Vacations By Rail
Canada Coast to Coast
17 daysfrom $12,195
Vacations By Rail · Escorted tour
Canada Coast to Coast Escorted Experience
Experience the dramatic changes in Canada's landscape as you travel from Vancouver in the West to Halifax in the East aboard the country's premier VIA trains.
Day by day
- Day 1overnight: Vancouver
Your overland journey begins on arrival in Vancouver
Make your own way to the Vancouver hotel and meet the Tour Manager, with the evening free.
- Day 2overnight: Vancouver
Exploring Vancouver
A guided sightseeing tour of Gastown, Chinatown, Stanley Park and Granville Island, with the rest of the day free to explore independently.
- Day 3overnight: Vancouver
The Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island
A coach and ferry crossing to Vancouver Island to visit The Butchart Gardens, then time in Victoria before sailing back to Vancouver.
- Day 4overnight: Sun Peaks
Through the mountains to Kamloops
A scenic coach journey along the Fraser Valley through Hope and the Coquihalla Highway, climbing through the Cascade Mountains to the resort village of Sun Peaks.
- Day 5overnight: Jasper
Into the Rockies to Jasper
The Yellowhead Highway follows the North Thompson River to Clearwater and on past Mount Robson, arriving in Jasper.
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 6overnight: Jasper
The stunning sights of Jasper National Park
A free morning in Jasper, then a scenic coach excursion into Jasper National Park's Maligne River valley, including Maligne Canyon and Maligne Lake.
- Day 7railovernight: Overnight aboard VIA Rail's Canadian
Crossing Alberta on the Canadian
Board VIA Rail's Canadian in semi-private berths for a three-night ride to Toronto, following the Athabasca River down from the Rockies and passing Edmonton this evening.
Meals: Dinner
- Day 8overnight: Overnight aboard VIA Rail's Canadian
Into the great wide open
The Canadian crosses Saskatchewan's prairies and into Manitoba, reaching Winnipeg late this evening.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 9railovernight: Overnight aboard VIA Rail's Canadian
Across the Canadian Shield
The train crosses northwestern Ontario's rocky, forested landscape before turning southeast toward the Great Lakes.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 10overnight: Toronto
Arrival in cosmopolitan Toronto
Arrive at Toronto's Union Station and transfer to a city-center hotel, with time to unwind or explore independently.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Day 11overnight: Toronto
A cruise among the spectacular Niagara Falls
A full-day guided excursion to Niagara Falls including a boat cruise amid the American, Bridal Veil and Horseshoe Falls, viewing from Table Rock, the whirlpool and Niagara-on-the-Lake.
- Day 12railovernight: Montreal
To the 'City of Saints' by rail
Board a VIA Rail train service to Montreal, following Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, and transfer to a central four-star hotel.
- Day 13railovernight: Québec City
The Corridor Service to Québec City
An afternoon journey on VIA Rail's Corridor Service to Québec City, checking into a four-star hotel with a free evening to explore Old Québec.
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 14overnight: Québec City
Discovering Québec City and maple syrup tasting
A guided city tour covering the citadel and the Plains of Abraham, followed by a visit to a 1920s sugar shack for a maple syrup tasting and three-course lunch.
Meals: Lunch
- Day 15railovernight: Overnight aboard VIA Rail's the Ocean
Free day in Québec City and overnight on VIA Rail Ocean
A free day to explore Québec City further before transferring late in the evening to Sainte-Foy station to board VIA Rail's the Ocean overnight to Nova Scotia.
- Day 16railovernight: Halifax
Through New Brunswick to the Atlantic Ocean
The Ocean crosses into New Brunswick near Chaleur Bay and on through Moncton to Nova Scotia, arriving in Halifax in the early evening and checking into a four-star hotel by the train station.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Day 17overnight: Halifax
The maritime gems of picturesque Nova Scotia
A guided tour of Nova Scotia's coast including Peggy's Cove, Mahone Bay and the UNESCO-listed harbor town of Lunenburg.
- Day 18
Traveling home
The tour concludes as you transfer independently to the airport for your journey home.
Included
- Expertise of a Tour Manager from start to finish
- 13-nights' 3 & 4-Star hotel accommodation
- 3 nights in Sleeper Plus aboard VIA Rail's Canadian, 1 night in double occupancy cabin aboard VIA Rail's Ocean
- Economy Class rail travel
- All rail, cruise, ferry and coach travel throughout your tour
- 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 3 dinners
- All guided tours and excursions
Not included
- Cancellation & Travel Insurance is not included in the price of the tour but can be arranged
- Flights and Airport transfers not included
