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Skytrain (Translink) Vancouver
26 Reviews In my opinion, one of the best things to have come out of the 2010 Winter Olympics is the skytrain Canada Line that now connects Vancouver airport to the downtown area. Tickets cost $8.75, or $7.50 if...
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Metro Montreal
124 Reviews The subway system in Montreal is called the "metro" like the one in Paris. It was inaugurated in 1966, just in time for Expo 67 (World Fairs). Every station was conceived by a distinct architect....
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Orleans Express (bus) Quebec
6 Reviews Traveling from Montreal to Quebec City by bus is fairly easy. It takes about 3 hours, and there are departures every hour on the hour. Once in Quebec City, you can choose to stop in Sainte-Foy, which...
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Travel by Rail Ottawa
18 Reviews If you are travelling to / from Ottawa on the Ottawa - Toronto train, you don't have to head to the Main Train Station (200 Tremblay Road). There is a small station in the West End; Fallowfield in...
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BC Ferries Victoria
42 Reviews If you are going from Vancouver Island to the Vancouver area, you will be traveling on BC Ferries. We did this on our return trip and this is a quite scenic trip as well. On a clear day you can see...
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Airport Shuttle Halifax
7 Reviews The cheapest way to go from the airport to city is via the Airporter airport shuttle bus services which operate daily from 6am to 1am. The cost is Canadian $24 return and $14 one way. The buses are...
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Getting around in Edmonton Edmonton
19 Reviews If you plan on travelling all day on bus & LRT, you might want to consider buying a DayPass for $7.50. Staying for a week or two & using public transit? Buy a book of 10 tickets. Each ticket ($2.10)...
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Getting to Winnipeg Winnipeg
3 Reviews If you plan to arrive by plane, Winnipeg is rarely a direct flight and your choice of carriers is limited. Air Canada is the dominant carrier in Canada and has the most International connections. If...
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By Car./Motorhome Banff
7 Reviews We hired our PT Cruiser at Calgary Airport and returned it to Alamo / National Car Rental in Banff ( cnr Lynx & Caribou St) 8 days later. The vehicle performed well and was covered in mud and dirt...
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Buses Windsor
4 Reviews Need a Bus to Detroit or Toronto Airport, why not go with ROBERT Q AIRBUS! Detroit to Windsor - Windsor to Detroit FARES Adult One Way$34.00 Return $68.00 Senior / Student One Way $31.00 Return...
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Coach / Bus / Car / Trolley. Banff National Park
15 Reviews This is a one day excursion I took whilst I was in Banff (in July 2005) and it took me across Great Divide of the Rocky Mountains, Johnstone Canyon, Lake Louise, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Victoria...
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THE ICEFIELD PARKWAY Jasper National Park
1 Review One of the easiest ways to get to know the area is from the comfort of your own vehicle. The ICEFIELD PARKWAY(Highway 93) is often called the most scenic highway in the world. The 230 kilometre(143...
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General travelling info in London London
7 Reviews I will give you both our and our son's experiences. First, for a proper London area vacation you need a vehicle. Sure there is lots to do downtown - pubs, restaurants, churches, museums, parks and...
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driving Charlottetown
5 Reviews To get to Prince Edward Island, you can drive across from New Brunswick via the Confederation Bridge. It takes about 9 minutes one-way, if you're driving at the posted speed limit. You don't pay the...
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Confederation Bridge Prince Edward Island
9 Reviews Reasons to use the Bridge The Confederation Bridge joins the provinces of Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, Canada and forms part of the Trans Canada Highway-making travel to and from the...
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Vancouver International Airport Vancouver
23 Reviews This is the international arrivals and departures level of the Vancouver airport has been recently renovated with this first nations artwork as the centrepiece. There has been a $10 per ticket...
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Buses Montreal
15 Reviews There is a site that lists the different bus companies going to and from Montreal for intercity travels (i.e New York, Boston, Quebec, Toronto, etc.). It's great because it allows you to compare...
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Via Rail (train) Quebec
11 Reviews Quebec's main railway station is the Gare de Palais which is situated towards the Old Port on the edge of Downtown and at the bottom of the hill from the Old City and so is within easy walking...
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Public transit - city Ottawa
25 Reviews Ottawa's Public Transportation started on June 29, 1891 when Thomas Ahearn and Warren Soper made the first run of the Ottawa Electric Street Railway Company. The company was privately run for 58...
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Bus/Transit Victoria
17 Reviews BC Transit / Victoria Regional Transit offer bus services that cover Victoria and other populated regions of Vancouver Island with bus services. Vehicles range from fairly small van-sized vehicles...
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Ferry Service Halifax
9 Reviews We drove to Halifax from Cape Breton but a car is not a handy thing in the city. It is best to leave it where you are staying and preferably take the ferry into town. The ferries run from Davenport...
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Getting to Edmonton Edmonton
12 Reviews This airport is about the same size as the one in my hometown of Albuquerque, but handles so much more volume! This airport never shuts down, as there are red eye flights zooming in and out of here...
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Getting To Winnipeg and Around Winnipeg Winnipeg
2 Reviews Winnipeg International Airport serves the great city of Winnipeg with flights to most of Canada, the US, and the Carribbean. I don't believe they have any international flights, like they used to....
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Trolley/Bus Banff
6 Reviews Around the last week of September the public bus schedules change to winter schedules (fewer buses and longer in between). This happened to me,,,,, Ask the bus driver to make sure about the...
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Crossing the Detroit River Windsor
4 Reviews If you drive into Canada from the US you can either go over or under the Detroit River, I have gone over the Ambassador Bridge on previous trips and it is the more scenic of the two routes. You have...
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Stanley Park is pleasant and a great Vancouver attraction, but walking the whole distance can be tiresome. There is a free trolley bus (hop-on/hop-off) with live commentary by the driver that is igly recommended. It stops at every major Stanley Park site. Don`t mistake it though with the commercial Vancouver Trolley Bus Tours, these are not free, but they also have several stops within Stanley Park.
As for airlines, I would highly recommend WESTJET once you arrive in Canada. They offer direct flights to Calgary from most eastern Canadian ( and some US cities)WESTJETWESTJET ROUTE MAP
The discounted Air Canada fares must be available outside but maybe not on their own website. I am in this business.Try www.flightnetwork.com or www.cheapticketscanada.ca or www.buttetravel.com one of them should be able to display cheaper rates. If still you can't get it; most probably sold out.But you still might want to check with a good local agency; because of the currency exchange it might be tad bit more expensive but they must be able to see fares and availibilty too.If travel within Canada or to USA, also try Westjest (great service!!!) and try AC's discount line Tango air.Good luck!Itir
The main Canadian airports receiving international flights are in Halifax (NS), Montreal (Que), Toronto (Ont), Calgary (Alb) and Vancouver (BC). If you want to continue flying within the country, it will likely be on Air Canada, Westjet or Canjet, all of which provide good service.I've done the international and domestic routes many times, but my favourite flights were a couple of business-related ones! During a June, 1990 trip to Hydro-Quebec's complex of dams at Radisson, near Hudson Bay, we were treated to an all-day fishing trip on the shores of the Bay. A total of 18 people were flown 100 miles further north from Radisson in two venerable bush planes. DeHavilland Canada 'Otters', the one shown here was built in 1957, are the workhorses of northern Canada and are amazingly durable. Beavers were specially developed as a tough bush plane, with 466 of them being built between 1951-1967....
You not sure about a company called Iglucanada.com they are a budget agency UK company dealing mainly with flights to Canada they are bonded to ABTA and a memeber of IATA and also ATOL so you are compleatly covered if anything goes wrong. As a foot note have you tried www.canadianaffairs.com when i was looking around in january for flights this month April 08 i found them cheaper really helpful and no hidden extras as most travel agency now have, the only down side is they try to sell you a book your seat now for £10 each way as they say " this flight is now filling up etc and save you time at the airport" done bother my friend has used them for years and always books when he checks in ok have a good trip cant wait to fly there next week!
Air Canada is the main national air carrier in Canada from coast to coast. It's hard to know what else to say about Air Canada.I don't think it is the pride and joy of Canadians or foreigners, there are better airlines. As Canadians we are constantly reminded of the airlines financial trouble, labour unrest, and the agony goes on and on.There are some discount airlines carriers like West Jet that are starting to provide most cost effective alternatives to Air Canada.The latest thing I find annoying if you try flying across the country there is no consistency on which legs they charge you for meals or not. Getting charged for a snack after an $1400 ticket is still hard to agree too.Personally my recommendation here is don't eat on the plane. I have started to time my meals and eat at the various airports where the food is better than on the planes.Hint: You can get a great Montreal Smoked...
The highway system in Canada is great, whether you want to make time on the divided highways or get off and enjoy some of the scenic routes. Being such a large country with a sparse population, it really makes sense to rent a vehicle for maximum flexibility and enjoyment of your trip.This April, 2001 photo of the Icefields Parkway was taken in Alberta's Jasper National Park, the most northerly and largest of the Parks that make up the Canadian Rocky jewels. Its main claim to fame are its fields of glaciers, with the Columbia Glacier being visible from the Parkway as you drive straight through the middle of this region. Being as far north as it is, the road conditions here are a trifle more touchy, so you have to check the time of year to see if the road is even open. During our late Spring drive we saw a few snow flurries and not much traffic!Further east in Quebec, we spent some time...
Introduced in 2006 was wi-Fi internet access to all long distance VIA Canada trains. Rates where cheap at $3.99 for 15 minutes (extra minute at 30 cents) or a full day at $8.95 or $46.00 for a month. A great way to stay in touch and do business as you travel.
While travelling in Atlantic Canada, it is often fun to include a cruise aboard one of the many ferries serving the area. On our August, 2001 trip to Newfoundland we left from Nova Scotia on the Marine Atlantic ferry "Caribou", crossing the Cabot Strait to Port aux Basques. This is a 6-hour voyage, costing about US$140 (car and 2 people) each way, including taxes, at 2006 rates. The Motor Vessel "Caribou" is a powerful ferry of the highest commercial ice class, able to break through the winter ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The vessel entered service in 1986 as Canada's largest ferry, and comes with all the required amenities of sleeper cabins, restaurants, lounges, theatre, shops and children's area. We had a great time alternating between sunny topside seating, where we saw a distant whale spouting, and comfortable lounging chairs below decks. For our June, 2003 trip to Quebec's Iles...
Air Canada- and the cheaper Jazz Airlines are the obvious means of transport for local flights.Do not expect too much; it flies, you can have food and drinks and in the end you arrive where you need to be (weather permitted).
Residence Inn Toronto Downtown / Entertainment District Toronto
4 Reviews and 508 Opinions I like it really much. Very clean, personnel was very professional, the suites are like a real home...
Opus Hotel Vancouver
5 Reviews and 653 Opinions A contemporary hotel located in the very cosmopolitan Yaletown. Top-notch service from a very...
Le Square Phillips Hotel Montreal
5 Reviews and 696 Opinions The stay was unremarkable. The hotel was drab. Dark, old, office building appearance. Our bedroom...
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Q: Hi, I'm traveling to Vancouver next week, and I wondered if anyone knows whether there might be a problem with withdrawing...
A: The only issue that you may run into is trying to withdraw money from a machine that is not part of the Visa network. Most Canadian banks are on this network; the only...
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