Via Rail’s The Ocean: Halifax – Montreal

Clarenville is located in the picturesque Shoal Harbour River Valley, on the east coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Due to its location, it gets considerably more sunshine than the rest of Newfoundland. It also forms a natural gateway to explore the historical Discovery Trail, which extends down the Bonavista Peninsula to Trinity and Bonavista, where European explorer John Cabot is thought to have landed.

Battle Harbour sits on a small island off the coast of Labrador in Canada. This restored 18th-century fishing village was once the bustling hub of the Labrador fishing industry. Today, it exists as a living museum that preserves and showcases what life was like more than 200 years ago.

L’Anse au Claire, originally settled by the French in the early 1700s, forms the gateway to Labrador in Newfoundland. For years it has been a favored junction town for travelers headed to Labrador from Québec. The town makes an excellent stopover before taking the ferry across the Labrador Coast, with its distinctive French heritage.

Gros Morne National Park lies on Newfoundland’s west coast in eastern Canada. This UNESCO World Heritage Site was shaped by colliding continents and glaciers, and is packed with ancient forests, pristine beaches, and dramatic cliffs. It is named after the Gros Morne mountain, the second highest peak in Newfoundland.

Journey from the lively Sainte Foy/Quebec City to the seaport of Halifax onboard VIA Rail’s The Ocean. Make yourself comfortable in the Sleeper Plus cars as you chug across the pretty landscape of Quebec and enter the maritime provinces.

Cape Breton Island can be found off the north-eastern tip of Nova Scotia in Canada. It is one of seven ancestral territories of the Mi’kmaq People, whose name for it is Unama’ki. It consistently ranks among the best island destinations in the world, thanks to its rich culture, beautiful landscapes and plentiful beaches.

Chéticamp is an Acadian fishing village nestled snugly by the Gulf of St Lawrence on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. Located along the island’s lovely coastal road or Cabot Trail, Chéticamp forms the gateway to the Cape Breton Highlands National Park.

Ingonish Beach, a pristine stretch of coastline nestled within Cape Breton Highlands National Park, offers a quintessential Atlantic Ocean experience. Its sandy shores and dramatic cliffs invite relaxation and exploration. Visitors can bask in the sun, take refreshing dips in the cool waters, or embark on coastal adventures.

Lunenburg is a port town in the south of Nova Scotia. It was founded in 1753, and much of the town’s architecture dates back to the 1800s. UNESCO designated the Old Town a World Heritage Site in 1995, naming it “the best example of planned British colonial settlement in North America”.