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Rocky Mountaineer · North America

Rocky Mountaineer – First Passage to the West

A two-day, daylight-only glass-dome train between Vancouver and Banff or Lake Louise, through the Fraser Canyon and Hell's Gate on the first day and the Shuswap and the Rockies on the second, with a hotel night in Kamloops in between. It runs in either direction and is sold in two service levels: single-level SilverLeaf and bi-level GoldLeaf.

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The route

Route facts for Rocky Mountaineer – First Passage to the West, with sources
Route Vancouver to Banff or Lake Louise
Journey time 2 days by rail, daylight only, with one hotel night in Kamloops 21
When it runs Mid-April to mid/late October 1
Operator Rocky Mountaineer

Cabins compared

Scored cabins on the Rocky Mountaineer – First Passage to the West
Picture Cabin Score Type Bathroom Fare
The lower-level dining room of a Rocky Mountaineer GoldLeaf coach in 2016, seen through glass doors, with tables laid for a meal.
© ToddPhillips2016, CC BY-SA
GoldLeaf 7.0 Seat Shared CA$3,109–CA$3,999 per person
Rocky Mountaineer – First Passage to the West (train exterior)
© Phil Richards, CC BY-SA
SilverLeaf 6.5 Seat Shared CA$2,289–CA$2,999 per person

Sources

  1. Rocky Mountaineer Fact Sheet 2024

    Rocky Mountaineer · Operator · accessed 20 October 2026 · no longer online

  2. First Passage to the West

    Rocky Mountaineer · Operator · accessed 20 October 2026