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minus-squareDerisionConsulting@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoIf you would like a private cabin (for two people), one way trips start at about $6,000 for a couple, and the nicer cabins are $20,000. If you want to just have a chair for 4 days (you don’t want this), then it’s about $1,200 for a couple. If you use an airline like Lynx, you can find some deals for less than $150 for a couple, after all the charges, and it only takes 5 hours. Trains are basically not usable for distance travel in Canada in their current state. I wish they were, but they’re not.
minus-squareziby0405@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 months agoit is utterly depressing but very true
minus-squareasterfield@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoI tried a train from Ontario to Quebec this year and found exactly that. Flying was slightly more expensive but would have been a better experience on every dimension
minus-squareObi@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoY’all need a high speed line. Literally just one that goes along the southern border through the major cities.
If you would like a private cabin (for two people), one way trips start at about $6,000 for a couple, and the nicer cabins are $20,000.
If you want to just have a chair for 4 days (you don’t want this), then it’s about $1,200 for a couple.
If you use an airline like Lynx, you can find some deals for less than $150 for a couple, after all the charges, and it only takes 5 hours.
Trains are basically not usable for distance travel in Canada in their current state. I wish they were, but they’re not.
it is utterly depressing but very true
I tried a train from Ontario to Quebec this year and found exactly that. Flying was slightly more expensive but would have been a better experience on every dimension
Y’all need a high speed line. Literally just one that goes along the southern border through the major cities.