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Amtrak resumes service between Portland and Vancouver, B.C.

Rail travelers will once again be able take the train directly from downtown Portland to Vancouver, B.C., three years after the line was disrupted.

Officials planned to gather at Union Station in Portland on Monday to celebrate the full revival of Amtrak’s Cascades line, which runs daily between Vancouver and Eugene. Trips into Canada were halted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as travel restrictions went in place around the world. In September 2022, the train line resumed between Seattle and Vancouver, but those traveling from Portland were required to transfer.

Travelers can now leave Union Station at 3 p.m. and arrive at Pacific Central Station in Vancouver at around 11 p.m., Amtrak officials said. The southbound train is scheduled to leave Vancouver at 6:35 a.m. and return to Portland at 2:55 p.m.

“With more people now traveling, we are thrilled to double the daily roundtrips between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. By adding staffing and equipment to the region, we can once again offer customers a direct connection between Portland and Canada,” Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner said in a news release.

Round trip tickets are currently on sale for as low as $102 on the Amtrak Cascades website, which is less than the cost to fly.

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