Vancouver to Phoenix
by train. Is it a possibility for a UK citizen to do this and does passport
control take long at the land border?

many thanks in advance

Sid

Originally posted by Chrisnash
Does anyone have any
experience of travelling from Vancouver to Phoenix by train. Is it a
possibility for a UK citizen to do this and does passport control take
long at the land border?

many thanks in advance

Sid


US immigration will want to see either a flight ticket back to the UK
from a US airport, or proof of a return ticket back to Canada and a
ticket back to the UK from a canadian airport (Assuming you came from
the UK, and are not a PR in Canada).

If it looks like a one way trip
they can make life miserable. Doesnt matter if you take the train, the
bus or fly, they want to be sure you are not planing on outstaying your
welcome.

My brother made the mistake of trying to go from Toronto to
NYC, back to Toronto, but left his return air ticket from Toronto to UK
at his hotel in TO, and he was grilled for a while until the hotel
confirmed they had his return ticket and a reservation.

Good Luck

Iain


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