We strongly recommend that passengers travelling in Sleeper Plus Class to check in at the VIA ticket counter (or the Business lounge) in the VIA station of their departure city at least 90 minutes prior to departure and to call VIA Rail the day of departure to inquire about possible delays in departure time.
SCHEDULES
Consult the schedules on the Toronto - Vancouver route
Important Notice: Trains 1 and 2
We are closely monitoring the wildfire situation in Alberta as it may impact service on trains 1 and 2. Impacted passengers will be notified directly should there be any service disruption.
Important notice: Trains 693 & 690
VIA Rail has been informed by the infrastructure owner (Arctic Gateway) that repairs are required between Gillam and Churchill and will be performed from July 9 to October 8, 2023, inclusively. As a result, please note that VIA Rail departures of trains #693 (departing Gillam on Monday) and #690 (departing Churchill on Tuesday) between Gillam and Churchill will be cancelled over that period.
Exceptions:
Train 693 of Sunday July 30, August 6 and August 20, 2023 will operate as per normal schedule from Winnipeg to Churchill.
Train 690 of Tuesday August 1, August 8 and August 22, 2023 will operate as per normal schedule from Churchill to The Pas.
CITIES ON ROUTE
Discover the main destinations on the Toronto - Vancouver route.
Enjoy our selection of meals, snacks and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages sold at affordable prices.
Sleeper Plus class and Prestige
To enjoy an elegant ambience and gourmet meals served in the dining car, choose Sleeper Plus or Prestige class to have all meals included in the price of your ticket.
Before you do so, be aware of our rules on transporting, refrigerating and heating personal foods. All rules follow the recommendations made by Transport Canada and Health Canada:
Passengers in all classes of service do not have access to self-serve microwave ovens in any car.
Passengers cannot bring their own food to refrigerate or heat up unless it is for medical reasons or severe allergies. The only exception is baby formula and baby foods. In these cases, the employee will handle both refrigeration and heating. Foods must be kept in their own sealed containers to avoid possible cross contamination.
Take-out attendants are responsible for heating all foods purchased at the take-out, including hot water.
Passengers cannot use their own heating devices (portable microwave, kettle…). Electric or battery-operated baby bottle heaters are the only exception.
Passengers can travel with a small cooler with personal items and dry foods they can keep sealed in their accommodation or seat storage.
The Sleeper Plus class offers exclusive and privileged access to the departure Business lounges at Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver.
This route offers a smoke-free environment. Those who wish to smoke will be able to do so during regular station stops at Capreol, Hornepayne, Sioux Lookout, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper and Kamloops.
Wi-Fi is not offered on this train. It is available, however, at these stations: Vancouver, Jasper, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Toronto.
Please note that most sleeping cars on the Canadian were renovated. However, it may happen that non-renovated sleeping cars are added to some trains to meet demand or to replace cars scheduled for maintenance.
When you book multiple accommodations online, our automatic system selects cabins which may not be adjoining or in the same car. Our telephone sales office may be able to accommodate changes in cabin selection depending on availability . Please contact our telephone sales office at 1 888 VIA-RAIL (1 888 842-7245), TTY 1 800 268-9503 (hearing impaired) . We will respond to your inquiry as quickly as possible.
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