Amtrak Trains & Routes

Amtrak Trains & Routes

Ever wondered what the trains are like in the USA? Well this page is full of useful information that will help you find out which trains travel on which routes and what to expect once onboard.

Popular journeys:

• Chicago » San Francisco - journey time 52 hours 40 minutes - from £168 (GBP)*
• Los Angeles » Seattle - journey time 29 hours 14 minutes - from £92 (GBP)*
• Seattle » Chicago - journey time 44 hours 30 minutes - from £138 (GBP)*

California Zephyr
Amtrak's California Zephyr, full details of what to expect once onboard and the route that it takes »

Acela Express
Amtrak's Acela Express, full details of what to expect once onboard and the route that it takes »

Coast Starlight
Amtrak's Coast Starlight, full details of what to expect once onboard and the route that it takes »

Other Amtrak Trains
Information on the rest of Amtrak's fleet along with information on accomodation and fares available »

ATTENTION: Passengers travelling from New Orleans to Jacksonville will have to change at Charlotte and Raleigh. This is beacause the direct service to Jacksonville was discontinued after hurricane Katrina.

• Acela Express
  AMTRAK's high speed rail service between Boston - New York - Philadelphia - Washington, DC and all bookable through International Rail »
• California Zephyr
  California Zephyr, a service between Chicago, San Francisco, Reno, Sacramento and Emeryville »
• Coast Starlight
  Coast Starlight, regarded as one of the most spectacular of all train routes offers you rail travel between Seattle, Portland & Los Angeles »
• Adirondack
  Amtrak rail service between New York City and Montreal »
• Capitol Limited
  Capitol Limited Train, runs daily between Washington DC, Pittsburgh & Chicago »
• City Of New Orleans
  City Of New Orleans, for train travel between through the heart of the nation's musical heritage, Chicago and New Orleans »
• Crescent
  Crescent trains, rail travel from Amtrak between New York, Atlanta and New Orleans »
• Empire Builder
  Empire Builder, Amtrak train travel from Chicago through to Seattle »
• Lakeshore Limited
  Lakeshore Limited, train travel from Amtrak betwee New York/Boston to Albany and Chicago »
• Other Amtrak Trains
  Information on other Amtrak trains, accomodation & fares »
• Fares
  Fares »
• Accomodation
  Accomodation on board Amtrak Services »
• Superliner Lower Level Coach Seat
  Superliner Accomodation »
• Viewliner Accomodation
  Viewliner Accomodation »

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