Can you buy a longer ViaRail train ticket, but hop off with your stuff early?
So if you look at the deals for train tickets from Vancouver, there are about 3 trains a week heading east. They head through Jasper, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and onwards.
Now, for example, the price to Saskatoon on the very same train is almost HALF that of a ticket to Jasper. Yet, Saskatoon is further than Jasper.
So what's stopping you buying a ticket to Saskatoon and then when the train pulls in at Jasper, grabbing your bags and getting off, saving yourself a tidy sum in the process?
Best Answer
It depends on the fine print. Theoretically they might be able to charge you the difference if they can show you have changed the terms of contract unilaterally. However, in this case they probably would have to show damages (i.e. they lost some subsidies from the city of Saskatoon or similar for people getting out of the train there).
I would at least read all the terms and conditions.
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Can you use your train ticket for an earlier train?
Anytime Single tickets are valid for any train on the date written on your ticket. If you've booked an Anytime Return ticket, then you can take your outbound journey at any time, up to five days after the date written on your ticket.Can you get off the train at an earlier stop?
Yes, you can break your journey while travelling with an Anytime Single or Return ticket. This means you can get off the train at any connecting stop and leave the station, before boarding a later train to complete your journey.Can you break journey on advance ticket?
If you have an Advance ticket, you may not start, break and resume, or end your journey at any intermediate station except to change to/from connecting trains as shown on the ticket or your travel itinerary. The terms and conditions of each ticket type can be viewed when making a booking.How early should I arrive for Viarail?
How early must I check-in for departure? We are recommending travellers to be at the station 30 minutes prior to scheduled train time.2021 How to Book a Train Ticket Online | Jasper to Prince Rupert | Step-by-step Guide to VIA Rail
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There should not be a problem - although I have never done it - for one-way travel as they do not check tickets on exit.
You can exit at any stop - as long as there is one - but you would not be able to go back in to take the rest of your trip.
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