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Travelling to Canada

mumcurious
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Latest post on 31 December 2012 - 13:50

Hello ladies, hope we all bid farewell to 2012 with sweet memories of the year gone by and welcome 2013 with all the hope that it will bring all that we need...

We are planning to visit Canada this summer (July 13) and hope to to cover Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax and also go to Vegas, we have a total of 3 weeks. I know its gonna be a lot of travelling, and thats where I need your help. What do you think would be the best way to travel - from Dubai to Toranto or Vancouver first and then the other cities and in the end Vegas, or some other combination. Also what is the best way to travel inland train/air/car. I do not have much idea about Canada hence the question. Any advise will be appreciated.
TIA

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jst00770769
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Latest post on 07 January 2013 - 16:01
As much as I hate United, they do fly everywhere and tend to have the most hubs, co-shares and thus cheapest rates for a multi-destination trip. Flying into Vancouver is more expensive because it's not a major hub so I fly via NYC, Toronto or L.A. It's likely cheaper to start on the east and make your way west because of the greater availability of flights. You also have a better chance of getting nice weather in Vancouver in late summer.
Sanddy_Dogg
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Latest post on 07 January 2013 - 15:51
You can fly Emirates direct to Seattle and connect to Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary or Edmonton with Alaska Airline who are partnered with Emirates.
mumcurious
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Latest post on 07 January 2013 - 15:27
Thank you ladies... This will be our second trip to Canada. First time (6 yrs back) we visited Vancouver & Whistler. Have to go back to vancuver as have family there and also in halifax. Vegas we wanted to do with my cousin who is in Indiana and will be coming down there. Maybe we can drop Totonto but included it coz Emirates flies there. Can anyone advise what would be the best route and airlines to take. TIA
marycatherine
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Latest post on 01 January 2013 - 07:28
You can get direct flights from London to Halifax with Air Canada - which I would prefer because Halifax is a smaller airport and generally clearing customs is quite quick. The airport is only a 20 -25 minute drive to downtown Halifax and an airport taxi is about CAD60. BTW there are 5 time zones in Canada (but the fifth wouldn't be on your itinerary as you haven't mentioned Newfoundland). TBH I wouldn't bother with Toronto if I had to ditch one of your destinations unless there's something you really want to see there.
busybee2559
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Latest post on 31 December 2012 - 21:12
also as said canada and the north east of usa is much more expensive than the other side and florida.
busybee2559
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Latest post on 31 December 2012 - 21:11
you are best to try and do canada and then another time do vegas, unless you are going to get lots of flights it will take you too long. we did a road trip 2 summers ago, in 3 weeks we did sfo to mia, but we did visit 16 states along the way.
Marsbar
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Latest post on 31 December 2012 - 21:09
I am not sure if you know how large Canada is, from west coast to east coast, it's over 5000 km. Each region has it's own highlights and selling points. I think you have to decide what is the focus of your trip? A flight from Toronto to Vancouver is easily 4.5 - 5 hours which will easily consume one of your days by the time you arrive 2 hours before your flight and then get sorted at the other end. Keep in mind as well that there are 4 different time zones you have to contend with as well. Each region you have selected has a multitude of things to see and do. Trying to throw Vegas in on top of it all is really putting a lot of pressure on yourself as well. One poster commented that travel within Canada is also relatively expensive and there is not a lot of flexibility once tickets are purchased. This is very true. I am fortunate to have lived all over Canada and we have driven from coast to coast three times so we know the country pretty well. SueB is right when she says the maritimes are wonderful, the Cabot trail is lovely, PEI is so quaint, any region could easily fill three weeks of exploration. Good luck with your decision! <em>edited by Marsbar on 01/01/2013</em>
srdoucet25935
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Latest post on 31 December 2012 - 20:56
Every summer we make the trip home. Few weeks visiting my family in Calgary and a few weeks in New Brunswick. You have to think about what airline you will use. Emirates only flies into Toronto. Halifax you will usually need to stop in Toronto or Montreal first for a connecting flight. Do not drive or take a train if you want time to enjoy the places because it takes about a week driving full days. Also I agree you may want to cut out a place or two because three weeks seems like a very short time for all those places, and not to mention flight costs.
Nomad
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Latest post on 31 December 2012 - 19:25
geez ladies. dont discount the Maritimes!!! lol..... Vancouver is lovely but so are the Maritimes.....I personally would pick Halifax and see Cape Breton, PEI, nfld New Bruswick......you will not find more down to earth people. Yes, B.C. has Mountains but...Nova Scotia has everything else lol... Having been to all Provinces in Canada extensively....i would still go for the Maritimes. (btw) I am from Ontario so not from either place lol.. This is on my bucket list SueB, personally find the bigger cities way too busy.
SueB
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Latest post on 31 December 2012 - 19:22
geez ladies. dont discount the Maritimes!!! lol..... Vancouver is lovely but so are the Maritimes.....I personally would pick Halifax and see Cape Breton, PEI, nfld New Bruswick......you will not find more down to earth people. Yes, B.C. has Mountains but...Nova Scotia has everything else lol... Having been to all Provinces in Canada extensively....i would still go for the Maritimes. (btw) I am from Ontario so not from either place lol..
norak
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Latest post on 31 December 2012 - 19:15
We've driven from the midwest (Ohio, the States) up North to Toronto and then went west out to Rockies, on to California and then back through Vegas, Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon etc. and then back home to the midwest in two weeks. Did not hit Vancouver - but would have loved to. It is a very hard journey but amongst the most memorable.
M962
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Latest post on 31 December 2012 - 15:18
We have been to Canada several times. Vancouver is amazing you must go to Stanley park. When we go we travel to the furthest place first and travel to places on the way back. The drive is amazing especially when we went to the Rockies. At least with driving you get to see some fantastic sites and you can stop off at any point.
Gummy45034
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Latest post on 31 December 2012 - 14:39
I think that's too much. You'll spend most of your time travelling. If I were to choose I would get rid of either halifax or vegas from the trip and spend more time in Vancouver, possibly taking a car and spending time exploring BC - its truly gorgeous. But if you are intent on keeping all of them, go from closest to farthest to minimize time spent flying. Go to Halifax, then Toronto, then to either van or Vegas as they are about the same. Where are you going other than those locations? I would travel by car around each location but travelling by anything other than air between the cities is impossible with your time limitations. You are looking at about 20 hours+ driving between nova scotia and toronto, and maybe 50+ hours between toronto and vancouver. It might be interesting to road trip between two of the places, but with 4 on the menu its not possible.
marycatherine
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Latest post on 31 December 2012 - 14:34
Fly to Halifax then fly to Toronto then fly to Vancouver otherwise you will be in a car (rented) for most of your trip. Jetlag is minimized going east to west. You could fly to Vegas from Toronto or Vancouver. Be aware internal air travel in Canada can be very expensive relatively speaking.
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