Originally Posted by
will5404
If you can change your itin slightly, I would recommend going from Jasper-Prince Rupert for a more scenic train ride. The train stops overnight in Prince George so you can check out all the scenery in daylight. From Prince Rupert you could fly into YVR, or take a BC Ferry to Vancouver Island and make your way down to Victoria/Vancouver via bus/rental car + ferry.
This was also our first idea, but the other way round: from Vancouver to Port Hardy, doing some bear watching for a couple of days
here and then the inside passage to PR and the Skeena to Jasper.
Unfortunately the Skeena doesn´t allow much more then hand-baggage anymore, so our suitcase weren´t allowed on the train (reason: no luggage car - confirmed by the VIARail support).
