rail travel seattle washington to Calgary

Martin Adelman:
> We are thinking of travel to Calgary in July 2008 for the Stampede.
> Leaving from Seattle Washington.

There is only one possible way.

Amtrak operates a daily train from Seattle to Vancouver, where you
would have to stop for at least one night. Then Rocky Mountaineer
Railtours operates a train that runs from Vancouver to Kamloops,
stops overnight, and continues to Calgary the next day. This
service runs three times per week. They're in the packaged travel
business and their web site emphasizes all the other things you can
buy along with the train, but it should be possible to just buy the
train ride plus the hotel in Kamloops.
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"Mark Brader" wrote in message

> Martin Adelman:
>> We are thinking of travel to Calgary in July 2008 for the Stampede.
>> Leaving from Seattle Washington.
>
> There is only one possible way.
>
> Amtrak operates a daily train from Seattle to Vancouver, where you
> would have to stop for at least one night. Then Rocky Mountaineer
> Railtours operates a train that runs from Vancouver to Kamloops,
> stops overnight, and continues to Calgary the next day. This
> service runs three times per week. They're in the packaged travel
> business and their web site emphasizes all the other things you can
> buy along with the train, but it should be possible to just buy the
> train ride plus the hotel in Kamloops.
> --
> Mark Brader | "...as many as my brain could handle
> Toronto | off the top of its head..."
> msb.DeleteThis@vex.net | --Steve Summit
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.

I guess the semi alternative would be Amtrak to Vancouver then VIARail to
Edmonton but how to get from Edmonton to Calgary? Bus?
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"Graham Harrison" wrote in
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>
> "Mark Brader" wrote in message
>
>> Martin Adelman:
>>> We are thinking of travel to Calgary in July 2008 for the Stampede.
>>> Leaving from Seattle Washington.
>>
>> There is only one possible way.
>>
>> Amtrak operates a daily train from Seattle to Vancouver, where you
>> would have to stop for at least one night. Then Rocky Mountaineer
>> Railtours operates a train that runs from Vancouver to Kamloops,
>> stops overnight, and continues to Calgary the next day. This
>> service runs three times per week. They're in the packaged travel
>> business and their web site emphasizes all the other things you can
>> buy along with the train, but it should be possible to just buy the
>> train ride plus the hotel in Kamloops.
>> --
>> Mark Brader | "...as many as my brain could handle
>> Toronto | off the top of its head..."
>> msb DeleteThis @vex.net | --Steve Summit
>>
>> My text in this article is in the public domain.
>
> I guess the semi alternative would be Amtrak to Vancouver then VIARail to
> Edmonton but how to get from Edmonton to Calgary? Bus?
>

Another train/bus possibility? Amtrak Empire Builder Seattle to somewhere
in Western Montana - where can you get a bus up across the border? My
guess would be somewhere related to Glacier Park. Whitefish?
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wrote:
> We are thinking of travel to Calgary in July 2008 for the Stampede.
> Leaving from Seattle Washington.
> Is there anyone that can give me some insight to this trip.
> Availability of trains from seattle, who to contact??

The others have given you the train and train/bus possibilities. It is
going to be expensive.

Have you considered flying? Horizon Air has three daily flights from
Seattle to Calgary.

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This request was for 2008. There is now an alternative.

You can get between Montana and Calgary from any AMTRAK Station in Montana from the East or Westbound "Empire Builder". From Shelby, Browning, East Glacier, West Glacier, Essex or Whitefish Airport Shuttle Express of Calgary offers a year round charter van service.

From Whitefish it is about a 6-7 hour one way transfer while East Glacier is about a 4-5 hour transfer. Details on their service can be found at: http://airportshuttleexpress.com/waterton.htm
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