Thanks MissS­crooge for this spec­tac­u­lar deal!

Get 50% on adult reg­u­lar com­fort class fares with VIA Rail. You need to have a Stu­dent Price Card (SPC) to get this dis­count, how­ever if you’re not a stu­dent no wor­ries, there’s an alternative.

Stu­dents, you can get an SPC card for $8.50+$2.00 and it comes with a a $10 gift card which vir­tu­ally cov­ers the cost of the card. Click here for details on the SPC card.

Non-students, you can get a VIP SPC card for non-students. Click here for details on the VIP SPC card.

Here are the VIA Rail 50% off promo details:

SPC Card Win­ter VIA Rail Promo

CONDITIONS:

Save 50% on adult reg­u­lar Com­fort class fares for new book­ings made online at viarail.ca for travel between Jan­u­ary 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008 inclusive.

This applies to one pas­sen­ger only — and only to card­holder. Tick­ets MUST be pur­chased online at viarail.ca. Tick­ets pur­chased by other meth­ods will not receive the dis­count. No coupon is sur­ren­dered but spe­cial dis­count code must be entered at the time of book­ing. 2007/2008 SPC Card or SPC Mosaik Mas­ter­card must be shown when pick­ing up tick­ets. Stan­dard VIA stu­dent ID — ISIC card is not required to obtain this spe­cial dis­count. Can­not be used in con­junc­tion with any other dis­count, pro­mo­tion or pass. Valid for travel system-wide. Advance reser­va­tions are rec­om­mended. Sub­ject to avail­abil­ity of space on board. Stopovers are not allowed. Other con­di­tions may apply.

How to book online:

• Using your pro­file, book a Com­fort class ticket at the adult reg­u­lar Com­fort class fare (there are three fares avail­able in Com­fort class: reg­u­lar, dis­counted and super­saver. You must select the reg­u­lar fare). If you do not have a pro­file, click here to cre­ate one.
• In the “Pas­sen­gers Infor­ma­tion” sec­tion, sim­ply select “Other Spe­cial Dis­counts” from the “Dis­count Type” menu.
• Enter SPC50 as the “Dis­count Code”. No ser­ial num­ber is required. The web dis­count will be applied dur­ing the final stage of the book­ing process.
• Your ticket must be picked up at a VIA Rail ticket counter. As you are required to show your SPC Card or your SPC Mosaik Mas­ter­card, you can­not use a self-service tick­et­ing kiosk.

Click here for more details on this VIA Rail 50% off promo