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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in Washington state. I would not drive into Canada in a rental car. Back in the day before passports, yes. Now? No. Too much paperwork and extra expense, plus the risk of an accident. I would fly from Seattle to Vancouver, from SeaTac. It's a super short hop and they might put you in a smaller aircraft which is a very cool ride! Vancouver is nice, but also incredibly expensive. I believe it's in the top five most expensive cities globally. It can make DC look cheap. Vancouver is spread out, but it has a subway. You can book a bus to take you to Whistler, if you want to go there. It's a world-class ski village with shops and hotels. We rented mountain bikes with my kids there and it was fun. [/quote]

Bit of an odd reply here. We went to the region in summer 2023. Rented a car in Seattle for the whole stay. Told them we were going to drive it to BC, wasn't any extra paperwork or cost for the car rental. What's the extra risk of an accident? It's a 2.5 hour drive between the two cities, 4 hours on the train. Makes little sense to fly, especially because you can go to the San Juan Islands in between. [/quote]

I don't find the border to be a hassle as a local in a Canadian-American dual citizenship family with global entry, but we are definitely not driving up there these days until things settle down. There has been too much drama with people re-entering the US these past few weeks. Usually a lot of people we know go up to Whistler for spring break, but most people have gone to Sun Valley or similar places instead to avoid unknown potential hassles. Hopefully by summer things are more predictable.

The drive is not especially scenic once you're north of Mt. Vernon and the wait at the border in the summer can be interminable if you don't have Global Entry.[/quote]

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