Q: im preparing a trip to canada and i'm having an hard time with that. sounds like u only have 2 ways: bus (almost 5 hours, 50 bucks) airplane (700 bucks, 45 minutes). is that my problem that i didn't find any train or is it just that in canada they dont exist? how would you make it from vancouver to comox? THANKS
A: They tried putting railroad tracks from the mainland to Vancouver Island but for some reason they kept sinking. To be more serious, if you're flying to Vancouver in order to get to Comox you might consider changing your travel plans and fly to Victoria instead. Alaska Airlines has service to Victoria from Seattle. If you're a Canadian, flying into Victoria is no big deal with regular service by both Air Canada and WestJet. Once in Victoria you could take a bus (kind of a drag though) take the E&N railroad (it's a dayliner commuter type train but it only runs once a day) or rent a car. It's a pretty drive of about 3 hours and you might enjoy it.