If you long
for the romance of the rails, you'll find superior service and breathtaking
scenery in beautiful British Columbia. On Vancouver Island,
take a leisurely day-trip from Victoria to Courtney, stopping at towns
and picnic sites along the way. And if it's high adventure you
crave...travel from the Pacific Coast to the Rocky Mountains!
| ROCKY
MOUNTAINEER VACATIONS® |
| ROCKY
MOUNTAINEER VACATIONS® offers "The Most Spectacular Train Trip
in the World"® with two-day, all daylight train excursions between
Vancouver, British Columbia and Jasper, Banff or Calgary, Alberta.
Westbound or eastbound departures are available from mid-April
to mid-October. This trip can be combined with numerous Independent
Package Tours or Customized Group Programs. Rocky Mountaineer
RedLeaf Service® offers oversized reclining seats, large picture
windows, at-your-seat meal service and the individualized attention
and colourful commentary of Onboard Attendants. Rocky Mountaineer
GoldLeaf Service® offers travel onboard a bi-level dome coach
with the same attentive standards, panoramic seating area, private
dining room and rear Observation platform for a spectacular
vantage point. |
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Address:
Phone:
Fax:
Toll Free:
Email:
Website: |
1150
Station Street
1st Floor
Vancouver
BC V6A 2X7
(604) 606-7245
(604) 606-7250
1-877-460-3200
reservations@rockymountaineer.com
www.rockymountaineer.com |
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Canada Line
SkyTrain’s newest line opened in August 2009, linking Downtown Vancouver
(Waterfront Station) to Richmond (Richmond-Brighouse Station) and
Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The Line added 16 new stations
and 19 kilometres to the SkyTrain network. Nine stations are located
in Vancouver (Waterfront, Vancouver city Centre, Yaletown-Roundhouse,
Olympic Village, Broadway - city Hall, King Edward, Oakridge - 41st
Avenue, Langara - 49th Avenue, and Marine Drive), with four in Richmond
(Bridgeport, Aberdeen, Lansdowne, and Richmond - Brighouse) and
three on Sea Island serving Vancouver International Airport (Templeton,
Sea Island Centre, and YVR Airport). TransLink bus services, plus
SkyTrain's Expo and Millennium Lines, SeaBus and West Coast Express
connect, or will connect, with Canada Line.
See Canada
Line Map, Travel Times, and Departure Schedule.
VIA Rail
Canada
Your window on British Columbia and Canada - coast to coast and
up to Hudson Bay! VIA Rail Canada runs from Vancouver to Jasper
in the BC Rockies, and back to the Pacific Coast at Prince Rupert,
with an overnight stop in Prince George. VIA Rail Canada connects
at several cross-border crossings with Amtrak, for continuing rail
travel through North America.
Toll Free: 1-888-VIA-RAIL (Canada)
E & N Railiner
VIA Rail runs scenic one-day excursions on the rail route along
the east coast of Vancouver Island, between Victoria, Nanaimo and
Courtenay. Be sure to bring your camera and plenty of film as you
maximize your views of canyons, valleys, mountains and historic
sites. It's a fascinating trip - with a spectacular run over the
Malahat.
Amtrak
Amtrak
runs between Seattle, Washington and Vancouver and connects at several
cross-border crossings with VIA Rail Canada. For more information
and reservations contact Amtrak
Tel: 1-800-USA-RAIL
Tel: (206) 382-4125 (Seattle)
SkyTrain
An
elevated light rail rapid-transit system whisks you along a scenic
28-kilometre track from Vancouver to Burnaby, New Westminster, and
Surrey. SkyTrain links with a network of buses at many stations
and with SeaBus at Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver.
West Coast
Express
West Coast Express provides the communities of the northeast sector
of Greater Vancouver with premium commuter rail service. It operates
five trains during weekday peak periods connecting Mission, Abbotsford,
Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam and Port Moody
with downtown Vancouver. |