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Vancouver to Winnipeg by rail or fly?
We are wanting to travel from Vancouver to Winnipeg next year but do
not know anything about Canadaian railways. Advertised journey times seem to be about a week!!! Surely there are quicker trains? Or do we need to take a flight? |
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Vancouver to Winnipeg by rail or fly?
"Doug S" wrote in message om... We are wanting to travel from Vancouver to Winnipeg next year but do not know anything about Canadaian railways. Advertised journey times seem to be about a week!!! Surely there are quicker trains? Or do we need to take a flight? Depends on why you want to get there in the first place, don't it? If you want sight seeing, take the train. |
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Vancouver to Winnipeg by rail or fly?
Doug S ) writes:
We are wanting to travel from Vancouver to Winnipeg next year but do not know anything about Canadaian railways. Advertised journey times seem to be about a week!!! Surely there are quicker trains? I don't know what advertisement you're reading, but either it's incorrect, or you're misinterpreting it. There's only one passenger train service from Vancouver to Winnipeg (continuing on to Toronto), VIA Rail's "Canadian". It leaves Vancouver at 1730 Sun/Tue/Fri, and arrives in Winnipeg at 1120 Tue/Thu/Sun. After allowing for the change of time zone, that gives a 39 h 50 min trip. I have done this several times, and can confirm that it does not take a week. Tom Box or Toronto, ON, Canada |
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Vancouver to Winnipeg by rail or fly?
Checked out www.via.ca with adobe and the Vancouver-Winnipeg portion
takes a day, 15 hrs and 50 minutes according to the schedule. It goes East on Days 2, 5, and 7 (with Monday being day 1). I have done the trip by plane, train and car as well as hitch-hiking. All have benefits. If you want to see some spectacular scenery, unfortunately you won't be able to see all of it by train because the train leaves Vancouver at 1730. Mind you you don't get to Jasper until lunch so you miss some of the mountains. Going by air makes you miss it all - foothills, mountains and prairies. Mind you, you get a nice view of several airports..... There is only one transcontinental VIA train. There is a EXPENSIVE tourist train that goes between Vancouver and Calgary, travelling during the day and stopping each night. Then you really see the southern mountains! Hope this is useful information... Ken Doug S wrote: We are wanting to travel from Vancouver to Winnipeg next year but do not know anything about Canadaian railways. Advertised journey times seem to be about a week!!! Surely there are quicker trains? Or do we need to take a flight? |
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Vancouver to Winnipeg by rail or fly?
"Tom Box" wrote in message ... Doug S ) writes: We are wanting to travel from Vancouver to Winnipeg next year but do not know anything about Canadaian railways. Advertised journey times seem to be about a week!!! Surely there are quicker trains? I don't know what advertisement you're reading, but either it's incorrect, or you're misinterpreting it. There's only one passenger train service from Vancouver to Winnipeg (continuing on to Toronto), VIA Rail's "Canadian". It leaves Vancouver at 1730 Sun/Tue/Fri, and arrives in Winnipeg at 1120 Tue/Thu/Sun. After allowing for the change of time zone, that gives a 39 h 50 min trip. I have done this several times, and can confirm that it does not take a week. Tom Box or Toronto, ON, Canada It just seems like a week after you get East of Hinton AB. LOL |
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Vancouver to Winnipeg by rail or fly?
If you have the time (apprx 2 days) and the $$$, by all means take the
Via Rail train. As other posters have pointed out, the late Vancouver departure means you miss the scenic Fraser Canyon and the northerly route (via Edmonton) misses the best of the Rockies. Meals are surprisingly good (and incl in sleeping accom fare) and the renovated 50s cars are relately spacious and comfortable. JOHN (Doug S) wrote in message . com... We are wanting to travel from Vancouver to Winnipeg next year but do not know anything about Canadaian railways. Advertised journey times seem to be about a week!!! Surely there are quicker trains? Or do we need to take a flight? |
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