5 Days on the Via Rail Train from Vancouver to Toronto (Travelling Across Canada Part 1)

This is Canada's longest train and the second longest in the world! Step aboard as we show you what it's like to spend five days on Via Rails "The Canadian", which goes from Vancouver to Toronto!

Although it's tight, we brought our twin baby girls and our two mothers to enjoy the experience with us.

Is this a bucket list experience for you?

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[Ed-R]

Hi Matt, Karla, and young Ladies (Twins and Moms). Thankfully you went before the fires in Jasper National Park. The girls must have excited to be on the Train. Stay safe and thank you for bringing us along for this part of the Trip.

[NickP]

I took the westbound (Canadian) from Toronto all the way to Vancouver on May 19th - 23rd, 2024

So pretty close to when you guys did the eastbound counterpart. The train ride was beautiful and the views were absolutely fantastic.

I actually met somebody when I was traveling on the Canadian. I spent two weeks in Canada myself, I spent one week in Toronto and Montreal. Before my parents came in from the USA on the Amtrak to meet me. All three of us boarded together to cross Canada.

During our time on the train, I met a beautiful woman who was also traveling in the world solo from Germany. My trip was Canada 🇨🇦 and Australia 🇦🇺. Then her trip was Canada 🇨🇦, New Zealand 🇳🇿, Singapore 🇸🇬, & Thailand 🇹🇭

We met on the train on the second day of the trip. We were in the Dome car and just started chatting and it didn’t stop for hours. We ended up chatting all the way to 1am that night

When we arrived into Vancouver, that Thursday we all split ways and went our separate directions. The following day I had a flight with Air Canada from Vancouver 🇨🇦 to Brisbane 🇦🇺, they had an issue with my ticket, which brought me to the airport earlier than I expected. Which turned out to be a good thing because the woman I met on the train with also at the airport waiting for her car rental.

We ended up chatting for several more hours, before I asked her if she would be OK with a hug before we went our separate ways.

We have stayed in touch through WhatsApp. Since we were going to the same part of the world but different countries we got to learn about it through each other. We’ve really hit it off and become good friends. She even gave me the OK to book a flight to come and see her. So in April, I’m flying from the USA 🇺🇸 to go and visit her in Germany 🇩🇪

You never know when you’re gonna meet someone and your whole wide world comes undone. I’m super excited to go see her again, because this seems like fate and she might be my future wife.

Great video

[cindykong]

I love this video. I did my trip solo from Toronto to Vancouver in 2018. Travelling alone, I went with Economy. Got two whole seats to myself. There had been a 12 hour delay then, but enjoyable just the same. It looks like you were able see more of the Rocky Mountains. It was mostly in the dark for our train. This is the most civilized way to travel. After my trip, I did want to go through again just to see the Rockies.

[Niteskate]

Very nice video, I rode from Vancouver to Toronto and back to Vancouver on the train last June in Sleeper Plus class and it was an amazing bucket list trip. The scenery is incredible, the food is awesome and the staff are just amazing, they really go out of their way to be helpful and courteous, they really make the trip a journey of a lifetime.

[caterlinachung]

Nice to watch your video again after a while. What a great idea to travel with such combination ....three generations, wow!!! It is so informative and the food is good ..l always love to travel by train and definitely it is in my bucket list... watching your video has made me recall the wonderful moments when l took the Trans-Siberian railway years ago from China to Russia❤.... and your twins daughters are adorable...thanks for sharing!

[bobmclean]

I really enjoy your videos. While I have taken the train from Vancouver to Toronto, that has been a long time ago (early 1970's). Enjoy your twins - they will grow up really fast. You are awesome parents 😊

[guillerminablasquez]

Que bello viaje hicieron, los paisajes son hermosos y los trenes están muy bien equipados, felicidades sigan disfrutando de tan bellos lugares

[icevoss]

You guys are amazing and a big hello to your mum's....❤ greeting you all from New Zealand 😊

[edwardcokes]

We did that trip . It was really fantastic . Keep up the superb work .

[lorenemeyer]

Very informative. I didn't realize there were planned activities on this train. Challenging filming in the confined space. Good job!

[Blesstech]

You guys are the greatest travelers ever!! Stay safe. By the way nice photos.

[iblard]

Very nice video! I'm thinking about taking that train.

[luzvimindamacintosh]

Thank you for sharing this video it's so nice to see the whole scenario of Canada 🍁 thank you, guys stay safe by the way your twins are so adorable ❤

[memetkurtoglu]

It was a great trip with your family 👍

[haweater]

I'm booked for exactly a year from now! This is the first video to show the two bedrooms' partition folded to combine rooms. You must be a railfan to have the insider knowledge to book bedrooms E & F, as the latter is somewhat larger than the other bedrooms. The combination of the two is the largest possible accommodation on the train.... even larger than the prestige luxury suite!

[trainboy]

Great video. Just one comment. “CN” rail is the tracks you are on. Not CP as mentioned. Two different companies.

[pvdogs]

Great video! How far ahead of the fires were you? It's going to take years for Jasper to recover.

[denisbeauregard]

It's on my bucket list one day but the price is scaring me. I can't imagine how much it cost you for a family cabin..

[aideflores]

Really cool! Not sure how I would make it with my two little ones 😄

[cyndicunanan]

Great Hardpressed tee! #saskatchewanrepresent