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| - I took a short jaunt to Guelph the other day. Service was fantastic the entire way through. I bought my tickets online, which saved me about $10. Awesome. I'm not really familiar with train travel, so I love the fact that there were VIA Rail people all over the place directing you where to go. I definitely would have gotten lost otherwise. They all had big smiles, too, which is just great.
The seating is very comfortable and WAY more spacious than an airplane. I'm not a big person, but I appreciated the leg room. 10 minutes into our journey, there was a snack cart with juice, pop, sandwiches, beer and wine. They didn't come back, but it was only an hour ride.
The scenery isn't amazing, but it's a much more relaxing trip than driving yourself (that Etobicoke - Mississauga stretch on the 401 is ridiculous). Lots of people in Georgetown have pools, apparently. You can also spy some pretty neat graffiti.
I think it's definitely worth it for the price, but it actually doubled the travel time for me, having to go all the way to Union, then on the train to Guelph. It's a good option if I'm ever without a car again, and apparently the only option on weekends, short of hitchhiking.
I'll probably be on the lookout for cheap deals to Montreal now.
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