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Vancouver → Banff rail route

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Vancouver → Banff

950 km2 daysApr – Oct
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Route overview

Vancouver to Banff.

One of the world's great rail journeys, the Vancouver → Banff route covers 950 km over 2 days — moving slowly through landscape the highway can't show you.

  • Fraser Canyon
  • Kamloops overnight
  • Spiral Tunnels
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Along the route

Stops on the line.

  1. 1

    Vancouver

    Departure

  2. 2

    Kamloops

    Waypoint

  3. 3

    Banff

    Final stop

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Journeys on the Vancouver → Banff line.

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Rocky Mountaineer

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Vancouver → Banff / Jasper 2–7 days
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