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All you need to know about transporting your baggage


When you travel with VIA Rail, you can expect one of the cheapest and easiest methods of transporting luggage on your journey! Below you'll find details about VIA Rail's baggage policy and how to make best use of our baggage services.

Depending on your exact route and upon which trains you're travelling, you will have specific baggage allowances and checking options. This is simply due to the availability of luggage space and baggage cars on each train.


There are two ways to determine the exact allowances on your train:


  1. On RESERVIA, our booking engine, you can

    • see if checked baggage service is offered on your train;
    • find out how many items you can check aboard as well as applicable and the size and weight restrictions;
    • find out about all the additional services offered, including transporting additional or oversized items and the costs or transporting pets or outdoor sporting equipment.

    How to find this information:

    Simply go to the RESERVIA page, then :

    • enter your departure and destination stations;
    • enter your dates of travel;
    • click on the "search" button.

    When the list of possible itineraries is returned, click on the "Train Service Description" link. Detailed information about your trains services will pop-up, including all the information you're looking for.

  2. Through our "Baggage Policy" PDF.

    If you already know your train's number, you can view and print this document (in PDF form). It includes:

    • every train's baggage capacity limitations;
    • prohibited baggage;
    • the price of checking extra baggage;
    • the price of baggage consignment in the train stations.
    and much more useful information!

Checking baggage?

If you are planning a trip aboard a train with a baggage car, there are many different services available to you. You can find out all about these services, including surcharges and restrictions, on our Checked baggage page.

Prohibited baggage

For obvious safety reasons, VIA Rail personnel will refuse to accept any article that cannot be safely handled or stored in the cars, or whose transportation involves hazards. Follow this link for a list of prohibited baggage.

Baggage inspection

To ensure our passengers' safety, we reserve the right to check all baggage on board.

More information

Follow these links for answers to specific questions:

Most importantly, VIA employees will always be happy to assist seniors, children, or anyone else who might need help transporting their luggage.


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