What You Get When You Travel VIA

When you travel on the VIA Rail, you have many luxuries that you may not experience by other means of transportation. Some of the luxuries depend on the route that you are travelling on.

The following are available on all routes across the country:

Canada-wide

Business Class Seating

• Economy Class: Passengers are seated in the Economy Class cars according to their destination. The majority of the seats face forward, but on the LRC equipment, some seats face backward, contrary to the North American standard. Hot meals, drinks, and snacks are sold to passengers.
• Business Class: This is the first-class seating on VIA Rail. It is modeled similar to the old style of first class flights, where hot meals and drinks are served free of charge. Business Class offers customers individual, more spacious seating, with all seats facing the front of the train (with the exception of 2 four-seaters in each car), window blinds, hot three-course meals complete with wine and liqueurs, in-seat AC outlets and Wi-Fi access. Business class passengers are also offered priority boarding and first access to the Panorama lounges at certain stations. 



Economy Class Seating

• Sleeper: Provided to late night passengers and passengers on long routes. Sleeper cars offer single, double, and triple bedrooms and berth sections, including bunkbeds, a chair, and a private bathroom. Each Sleeper car also contains a public shower.

Route Specific

• Sleeper Touring Class: Available on The Canadian and The Ocean. This is a deluxe inclusive package which features a Sleeper accomodation, three meals a day in the dining car, access to the Skyline or the Park car, and access to the lounges at the departing stations.
• Touring Class: Only available on the Jasper - Prince Rupert train. This will give you access to the Park car on board the Skeena. The Touring Deluxe package gives passengers seating in the Panorama car. The touring class only operates from May to September.

On Board Amenities

• Smoking is prohibited on all VIA Rail trains
• Washrooms are provided for each car
• VIA Rail offers checked luggage for it's longer trips, however in the Corridor, only certain trains have luggage cars.
• VIA Rail offers accommodation for passengers in wheelchairs but it is very limited. Each train may only accommodate one passenger in a wheelchair, however there is limited storage for the wheelchairs of passengers who can transfer into a seat
• It also offers assistance to those who need more time to board the train. Platform heights vary in different stations so the 'bridge' or gap in between platform and train must be paid attention to.