Via Rail Black Friday sale: savings on winter train travel

The Via Rail Black Friday sale is bringing seasonal discounts on rail travel for people heading out from Toronto and other cities. As set out on the company’s official Black Friday offer page, the promotion is aimed at holiday journeys, quick weekend getaways and other trips across the network.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Via Rail Black Friday sale: dates and main discounts

During the Via Rail Black Friday sale, passengers can get up to 35 per cent off select fares if they book in time. The offer window runs from now until December 2, 2025, and includes up to 35 per cent off the Economy fare in Economy class. One key deal gives 35 per cent off Economy fares on the Québec City–Windsor corridor on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays for travel between February 23 and March 31, 2026.

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A second deal provides 25 per cent off the Economy fare in Economy class on the same corridor and the same days of the week for trips between January 16 and February 11, 2026, creating attractive Québec City–Windsor corridor discounts across much of the winter period. These deal structures also feature in a broader Black Friday round-up by Narcity.

Savings on the Québec City–Windsor corridor

In practice, these Black Friday savings on train travel concentrate heavily on the busy Québec City–Windsor corridor. By choosing dates that fall into either the January 16 to February 11 window or the February 23 to March 31 period, travellers can benefit from 25 per cent or 35 per cent off Economy fares in Economy class on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. This structure makes it easier to plan flexible trips for work, family visits or short breaks while still using the advertised discounts on Economy fare.

Deals on the Ocean, the Canadian and regional trains

The promotion also reaches beyond the corridor services. On the Ocean train between Montreal and Halifax, customers can save 20 per cent on the discounted fare in Sleeper Plus class for journeys taken from January 12 through March 31, 2026.

Over the same period, from January 12 to March 31, 2026, there is also a 20 per cent reduction on the Economy fare in Economy class for travel on board both the Canadian and the Ocean trains, as well as on regional trains. Taken together, these offers cover long-distance trains and regional services and give passengers several ways to benefit from Via Rail discounts from Toronto and other cities.

To access any of these promotional fares, travellers need to pick rides that fall within the specified travel dates and complete their purchase by December 2, 2025.

At checkout, the promo code TRAIN2025 must be entered so that the discount is applied to the booking. So if a weekend escape to Montreal, Quebec, Windsor or Ottawa has been on your mind, lifestyle outlet Curiocity notes that this kind of Black Friday savings window is a solid reason not to postpone buying that ticket.

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