It's so sad that Via has let this iconic train experience fall into such disrepair and agony. What was once a jewel of travel in Canada is a long, sad, slow march towards oblivion. The food is meh, …Full review by BlackRangerStrider
Nov 5, 2024
If you want to get there quick, fly. If you want to get there on your own schedule, drive. The only reason to take the 'Ocean' to Halifax from Montreal, like we did, is because you like riding on tra…Full review by N6985TOgeorgec
Oct 12, 2024
Very dingy sleeper car. Meals were very mediocre. Train was 3 hours late to Halifax. Tickets are expensive and this is NOT worth it. Could have flown, spent 2 nights in a luxury hotel and had great m…Full review by Leslie M
We are planning a trip to Eastern Canada for May/June 2019. We would like to include the VIA "Ocean" train journey. Advice please as to if west to east is better than east to west. Some previous comments make reference to the fact that the seats face in a certain direction. (a) is this a fact and (b) is this just in the cabins or is it an issue in the main seating areas. Many thanks. Don Dublin Ireland.
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Since you are free to move around in the train and have access to the dome cars if you have a sleeper cabin, direction isn't that important as far as viewing is concerned. The big issue is …
Since you are free to move around in the train and have access to the dome cars if you have a sleeper cabin, direction isn't that important as far as viewing is concerned. The big issue is the schedule - part of the trip necessarily takes place at night. So you should check the schedule and see which part of the trip you won't see due to nightfall. Then you can pick a direction based on viewing priorities. BTW, we thought the trip was anything but grim! It doesn't match a five-star hotel, but why would you expect that?!? The food was much better than we expected, and the service was great! We plan to do it again in the opposite direction.
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