Plan your trip

Quoted fares are in U.S. dollars and subject to change.

Canada

-BC Rail: For information: (800) 339-8752, www.bcrail.com.

Whistler Northwind. North Vancouver-Whistler-Prince George. Summer fares $700-$917 one-way, per person, double occupancy, based on class of service. Travel by day in specially designed dome cars. Fares include nighttime accommodations in Whistler and 100 Mile House.

Cariboo Prospector. North Vancouver-Whistler-Prince George. Summer and winter service. Fares $142 one way.

Pacific Starlight Dinner Train. North Vancouver-Porteau Cove-North Vancouver. Runs nightly May 30-Sept. 30. Salon seating $57.30 per person; dome seating $74 per person. Fares include dinner on the train.

Royal Hudson Steam Excursion. North Vancouver-Squamish-North Vancouver. Runs May 9-Sept. 23. Adult fares range from $34 to $55.50 per person, depending on class of service.

-Rocky Mountain Railtours: For information: (800) 665-7245, www. rockymountaineer.com.

Prices vary by package and accommodations. One example:

Canadian Rockies Getaway package: Nine days, eight nights. Vancouver- Calgary-Vancouver. Travel and accommodations run from $1,699 to $2,541 per person, double occupancy.

-Via Rail Canada: For information: (888) VIA-RAIL, www.viarail.ca.

The Canadian. Vancouver-Toronto. Summer fares range from $1,644 for two people in coach to $4,423 for a double bedroom in the deluxe Silver and Blue class. Silver and Blue service includes all meals and exclusive use of a dome and lounge car. Fares lower between Vancouver and intermediate points.

United States

-Amtrak: For information: (800) USA-RAIL, www.amtrak.com.

The Coast Starlight. Seattle-Portland-San-Francisco-Santa Barbara-Los Angeles. Round-trip fare for two people in deluxe bedroom Olympia-Los Angeles: $2,044, including all meals.

The Empire Builder. Seattle or Portland-Spokane-Glacier National Park- Minneapolis/St. Paul-Chicago. Round-trip fare for two people in deluxe bedroom: Seattle-Chicago $2,167, including all meals.

Coach fares and fares to intermediate points are less.

Amtrak's Air Rail plan lets you take the train in one direction and fly in the other.

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