Via Rail Canada

Via Rail Canada’s route map features the following stations:

• Rouge Hill
• Red Lake Road
• Kipling
• Hornepayne
• Pickering
• Kamloops North
• Club Maniwawa
• Monet
• Sipiwesk
• Ingersoll
• Churchill
• Ilford
• Cherokee
• Montmagny
• Prince George
• Kitchener
• Gagnon
• Auden
• Ferguson
• Hinton
• Strathroy
• Club Vermillon
• Pont Beaudet
• Toronto Union
• Vandry
• North Bend
• Anjou
• Burlington
• Evansburg
• Allandale Waterfront
• Casey
• Petit Rocher
• Bridgar
• Sainte Foy
• Kingston
• Fort Fraser
• Rapide Blanc
• Bourmont
• Missanabie
• Milton
• Brooks
• Sanford
• Club Nicol
• Halifax
• Duplessis
• Roblin
• Lac Darey
• Langlade
• Parry Sound Station Gallery
• Sioux Lookout
• Longlac
• Foleyet
• Vanderhoof
• Usk
• La Pocatiere
• Agassiz
• Sanmaur
• Portage la Prairie
• Manjobagues
• Mission Harbour
• Wyoming
• Wainwright
• Telkwa
• Nakina
• Club Beaudin
• Weir River
• Georgetown
• Ruel
• Washago
• Boston Bar
• Club Triton
• Goat River
• Amqui
• Thibaudeau
• Cressman
• Ochre River
• Niagara Falls
• Cassiar Cannery
• Cedarvale
• Pacific
• Campbellton
• Rimouski
• Erindale
• Saint Maurice Riviere Boom
• Shawinigan
• Leven
• Weymont
• White River
• Malachi
• Willow River
• Winnipeg
• McCarthy
• Club Kapitanchuan
• Prince Rupert
• Clearwater
• Miramichi
• Gillam
• McCreary
• Saint Hilaire de Portneuf
• Dome Creek
• Terrace
• Orok
• Loos
• Upper Frazer
• Larchwood
• Oakville
• Joliette
• Bend
• Harvey
• Lyddal
• Ashcroft
• Sarnia
• Thompson
• Gladstone
• Bloor
• Hockin
• Valemount
• Levack
• Bramalea
• Hibbard
• Whitby
• Sackville
• Trenton Junction
• Senneterre
• Herchmer
• Winnitoba
• Melville
• Chapleau
• Windigo
• Burns Lake
• Forsythe
• Utica
• Felix
• Lac Bouchette
• Allanwater Bridge
• Mimico
• Consolidated Bathurst
• Bolger
• Weston
• Oskelaneo Lodge
• Saint Paulin
• Richmond Hill
• McKees Camp
• Montreal Central
• Caramat
• Cann
• Gilbert Plains
• Bima
• Dixie
• Biggar
• Thicket Portage
• Club Lizotte
• Saint Justin
• Canyon
• Glencoe
• Summit
• Barrie South
• Coquar
• Maple
• Smiths Falls
• East Gwillimbury
• Kamsack
• Oshawa
• Fitzpatrick
• Vancouver
• Katz
• Togo
• Chesnaye
• Chilliwack
• Kitwanga
• Sudbury
• Guildwood
• Ottawa
• Cooksville
• Abbotsford
• Falrie
• Trois Pistoles
• Miquick
• Hirondelle
• Dauphin
• Wigwam
• Dering
• Bathurst
• Gogama
• Hebertville
• St Catharines
• Eglinton
• Scarborough
• Club Belanger
• Minaki
• Timbrell
• Cormorant
• Casselman
• Lac Malouin
• Aleza Lake
• Signai
• Ophir
• Elsas
• Lac Edouard
• Kwinitsa
• Stratford
• Charette
• Causapscal
• Parry Sound
• Port Hope
• London Ontario
• Strachan
• Charlo
• Endako
• Jonquiere
• Dix
• Clarkson
• Odhill
• King City
• Capreol
• Long Branch
• Belleville
• Unity
• Matapedia
• Appleby
• St Marys
• McGregor
• Houston
• Copelands Landing
• Guelph
• Saskatoon
• Cobourg
• Van Bruyssels
• Danforth
• New York Penn Station
• Kondiaronk
• Chambord
• Viking
• Collins
• Rivers
• MClintock
• Edson
• Megiscane
• Blue River
• Brereton Lake
• Dorreen
• Stadacona
• Club Gregoire
• Brockville
• Cartier
• Fallowfield
• Saint Lambert
• Windsor
• Club Jacques Cartier
• Pit Siding
• Press
• Clova
• Riviere a Pierre
• Savant Lake
• Penny
• Gananoque
• Jasper
• Flindt Landing
• Richan
• Elma
• Laforest
• Amery
• Laurier
• Redditt
• Ponton
• Bird
• West Harbour
• Aldershot
• Quebec City
• Ferland
• Caribou
• New Hazelton
• Club Sommet
• Hope
• Mud River
• Napanee
• McTavish
• Wabowden
• Malton
• Alexandria Ontario
• Wekusko
• Glenella
• Club Rita
• Dessane
• Lac des Roches
• Sauve
• Edmonton
• Watrous
• Brantford
• Coteau
• Chatham
• Greening
• Garneau
• Ajax
• Ottermere
• Rousseau
• Springhill Junction
• Kennedy
• Saint Tite
• Woodstock
• Moncton
• Hervey
• Hudson Bay
• Longworth
• Hillsport
• Exhibition
• Riviere Oskelaneo
• Dorval
• La Tuque
• Pikwitonei
• Lac aux Perles
• Armstrong
• Truro
• Port Credit
• Centennial
• Plumas
• Club Iroquois
• Mount Pleasant
• Charny
• Smithers
• Amherst
• Niagara Falls
• Etobicoke North
• Farlane
• Sinclair Mills
• Aurora
• Halcrow
• Dyce
• Oba
• Wivenhoe
• Kiskisink
• Chelmsford
• Bronte
• Sayabec
• Dunster
• Parent
• Westree
• Oday
• Grandview
• Saint Hyacinthe
• Drummondville
• Mont Joli
• Grand Mere
• Hutton
• McBride
• Rogersville
• The Pas
• Bradford
• Club Sisco
• Brampton

Here is the list of routes covered by Via Rail Canada which are always in high demand with the travellers:

• Toronto - Montreal
• Toronto - Ottawa
• Montreal - Toronto
• Ottawa - Montreal
• Montreal - Ottawa
• Ottawa - Toronto
• Windsor Ontario - Toronto
• Toronto - Windsor Ontario
• Toronto - Vancouver
• Kitchener - Toronto
• Montreal - Quebec City
• Toronto - Kitchener
• Vancouver - Toronto
• Toronto - Niagara Falls
• Burlington - Toronto
• Toronto - Quebec City
• Windsor Ontario - Montreal
• Vancouver - Jasper
• Quebec City - Montreal
• Toronto - Burlington
• Montreal - Quebec
• Edmonton - Vancouver
• Niagara Falls - Toronto
• Vancouver - Edmonton
• Quebec - Montreal
• Kitchener - Ottawa
• Montreal - Halifax
• Toronto - Edmonton
• Montreal - Windsor Ontario
• Kitchener - Montreal
• Ottawa - Quebec City
• Jasper - Vancouver
• Toronto - Winnipeg
• Edmonton - Toronto
• Edmonton - Jasper
• Halifax - Montreal
• Ottawa - Kitchener
• Vancouver - Kamloops
• Quebec City - Toronto
• Kitchener - Windsor Ontario
• Vancouver - Winnipeg
• Windsor Ontario - Kitchener
• Kamloops - Vancouver
• Quebec City - Ottawa
• Montreal - Kitchener
• Toronto - Jasper
• Quebec City - Halifax
• Halifax - Quebec City
• Jasper - Edmonton
• Edmonton - Winnipeg
• Toronto - Nakina Ontario
• Montreal - London Ontario
• Winnipeg - Edmonton
• Vancouver - Nakina Ontario
• Jasper - Toronto
• Nakina Ontario - Toronto
• Toronto - Kingston Ontario
• London Ontario - Toronto
• Toronto - London Ontario
• Kingston Ontario - Toronto
• Winnipeg - Toronto
• Drummondville - Quebec City
• Wabowden - Thompson
• Montreal - Kingston Ontario
• Kingston Ontario - Ottawa
• Ottawa - Kingston Ontario
• Toronto - Moncton
• Montreal - Drummondville
• London Ontario - Chatham CA
• Kingston Ontario - Montreal
• Oshawa - Montreal
• Montreal - Chatham CA
• Montreal - Oshawa
• Chatham CA - London Ontario
• Glencoe - London Ontario
• Montreal - Alexandria CA
• Oakville - Windsor Ontario
• Guelph - London Ontario
• Montreal - Moncton
• Quebec City - Oshawa
• Chilliwack - Vancouver
• Toronto - Smiths Falls
• Sarnia - Stratford
• Sarnia - Kitchener
• Ottawa - Brampton
• Ottawa - Smiths Falls
• Ottawa - Guelph
• Drummondville - Montreal
• Kingston Ontario - Oshawa
• Winnipeg - Churchill
• Brampton - Ottawa
• London Ontario - Montreal
• Kitchener - Stratford
• Cobourg - Montreal
• Windsor Ontario - London Ontario
• Churchill - Winnipeg
• Oakville - London Ontario
• Montreal - Cobourg
• Stratford - Kitchener
• Quebec City - Saint Hyacinthe

To get most of your train ride to choose the class of your ticket wisely. Consider the length of your trip, the time of the day, and your own preferences. For longer travels by night, first or second-class tickets in a sleeper coach might be the best solution. Both options allow you to sleep your night away as comfortably as it gets on a train and save the precious daytime of your vacation. Note that sometimes first-class tickets cannot be booked for short couple-of-hours trips on a longer itinerary. They are often reserved for travellers who cover the whole route from departure to the terminal station. Yet second-class sleepers of sometimes soft seats are a decent alternative if 4-5 hours bring you to your point B. Check what is included in the price. Linen and towels may or may not be provided for overnight trips as water, snacks, or toiletries. It is always a good idea to bring some layers on board as air-conditioning or heating may fail to meet your standards.

Pros of Train Travel

• Railway travel is an ideal solution to beat traffic. While delays are sometimes possible for various reasons, in general, neither rush-hour, long weekends nor high season fever will ruin your timing with railways.
• Online booking of railway tickets saves you a lot of time. For many destinations, tickets can be booked as long as 90 days before your travel date which brings planning to a new level. Yet last-minute deals are often available, too. There is no need to go to the train station to book either – do it wherever you want.
• In many cases, train tickets are much more affordable than air tickets. On certain routes, the length of travel by high-speed trains equals or even beats air travel if you consider the time you spend in the airport for check-in and going through security and/or customs formalities.
• Very often, railway stations are located in the center of the city. It saves you a lot of time to reach your accommodation. Older railway stations often have the added bonus of being super atmospheric occupying historical buildings. Travelling to/from such stations can be considered a worthy point of your whole travel plan.
• Besides saving you daytime for other more enjoyable things, a night on a train is a good way to cut your hotel expenses. If it is a sleeper you opt for, you may expect to sleep quite well, too. Well, better than on a sleeper bus for sure!
• There are luxury trains serving some routes, and it is definitely an experience to try at least once in your life.

Cons of Train Travel

• The longer the distance – the longer the train ride, and if you have to cover a considerable mileage, it will be very time-consuming. So sometimes air travel is a better alternative even if costlier.
• Connections with your onward transport should be planned with extra care. Though the timetables are normally set, delays and cancellations are always possible due to a variety of reasons. Another thing to consider is the location of the station where your train arrives or departs from. There is more than one train station in certain cities and locations, which sometimes causes confusion.
• One of the most common complaints about trains on certain routes is cleanliness. It mostly concerns the cheapest class coaches and toilets.
• Stops are not always clearly announced or marked during some train trips. Electronic screens do solve this issue easily but are not present everywhere. So ensure you track your stop with GPS or just ask a conductor if any.