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Montreal → Halifax · VIA Rail the Ocean (overnight, 3×/week)
Montreal → Halifax
One of North America’s oldest named trains carries you overnight from French Canada to the Atlantic: leave Montreal after work, sleep through Maine’s borderlands and New Brunswick, and wake to Nova Scotia’s forests rolling into Halifax’s waterside station. Three nights a week, each way.
≈24hDuration
0Transfers
3.5×CO₂ vs flying
From C$120Ticket budget
TrainTransport
Booked 2–3 months aheadC$120–210
Booked this weekC$210–280
One-way fares, per person, 2nd class · verified 4 Oct 2026
Day · Leg
Leg
| Leg | Transport / Operator | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Montreal → Halifax (overnight) | The Ocean | ≈24h |
Pass advice
Pass advice
Departure is around 18:30, three days a week (Wed/Fri/Sun) — plan around it, there is no daily service.
The Ocean’s Renaissances sleepers have restored art-deco fittings; sleeper tickets include dinner and breakfast.
Economy seats start around C$120 midweek but climb fast in leaf-peeper season (October).