Vancouver to Banff Canadian Rockies Train: First Passage to the West

Taking a Canadian Rockies train trip is definitely worthy of your travel bucket list.

Vancouver to Banff Train

The First Passage to the West route is a two-day journey that travels between Vancouver and Banff. Beyond the two-day trip, you’ll definitely want to plan to spend some additional time in Vancouver and Banff before and after the train journey.

The views are spectacular aboard the Rocky Mountaineer!

During the route between Vancouver to Kamloops, you’ll be journeying through the rich agricultural area of Fraser Valley and entering into a more arid, canyon region of British Columbia.

While on the train you’ll be served food and drinks while you watch all the beautiful scenery pass by.

During this visit to Vancouver, I finally got to experience the Capilano Suspension Bridge. This suspension bridge is really more of a park with a few boardwalk paths curving around the lush forest where the bridge is located.

I was pleasantly surprised that this is more than just a tourist trap attraction and something I look forward to revisiting and taking my girls back to experience!