ferry travel,Prince Rupert to Vancouver Island

I am planning a trip to western Canada. Am considering fly to
Vancouver, Via Rail to Jasper
then Via Rail to P. Rupert. At Prince Rupert get on a ferry to
Vancouver Island & travel overland to Victoria.Can I get some advice
on this itinery?

In article <30270c00-39c4-420e-bb03-99ef572d6791@s37g2000prg..com>,
Poptop <sydcool56@> wrote:
>I am planning a trip to western Canada. Am considering fly to
>Vancouver, Via Rail to Jasper
>then Via Rail to P. Rupert. At Prince Rupert get on a ferry to
>Vancouver Island & travel overland to Victoria.Can I get some advice
>on this itinery?

Hope you have time to wait for the once a week ferry.

Just back from Port Hardy.

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"Poptop" <sydcool56@> wrote in message
news:30270c00-39c4-420e-bb03-99ef572d6791@s37g2000prg..com...
>I am planning a trip to western Canada. Am considering fly to
> Vancouver, Via Rail to Jasper
> then Via Rail to P. Rupert. At Prince Rupert get on a ferry to
> Vancouver Island & travel overland to Victoria.Can I get some advice
> on this itinery?

Others have advised about the merits of train travel.

We did a car rental from Edmonton to Vancouver a few years ago. (Edmonton
because we had friends there we wished to visit)
We then drove to Calgary to visit other friends and thence via Banff, Lake
Louise, Jasper, to Smithers. A week later from Smithers to Prince Rupert
thence by day time ferry (the old Queen of the North) on the last trip of
the year to Port Hardy. Then drove Port Hardy to Victoria and ferry to
Vancouver area.

This was a wonderful trip (except for the Edmonton to Calgary bit which was
fairly boring.
The ferry trip was magic, but then we had a cloudless day. My brother has
twice done the trip but had rain both times.

Thoroughly recommend the round trip but only by car!!

Gerrit - Oz

On Mar 12, 3:33 pm, "Gerrit" <gthart@sadforyou.au> wrote:
> "Poptop" <sydcool56@> wrote in message
>
> news:30270c00-39c4-420e-bb03-99ef572d6791@s37g2000prg..com...
>
> >I am planning a trip to western Canada. Am considering fly to
> > Vancouver, Via Rail to Jasper
> > then Via Rail to P. Rupert. At Prince Rupert get on a ferry to
> > Vancouver Island & travel overland to Victoria.Can I get some advice
> > on this itinery?
>
> Others have advised about the merits of train travel.
>
> We did a car rental from Edmonton to Vancouver a few years ago. (Edmonton
> because we had friends there we wished to visit)
> We then drove to Calgary to visit other friends and thence via Banff, Lake
> Louise, Jasper, to Smithers. A week later from Smithers to Prince Rupert
> thence by day time ferry (the old Queen of the North) on the last trip of
> the year to Port Hardy. Then drove Port Hardy to Victoria and ferry to
> Vancouver area.
>
> This was a wonderful trip (except for the Edmonton to Calgary bit which was
> fairly boring.
> The ferry trip was magic, but then we had a cloudless day. My brother has
> twice done the trip but had rain both times.
>
> Thoroughly recommend the round trip but only by car!!
>
> Gerrit - Oz

Hi All,

We also discarded the rocky mountain train because is really
expensive... so we are planning a drive round trip similar to yours.

Our plan is to start next 10th June a 14 day round-trip:

Vancouver- Penticton
Penticton-Revelstoke
Revelstoke-Banff
Banff-Jasper
Jasper-Prince George
Prince-George- Smithers
Smithers-Prince Rupert
Prince Rupert by ferry to Port Hardy
Port Hardy to Campbell River
Campbell River-Victoria
Victoria-Vancouver

Do you think it's to large to do in 14 days?
Must we reserve the ferry ticket now, or we can wait until some days
before the date?
Tomtom 6 GPS maps for this area are precisse ?

Any suggestion ?

Many thanks!

Joan
Barcelona

<joan.fabre@> wrote in message
news:dcd5df94-c66e-4c0a-966b-fe77aaf34a3d@p25g2000hsf..com...
> On Mar 12, 3:33 pm, "Gerrit" <gthart@sadforyou.au> wrote:
>> "Poptop" <sydcool56@> wrote in message
>>
>> news:30270c00-39c4-420e-bb03-99ef572d6791@s37g2000prg..com...
>>
>> >I am planning a trip to western Canada. Am considering fly to
>> > Vancouver, Via Rail to Jasper
>> > then Via Rail to P. Rupert. At Prince Rupert get on a ferry to
>> > Vancouver Island & travel overland to Victoria.Can I get some advice
>> > on this itinery?
>>
>> Others have advised about the merits of train travel.
>>
>> We did a car rental from Edmonton to Vancouver a few years ago. (Edmonton
>> because we had friends there we wished to visit)
>> We then drove to Calgary to visit other friends and thence via Banff,
>> Lake
>> Louise, Jasper, to Smithers. A week later from Smithers to Prince Rupert
>> thence by day time ferry (the old Queen of the North) on the last trip of
>> the year to Port Hardy. Then drove Port Hardy to Victoria and ferry to
>> Vancouver area.
>>
>> This was a wonderful trip (except for the Edmonton to Calgary bit which
>> was
>> fairly boring.
>> The ferry trip was magic, but then we had a cloudless day. My brother has
>> twice done the trip but had rain both times.
>>
>> Thoroughly recommend the round trip but only by car!!
>>
>> Gerrit - Oz
>
> Hi All,
>
> We also discarded the rocky mountain train because is really
> expensive... so we are planning a drive round trip similar to yours.
>
> Our plan is to start next 10th June a 14 day round-trip:
>
> Vancouver- Penticton
> Penticton-Revelstoke
> Revelstoke-Banff
> Banff-Jasper
> Jasper-Prince George
> Prince-George- Smithers
> Smithers-Prince Rupert
> Prince Rupert by ferry to Port Hardy
> Port Hardy to Campbell River
> Campbell River-Victoria
> Victoria-Vancouver
>
> Do you think it's to large to do in 14 days?
> Must we reserve the ferry ticket now, or we can wait until some days
> before the date?
> Tomtom 6 GPS maps for this area are precisse ?
>
> Any suggestion ?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Joan
> Barcelona

Sounds about right. I've been all over that route.

<joan.fabre@> wrote in message
news:dcd5df94-c66e-4c0a-966b-fe77aaf34a3d@p25g2000hsf..com...
> On Mar 12, 3:33 pm, "Gerrit" <gthart@sadforyou.au> wrote:
>> "Poptop" <sydcool56@> wrote in message
>>
>> news:30270c00-39c4-420e-bb03-99ef572d6791@s37g2000prg..com...
>>
>> >I am planning a trip to western Canada. Am considering fly to
>> > Vancouver, Via Rail to Jasper
>> > then Via Rail to P. Rupert. At Prince Rupert get on a ferry to
>> > Vancouver Island & travel overland to Victoria.Can I get some advice
>> > on this itinery?
>>
>> Others have advised about the merits of train travel.
>>
>> We did a car rental from Edmonton to Vancouver a few years ago. (Edmonton
>> because we had friends there we wished to visit)
>> We then drove to Calgary to visit other friends and thence via Banff,
>> Lake
>> Louise, Jasper, to Smithers. A week later from Smithers to Prince Rupert
>> thence by day time ferry (the old Queen of the North) on the last trip of
>> the year to Port Hardy. Then drove Port Hardy to Victoria and ferry to
>> Vancouver area.
>>
>> This was a wonderful trip (except for the Edmonton to Calgary bit which
>> was
>> fairly boring.
>> The ferry trip was magic, but then we had a cloudless day. My brother has
>> twice done the trip but had rain both times.
>>
>> Thoroughly recommend the round trip but only by car!!
>>
>> Gerrit - Oz
>
> Hi All,
>
> We also discarded the rocky mountain train because is really
> expensive... so we are planning a drive round trip similar to yours.
>
> Our plan is to start next 10th June a 14 day round-trip:
>
> Vancouver- Penticton
> Penticton-Revelstoke
> Revelstoke-Banff
> Banff-Jasper
> Jasper-Prince George
> Prince-George- Smithers
> Smithers-Prince Rupert

You could do Prince George to Prince Rupert in one day
fairly comfortably and spend the extra day elsewhere

> Prince Rupert by ferry to Port Hardy
> Port Hardy to Campbell River
> Campbell River-Victoria
> Victoria-Vancouver
>
> Do you think it's to large to do in 14 days?
> Must we reserve the ferry ticket now, or we can wait until some days
> before the date?
> Tomtom 6 GPS maps for this area are precisse ?
>

OK but a little odd. Last year mine kept insisting the roads
in some areas were 100m left of where I was driving :)

That seems likely to be a surveying issue as in towns and
more developed areas they were fine, and thats were you
really want GPS

Keith

<joan.fabre@> wrote in message
news:dcd5df94-c66e-4c0a-966b-fe77aaf34a3d@p25g2000hsf..com...
> On Mar 12, 3:33 pm, "Gerrit" <gthart@sadforyou.au> wrote:
>> "Poptop" <sydcool56@> wrote in message
>>
>> news:30270c00-39c4-420e-bb03-99ef572d6791@s37g2000prg..com...
>>
>> >I am planning a trip to western Canada. Am considering fly to
>> > Vancouver, Via Rail to Jasper
>> > then Via Rail to P. Rupert. At Prince Rupert get on a ferry to
>> > Vancouver Island & travel overland to Victoria.Can I get some advice
>> > on this itinery?
>>
>> Others have advised about the merits of train travel.
>>
>> We did a car rental from Edmonton to Vancouver a few years ago. (Edmonton
>> because we had friends there we wished to visit)
>> We then drove to Calgary to visit other friends and thence via Banff,
>> Lake
>> Louise, Jasper, to Smithers. A week later from Smithers to Prince Rupert
>> thence by day time ferry (the old Queen of the North) on the last trip of
>> the year to Port Hardy. Then drove Port Hardy to Victoria and ferry to
>> Vancouver area.
>>
>> This was a wonderful trip (except for the Edmonton to Calgary bit which
>> was
>> fairly boring.
>> The ferry trip was magic, but then we had a cloudless day. My brother has
>> twice done the trip but had rain both times.
>>
>> Thoroughly recommend the round trip but only by car!!
>>
>> Gerrit - Oz
>
> Hi All,
>
> We also discarded the rocky mountain train because is really
> expensive... so we are planning a drive round trip similar to yours.
>
> Our plan is to start next 10th June a 14 day round-trip:
>
> Vancouver- Penticton
> Penticton-Revelstoke
> Revelstoke-Banff
> Banff-Jasper
> Jasper-Prince George
> Prince-George- Smithers
> Smithers-Prince Rupert
> Prince Rupert by ferry to Port Hardy
> Port Hardy to Campbell River
> Campbell River-Victoria
> Victoria-Vancouver
>
> Do you think it's to large to do in 14 days?
> Must we reserve the ferry ticket now, or we can wait until some days
> before the date?
> Tomtom 6 GPS maps for this area are precisse ?
>
> Any suggestion ?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Joan
> Barcelona

You may need to also balance the train fare against the cost of car rental
and the cost of the ferry for the car. Car ferry is about $335 for the car.
Does not include any people.

On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:58:50 GMT in .usa-canada, "David
Gee" <scoop604@m> wrote:

> This seems to be an "All driving, all the time" itinerary; where do you
> allow time for relaxing and exploring?

Europeans seem to have difficulty understanding the difference in
distances between communities in the Canadian and US West and
Europe. Even if the distances are listed in Km, they are just
not used to such large countries with such a low population
density.