You Can Travel All Over Canada With VIA Rail & One-Way Ticket Prices Start At Just $50

All aboard! Getting around Canada is a lot easier when there are cheap VIA Rail train tickets available, and some one-way trips start at just $50.

Travelling domestically can often mean an expensive flight or hours and hours of driving.

But, there's another way of getting to where you want to go, which can be worth it if you have the time. VIA Rail has tons of national train journeys that, depending on your destination, can really save you a lot of cash.

Some of their cheapest journeys depart from Toronto and go all over central Canada. For example, you can get a train ticket from Toronto to Montreal for just $49, depending on the day and time you want to leave.

There are also similarly-priced trips between Ontario and Quebec that can get you where you need to go.

For shorter journeys, there is also The Maritime Way — a trip that runs from Montreal all the way to Halifax, with Moncton, New Brunswick, and a few towns in Quebec like Mont-Joli and Rimouski on route.

Tickets for a one-way trip between Montreal and Halifax start at $150 for economy class, but you can shell out more for nicer accommodations as this is an overnight trip.

For long-haulers looking to make their trip itself part of the vacation, The Great Western Way may be what you're after. It takes around four to five nights and will take you on the scenic route from Toronto to Vancouver.

The trip offers several sleeping accommodations, from bunks to full-on luxury suites. While the all-inclusive "Prestige Class" costs around $10,672 for a one-way ticket, economy class tickets come to around $466.

This train goes through several big cities west of Ontario, including Winnipeg, Jasper, Edmonton and Saskatoon. Oh, and it probably has some of the most gorgeous views out there.

So, instead of booking that flight or spending an arm and a leg on gas, it might be the move to hop on the train and ride the rails instead!

Before you get going, check out our Responsible Travel Guide so you can be informed, be safe, be smart, and most of all, be respectful on your adventure.

These prices are confirmed at the time of publishing, but they can change at any time.