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flights between Vancouver and Auckland. This airline also has flights with stops throughout
the South Pacific, including Nadi.
Vancouver is the closest West Coast gateway from Asia, being more than 1,200 kilomet-
ers (750 miles) closer to Tokyo than to Los Angeles. The city is well served by carriers from
across the Pacific, in addition to Air Canada's Asian destinations (Hong Kong, Beijing,
Tokyo, and Narita). Vancouver is served by
Air China
(800/685-0921,
www.airchina.com
)
from Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai;
Cathay Pacific
(604/606-8888,
www.cathaypacific.com
)
from Hong Kong;
China Eastern Airlines
(604/689-8998,
www.ceair.com
)
from Shanghai;
China Southern Airlines
(604/638-8866,
www.csair.com
)
from Guangzhou;
Eva Air
(800/695-1188,
www.evaair.com
)
from Taipei;
Korean Air
(800/438-5000,
www.koreanair.com
)
from Seoul;
Japan Airlines
(800/
525-3663,
www.jal.com
)
from Tokyo;
Philippine
Airlines
(800/435-9725,
www.philippineair.com
)
from Manila; and
Singapore
Airlines
(604/689-1223,
www.singaporeair.com
)
from Singapore.
In addition to Air Canada's daily London-Vancouver flight,
British Airways
(800/
247-9297,
www.britishairways.com
)
also flies this route daily. Air Canada flights between
Vancouver and continental Europe are routed through Toronto, but
KLM
(800/447-4747,
www.klm.com
)
has a daily nonstop flight to Vancouver from Amsterdam,
Lufthansa
(800/
563-5954,
www.lufthansa.com
)
flies from Frankfurt and Munich, and
Icelandair
(877/
435-9423,
www.icelandair.ca
)
has well-priced flights between Europe and Vancouver via
Reykjavik.
VIA Rail
Government-run
VIA Rail
(416/366-8411 or 888/842-7245,
www.viarail.ca
)
provides
passenger-train service across Canada, with western terminuses at Vancouver and Prince
Rupert.
The
Canadian
is a thrice-weekly service between Toronto and Vancouver via Edmon-
ton, Jasper, Kamloops, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg. Service is provided in two classes of
travel:
Economy
features lots of legroom, reading lights, pillows and blankets, and a
Skyline Car complete with bar service, while
Silver and Blue
is more luxurious, featuring
sleeping rooms, daytime seating, all meals, a lounge and dining car, and shower kits for all
passengers.
PASSES AND PRACTICALITIES
If you're traveling to Vancouver from any eastern province, the least expensive way to
travel is on a
Canrailpass,
which allows seven trips within a 21-day period anywhere on
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