Trip to Vancouver, BC from Seattle (to rent, buses, train)

[BostonJad]

I am scheduled for a business trip to Seattle and decided to take advantage and explore Vancouver while I am there. I was originally planning to rent a car and drive but just found out that there is this ridiculous one-way drop fee of $660.16 between the 2 cities. Are there any other feasible options traveling between the 2 cities: buses, trains, ferries?

Please advise.

[movingwiththewind]

Vancouver, Seattle Bus Transportation

I use Quickshuttle a lot and always had a great experience with them. It's a Canadian company, though, and is probably more expensive than going with a US service due to the current exchange rate. You can pay both in US and in Canadian dollars. Round trip or commuter fares are less expensive than one way trips.

[Malloric]

Amtrak ~$40 one-way.

[mrman78]

So are you are flying out of Vancouver or Seattle? When i did that, i rented a car, but returned back to Seattle. Otherwise, I'd do Amtrak as suggested above.

[ElleVancouver]

Amtrak, hands down. They have just negotiated another train so schedule's will be even better!

[Trail-Walker]

I made a couple of trips "to and through" Vancouver into Northern BC. Vancouver is a very nice city, (if you like cities). Personally, I try to avoid cities regardless of how clean they are...... but that is just me.

[sekhmet1974]

Originally Posted by Trail-Walker

I made a couple of trips "to and through" Vancouver into Northern BC. Vancouver is a very nice city, (if you like cities). Personally, I try to avoid cities regardless of how clean they are...... but that is just me.

And yet you are posting on a website called CITY data forum?

[Trail-Walker]

Originally Posted by sekhmet1974

And yet you are posting on a website called CITY data forum?

And yet regardless of the name of the site, it has details of every state region regardless of what cities they have.....

I guess that means you are just a citidiot

[sekhmet1974]

Originally Posted by Trail-Walker

And yet regardless of the name of the site, it has details of every state region regardless of what cities they have.....

I guess that means you are just a citidiot

Right, and YOU are posting in the CITY of Seattle. Thanks for this post where you define yourself.

[Vinylly]

Originally Posted by Trail-Walker

I made a couple of trips "to and through" Vancouver into Northern BC. Vancouver is a very nice city, (if you like cities). Personally, I try to avoid cities regardless of how clean they are...... but that is just me.

I've always considered Vancouver one of the ten most beutiful cities in the world. Historically, the city father's did a much better job in planning the city layout then they did in Seattle. Then you have the bay and the beautiful backdrop of the mountains right behind downtown Vancouver, it's pretty awesome. Hong Kong is pretty awesome as well for the same reason.