Greyhound Returns to Canada Following the Reopening of the US Border

Greyhound is relaunching its services to Canada. Customers can already book their tickets for November 8 onwards.

Greyhound is offering popular destinations in Canada namely: Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. For Greyhound Lines COO Rob Friedman, “Greyhound is just as excited as our customers to resume cross-border travel to Canada”.

Greyhound Resumes US-Canada Service

He added that “Our goal is to provide our passengers with affordable fares and stress-free transportation as they return to normal travel, especially around the holidays”.

Canadian passengers that are looking to book can use the company’s new website. And for US travelers, they can do so using the website or the Greyhound app. Travelers going to Canada will need to complete their COVID19 vaccine doses. Also, they will need to present a negative COVID19 test 72 hours before arriving at the border. And lastly, travelers going to Canada will have to register via ArriveCAN online or via the app.

US Authorities Not Ruling Out Testing

The Biden administration released rules for international travelers on Monday. However, US border authorities are expected to update travelers in the coming days whether fully vaccinated foreign travelers crossing the US-Canada land border will have to show a negative COVID19 test.

The update will come from the Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security.

Dr. Cindy Friedman of the CDC said that “I think what we’ve done here is to tighten up and make travel safer, allowing more people to enter the country”. She added that “We know that pre-departure testing does reduce transmission risk, and the closer the test is done to the time of departure, the more risk reduction that occurs”.

However, according to officials who briefed the media on Monday, land border rules will follow the CDC’s advice. One official said that “We are following the exact same CDC guidelines”.

New York congressman Brian Higgins, who pressed the White House for months to ease US-Canada border travel restrictions, urged the Department of Homeland Security to clarify the rule as soon as possible. Higgins said that “The lack of specific detail on the process for crossing at land ports is creating confusion”.