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Travelling by train through the Vancouver, Coast & Mountains region is a sightseeing feast, no matter which direction you're coming from. Tracks pass through picturesque farmland, span rugged canyons, round sheer cliff faces and tunnel through mountains. The city of Vancouver is the western terminus for trans-Canadian passenger rail services, the northern terminus for American services and the southern terminus for a sightseeing rail tour to the world-famous resort of Whistler.
Rail Services
VIA RailVIA Rail is Canada's national passenger rail service. It provides passenger services to Vancouver from Alberta and eastern Canada. "The Canadian" is an iconic, three-day journey between Toronto and Vancouver via Edmonton, Alberta, and Jasper, Alberta.
> VIA Rail details
AmtrakAmtrak provides connecting passenger train services to Vancouver from points across the US, funnelling through Washington State. Direct service is offered between Seattle, Washington, or Portland, Oregon and Vancouver.
> Amtrak website
The Whistler MountaineerThe Whistler Mountaineer is a three-hour, 118km/ 73mi sightseeing rail tour between Vancouver and the four-season resort town of Whistler. As you snake along the famous Sea-to-Sky corridor, you'll enjoy stunning views of Howe Sound, Shannon Falls, the Squamish monolith known as "The Chief", the glacier-capped Tantalus Mountain Range and Cheakamus Canyon before you reach your destination. Make this a return day trip or extend your adventure through the Rockies by transferring to the Rocky Mountaineer (Fraser Discovery Route), a two-day, all-daylight journey between Whistler and Jasper, Alberta.
> The Whistler Mountaineer details
The Rocky MountaineerThe Rocky Mountaineer is a two-day sightseeing train trip along one of three routes: Whistler-Jasper, Alberta; Vancouver-Banff, Alberta, or Calgary, Alberta; or Vancouver-Jasper, Alberta. Named World's Leading Travel Experience by Train at the 2007 World Travel Awards, the Rocky Mountaineer is a spectacularly scenic route featuring canyons, mountain ranges, glacial lakes, turbulent rivers and waterfalls. The trip really is all about sightseeing with travelling speeds averaging just 50kph/ 30 mph) - even slower through particularly scenic areas.
> Rocky Mountaineer details
West Coast Express
The West Coast Express is a commuter train that provides weekday service between Mission and downtown Vancouver. It travels westbound in the early morning and eastbound in the late afternoon.
> West Coast Express website
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