2025 Tour code: TC-TCPE-25
About the tour
Experience a contemporary take on old-school luxury travel. On this transcontinental rail trip from Vancouver to Toronto, you'll enjoy the elegance and comfort of VIA Rail's Prestige Class. From the sleek leather sofa in your roomy cabin, you can put your feet up and take in the beautiful views of the Canadian wilderness.
VIA Rail's Prestige Class provides personalized concierge service, all-inclusive bar service, and priority dining reservations. Every detail of this grand class of service is designed to make your Trans-Canadian journey unforgettable.
This itinerary is also available from Toronto to Vancouver. These westbound departures are May 26, June 6, June 9 June 13, June 20, August 25, September 5, September 8, and October 3.
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Your flight arrives in Vancouver today. As Canada's third largest city, this destination is steeped in arts, culture and fantastic amenities at every turn. On arrival, you are transferred to your hotel to check in.
The Fairmont Hotel is in the heart of Downtown, set amongst high-end boutiques and impressive art galleries. Known as the 'Castle in the City' due to its châteauesque copper pitched roof, the Hotel Vancouver was built in 1939 as one of Canada's grand railway hotels. With the rest of the day, you could unwind or start exploring your new surroundings.
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4.8 / 5 · 12 reviews
MARY NIELSEN
Submitted 26 Sep 2024
THis trip was pretty much what we had expected. Lots of good food, drink, and meeting new people. Our prestige room was, again, as expected--fine for lounging, watching TV, looking out the window, etc. The bed, as expected, was kind of small, but do-able. Just a little bit firm for my liking, but many on the train said it was fine. The staff was SUPERIOR, especially the first crew that got on at Vancouver. The food was exceptional, and the bar car and park-view car were very enjoyable. A good trip for us!
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BARRY S FORD
Submitted 26 Jul 2024
The service on this rail experience is top notch. Our concierges were outstanding: Rachel, Claire, and Chantal. Our dining room manger, Daniel, was excellent. So efficient. All the dining room attendants were so friendly and helpful. The dining room was very attractive and inviting.
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Mr. STEPHEN MACKEY
Submitted 04 Jul 2024
The train was comfortable and relaxing. The entire staff was extremely friendly and aaccommodating. Highly recommended.
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Lee
Submitted 15 Jul 2023
From the concierge service taking our bags at the train station, to the extraordinary food and service in the dining car, to the perfect attention by staff throughout our journey, this was a spectacular trip. And did I mention that the scenery was continuously breathtaking?
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MARY KATHLEEN DUNCAN
Submitted 27 Oct 2022
All of the transfers arranged by Vacations by Rail worked flawlessly. No stress there. The train trip itself was as promised, beautiful views out our picture window, very good food and very pleasant and accommodating staff, with one exception. The dining car manager, who had originally agreed that we could have a table for two, when we arrived for the first lunch seating said she couldn't accommodate us - she was too full. Since all of the literature about Prestige Class says you are entitled to room service dining, and since COVID is definitely not over and the usual seating in the dining room is four to a table we had no intention of sitting across the table from two strangers. We had, however, agreed to try the dining room as long as we had our own table. The dining room manager told Sunny, our cabin attendant, that she could accommodate us, so we told Sunny we would try it out. Unpleasant experience when we arrived for lunch, so we left and had room service for the rest of the trip.
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LAURENCIA JEANETTE LIEBMANN
Submitted 19 Sep 2022
Excellent way to travel by train. Porters, stewards and servers were professional, knowledgeable and super friendly. Only hiccup was our arrival in Toronto....no assistance with luggage or navigating the maze of the train station.
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