What luxury Canadian train tours are best?

A Canadian rail tour can offer a luxury experience through features such as glass-dome coaches and outdoor viewing areas, private sleeper cabins with en-suite showers and beds that convert into spacious daytime sofas, gourmet onboard meals in refined dining spaces, personalized service, stays at iconic hotels, and exclusive tours and excursions. 

Whether you travel aboard the Rocky Mountaineer or in Prestige Class on VIA Rail’s The Canadian, you can expect to be enveloped in comfort and thoughtful service from start to finish. A big part of luxury train vacations in Canada is the journey itself, with scenic routes through mountains, lakes, forests and prairies, and a relaxed pace that gives you time to enjoy the views and savour the experience.

Another defining part is the opportunity to stay at iconic hotels, such as Fairmont properties, many of which have welcomed travellers for generations and hold an important place in Canada’s history. Known for their grand architecture, beautifully appointed rooms, fine dining and exceptional service, these landmark properties offer an elegant and luxurious place to stay, with the attentive hospitality that makes a vacation feel truly premium.

Luxury train tours in Canada are ideal for travellers who appreciate a more leisurely journey, combining exceptional comfort and attentive service with the opportunity to experience beautiful scenery at a relaxed pace.

Prestige Class is VIA Rail's flagship luxury service, offering exclusive private cabins with oversized windows, en-suite bathrooms with showers, a dedicated concierge, and gourmet meals crafted by onboard chefs. This all-inclusive rail service provides an unforgettable journey across Canada with personal concierge service, premium bedding, and personalized attention that defines the Prestige Class experience.

Best For

• Travellers seeking ultimate privacy and exclusivity

• Multi-day transcontinental journey enthusiasts

• Couples celebrating special occasions

• Those who value personal space and comfort

• Guests desiring an all-inclusive luxury train experience

• Travellers wanting both day and night scenic views

Signature Features

• Spacious private cabin with en-suite bathroom and shower

• Oversized picture window opposite the bed

• L-shaped leather sofa that transforms into a double bed

• Personal, dedicated concierge

• All-inclusive gourmet meals and premium beverages

• Priority reservations in the dining car

• Priority access to the Park Car 

• Complimentary access to VIA Rail lounges

Our Vacation Advisors, also known as Canadian Insiders, are experts in VIA Rail travel and can help you get the most out of your Prestige Class experience. They can create an itinerary that incorporates Prestige Class into a thoughtfully curated journey with unique activities, sightseeing and stays at world-renowned hotels such as the Banff Springs Hotel. Every trip includes private transfers, tours, bookings, accommodations. Plus, our Vacation Advisors are available to support you throughout your stay in Canada.

One of the most luxurious ways to travel across Canada by rail combines Rocky Mountaineer and VIA Rail’s The Canadian, creating a refined journey between Vancouver and Toronto. Travellers can experience either train individually or combine both to enjoy different styles of luxury rail travel across the country.

The journey can begin in Western Canada aboard Rocky Mountaineer, whose daylight-only routes through the Canadian Rockies feature glass-dome coaches, gourmet dining, and onboard commentary as mountain corridors, river valleys, and alpine scenery unfold outside. From there, the journey can continue east aboard VIA Rail’s The Canadian, Canada’s flagship long-distance train, offering private sleeper cabins, onboard dining, and panoramic observation cars for multi-day travel through the country’s interior.

Together, these rail experiences can cover the Canadian Rockies, prairie provinces, northern Ontario, and major urban centres, connecting mountains, forests, lakes, and cities at a relaxed pace that allows travellers to appreciate the changing landscapes along the way.

A luxury train journey across Canada offers a comfortable way to experience the country from west to east (or vice versa).