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VIA Rail – a more human way to travel
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Travel in comfort with VIA Rail’s delicious meals, great service - and enjoy more daily departures and FREE WIFI on trains in the Windsor - Québec City Corridor.
VIA Rail has announced a new partnership with CBC/Radio-Canada, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and The Historica-Dominion Institute. The new On-board Entertainment initiative will provide an interactive digital platform and passengers within the Québec City - Windsor corridor will get free access to Canadian programming. You will be able to enjoy CBC/Radio-Canada TV shows plus documentaries and animation from the NFB. In addition there will be "Heritage Minutes" vignettes and Memory Project veteran interviews produced by The Historica-Dominion Institute.
Environmentally friendly, VIA is also great value! Book at www.viarail.ca for unbeatable “Escape” fares that you can only book online - and check the website for express deals of the week. This summer bring the whole family – kids under two are FREE, kids under twelve travel half price, and there are special youth fares right up to twenty five.
Or give the gift of travel by purchasing VIA Rail gift cards at train stations and selected retailers. Choose from fixed-amount cards of $25 or $100 available in train stations and at select retailers.
Or, choose a Flex option gift card (available in VIA train stations only), which allows you to predefine the purchase amount. Gift cards can be redeemed for tickets, rail passes, or put towards spoiling yourself or someone special with an upgrade.
Take that long-deserved weekend away with VIA Rail’s all-inclusive packages for short urban Getaways of 1 - 4 days in Ontario and Quebec, including train travel, accommodations and activities. Shop in Toronto, take a gallery tour of Ottawa, enjoy a Spa experience in Montréal – and more – all as part of your package.
VIA Rail reaches the most beautiful parts of Canada and also provides special Holiday Packages with travel, accommodations and activities for longer stays of 5 days or more.
Trains by Region
VIA Rail Trip Showcase
Book a “Mystical Nova Scotia – Halifax to Peggy’s Cove” holiday package with VIA Rail to be enchanted by the rocky coves, rustic fishing villages and picturesque wonders of the region.
Your holiday begins with a scenic rail journey through Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Your package includes a selection of tours and activities with a tour of historic Halifax, a thrilling whale watching excursion, an in-depth tour of the fishing village of Lunenburg and a visit to Peggy's Cove.
The package includes:
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5 nights accommodation (1 night on board VIA Rail, 4 nights in Halifax)
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2-day rail journey from Montréal to Halifax on board VIA Rail's the Ocean train
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City tour of Halifax
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Whalewatching and wildlife excursion from Halifax
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Lunenburg and Mahone Bay Tour
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Peggy's Cove tour
Photo Credits: VIA Rail
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