Board the rocky mountaineer train at banff station at 7 30am mt.
Glass roof train banff.
The train journey takes two days.
The dome coaches are clear glass all round including the roof so you have a wonderful view both of the sky the mountain peaks and the ground below.
Enjoy the spectacular array of scenery as you travel between the glacier and snow capped peaks of the canadian rockies over mountain passes and through remarkable tunnels along rocky lakeshores and across the ranchlands of the interior.
The bi level rail cars feature oversized glass dome windows and a separate dining area for guests traveling through the canadian rockies.
The rocky mountaineer which offers four different routes through the high peaks and lush valleys of western canada transports.
Travel from calgary to banff or vancouver to banff taking in the rockies as you go.
An insider s guide to the rocky mountaineer canada s most scenic train ride through the rockies between vancouver banff calgary jasper.
A remarkable train journey on the rocky mountaineer last may.
The company that runs the train service is rocky mountaineer they refer to their vancouver banff route as the kicking horse route because it goes through kicking horse pass.
Shedules fares advice on which rocky mountaineer route to choose advice on whether to go red leaf or gold leaf what is the train really like what do you see from the rocky mountaineer train.
You stop in kamloops for the night disembark from the train and spend the night in a local hotel.
The routes are first passage to the west a two day rail journey between vancouver and lake louise or banff and journey through the clouds a two day rail trip between vancouver and jasper.
There are 20 train tours that pass through banff including winter wonderland tours golf and spa tours and alaska inside passage trips.
That way you travel only during daylight hours and you see all the scenery en route.
Going by train might take twice as long but that s the point.
Our seats were at the back of the coach which meant that we could look out of the rear windows and see the view behind.
This glass domed train through the canadian rockies is one of the most scenic rides in the world video this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.
When i first read about the glass domed train cars of the rocky mountaineer i knew that someday i had to experience riding the rails through the canadian rockies with those spectacular views all.