The station itself has an oldworldy charm that is kind of neat. Try not to be put off by the homeless directly out the front as it is honestly an unavoidable fact if Vancouver and they do tend to keep to their own if not aggravated. The boarding process is quite manual, the trains conductor calling instructions as loudly and nicely as possible without any kind of microphone. Try to have a valid ESTA before arriving as its not considered essential but helps speed up the process when clearing customs before boarding a USA bound departure. The ride to Seattle and back is enjoyable as we love train rides, and the scenery at various stages in the day is beautiful. Food on board is nothing special but not horrible either, and not overly expensive. Does the job considering not much nearby is open if youre taking an early departure. Except for Tim Hortons across the street. Overall staff were friendly and made the journey enjoyable.
Nothing open early.We arrived at 5:40 am for the 6:35 am departure of the Amtrak Cascades. No services were open in the station prior to our boarding. Fortunately, we had planned ahead with purchased breakfast items and were able to get beverages on board the train.Since we had business class tickets, we went through customs quickly and without a wait. The coach class line already was long and moved slowly.There is no Amtrak lounge at the station.
Beware the automated parking metres...I dropped off my significant other for the midnight bus and remained in the car in their parking lot for maybe a total of 7 minutes. There was no indication that I was being ticketed and since it was dark it would have been impossible to read the parking rules. Fast forward one month and I received a $78 dollar fine in the mail. This is an absolutely ridiculous amount for a single parking ticket to start off. Being recently new to the city, I was completely unaware that automated parking metres were even a thing. It seems very unfair that I am now on the hook for this massive fine. When I tried to contact the company, all that I got were automated messages. Seems that everything to do with this company isn't human...Will not be returning the Pacific Central Station as long as they have those god awful machines.
We lost our backpacks on the bench and found them the next day! Thanks for security team! And the baggage claim desk was also very helpful.
Beautiful monument of Vancouver's city near the city centre. Take the train here to Toronto and expect a journey of a life time.
Pacific Central Station is a Canadian Train Station based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Pacific Central Station is located at 1150 Station St, Vancouver, BC V6A 4C7, Canada.
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