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Oversized outdoor equipment: bicycles, canoes, etc.

You can carry your bicycle, your canoe and most other items of oversized outdoor equipment on trains offering a checked baggage service. View the table on the main baggage page to check whether this service is available on your train.

Oversized baggage is subject to a small surcharge.

Bicycles

For bicycles, the surcharge remains the same regardless of the number of connections during the journey.

  • Bicycles and child-carriers: $20
  • Tandems: $40

Find out how to protect your bike for transportation.

Canoes and similar craft

For canoes, kayaks, sailboards and other similar craft, the surcharge is payable per train used. You must therefore pay the surcharge again when you transfer to a connecting train.

  • 5.4 m (18 ft.) or smaller: $50

If you are travelling a short distance, we will reduce the surcharge so that it does not exceed the price of your ticket (except in the case of a child fare). Thus, if your ticket costs $25, the surcharge for your craft will be reduced to $25. The minimum charge is $20 per train used.

The maximum length of canoes and kayaks we can carry is 5.4 m (18 ft.). Rowboats are not accepted.

Sailboards and masts are carried at the owner's risk.

Other oversized baggage

A pair of skis is considered as a single article of regular dimensions, regardless of the length of the skis.

Special conditions apply to pets.

Construction materials are not considered as personal or oversized baggage. VIA Rail reserves the right to refuse them at all times. Please contact freight carriers serving your area. For more information, view the list of prohibited articles.




Fares quoted are valid for travel until January 5, 2007. If you are travelling after this date, please consult RESERVIA or contact a VIA Rail agent at 1 888 VIA-RAIL, or at 1 800 268-9503 (hearing impaired), for up-to-date fare information.


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