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Explore spectacular landscapes across Canada by train

Iconic sleeper trains and scenic regional routes

VIA Rail routes connect Canada’s cities, coasts, and quiet corners — offering a front-row seat to the country’s spectacular landscapes.

  • Our itineraries with VIA Rail allow you to explore the country at your own pace.
  • Enjoy the classic sleeper train experience on its longer routes.
  • Major routes include The Canadian train, between Vancouver and Toronto, and The Ocean train between Quebec and Halifax.
  • VIA Rail runs its routes year-round, so you can explore Canada in all seasons.
  • Personalized trips

  • Local travel experts

  • Seamless vacations

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Our Canadian Insiders talk with you to match what you love and what you want to experience with the best of Canada – from all those can’t miss sights to the hidden gems you can only discover from someone who really knows the region.

We plan and book your entire trip so you can just enjoy, after all, it’s your adventure. And, if you need any advice or assistance during your trip, we’re only a phone call away and always more than happy to help.

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Fresh Tracks Canadian Insider Greg

6 Tracks that Defined Canada’s Railway History

History shows that Canadian train trips weren’t always so easy or so luxurious. In fact, without the Canadian railway, our home and native land might not exist at all.

Today – as big a country as Canada is (the world’s second-largest, after Russia) – it seems entirely navigable. Most major destinations are a few hours away by plane. But go back 200 years in Canadian history, and the country was nothing more than an unstitched quilt of lakes, bogs, forests, and rivers in the east; an endless mirage of prairie in the middle; and a maze of insurmountable mountain ranges and plunging river valleys in the west.

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