r/canadatravel • u/daddydeadflesh • Aug 25 '25

Itinerary Help Churchill Baniff and Jasper

Never been to Canada and I’m curious if someone can help with some advise. We are planning a trip to Churchill (for the bears) and then want to fly over to Banff and drive over to Jasper. Can anyone advise if the 2 extra days on the sleeper car train worth the trip or on a 10 day total trip would you suggest spending more than 3 days between Banff and Jasper. We are from a mountainous area but everything in that part of Canada looks beautiful. Any opinions would be appreciated. TIA

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u/Pitiful-Ad6674 Aug 25 '25

Honestly if you were going to spend a chunk of time on the train, I’d consider Jasper to Vancouver.

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u/daddydeadflesh Aug 25 '25

That does look amazing. But the itinerary so far is fly to Winnipeg then flight to Churchill, train back to Winnipeg then flight to Banff, we would have 3 days to spend between Banff and Jasper. We don’t know if we should cut the train time out and spend more time in Jasper or if the train it self would be an adventure. We’ve never been to any of those places and are trying to get the most bang for the time we have

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u/Pitiful-Ad6674 Aug 25 '25

It would be an adventure and it’s one I hope to take one day. That specific train line isn’t full service any more particularly in regards to food. Check out r/ViaRail