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Route
# of daily
departures
Distance
Productive
train time
Non-productive
car time
*
Cost of
travelling
by car
**
Cost of
travelling
by train
(as low as)
Taxpayer
savings by
choosing
train travel
***
Ottawa Toronto
Up to 16 450 km
4 h 01 min
4 h 34 min
$467
$44
1
$423
Ottawa Montréal
Up to 12
198 km
1 h 47 min
2 h 27 min
$227
$33
1
$194
Ottawa Québec City
2
482 km
5 h 23 min
4 h 39 min
$488
$49
1
$439
Toronto Montréal
Up to 17
541 km
4 h 34 min
5 h 30 min
$562
$44
1
$518
When you choose VIA Rail for your business travel, you help
reduce government expenses and create value for taxpayers.
Plus, you maximize your productivity along the way.
So get on board with train travel today.
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Government of Canada employees receive 10% off the best available fare on all trains and classes of service offered by VIA Rail Canada. Available for both business
and personal travel. Conditions apply. For more information, contact PWGSC Shared Travel Services.
*
30 minutes was added to the total travel time by car in order to account for traffic and bad weather en route.
** The total cost to the taxpayer of travelling by car is calculated based on the following formula: $ cost of travel by car (Treasury Board kilometric rate for Ontario of $0.55/km for car travel by a government
official X total distance travelled) + (average hourly rate of $48/h for a government official, based on a salary of $100,000 per year including employee benefits X travel time) = $ total cost to taxpayer
*** The value of travelling by train is calculated based on the following formula: Cost of travelling by car – cost of travelling by train = taxpayer savings